- Cephatandra.] CUCURBITACE, 523 
An annual climber or creeper. Vernac. Karbuz (the 
Sweet); Kakri (the Master The Melon. 
878. Cucumis sativus Linn. :’F, I. i, 7205°R. B. 1a. 620; 
E. D. Cc. 228 
Cultivated in some of the provinces. 
An annual climber or ene Hind. Khira ; Beng. Sasa, 
‘Khir ; Uriya Kakna 
368. Citrullus Schrad. 
__ Herbaceous re hispid or scabrous; leaves petioled, pal- 
_ lately lobed, with usually narrow, sinuate-pinnatifid segments, 
a Sometimes lobes small ; tendrils 2-3-fid. Flowers monecious, all 
«Solitary, rather large. Sepals 5, connate is a campanulate calyx- 
tube. Petals 5, connate half-way up in a campanulate corolla 
_ With ovate-obtuse lobes. 3¢ Stamens 3; pee scarcely connate, 
we l-celled, two 2- celled; cells conduplicate, connective not pro- 
* Carpels 8, connate in an ovoid, 1-celle ovary; ovules 
*eniform. Fruit a large, globose or ellipsoid, smooth, fleshy berry. 
Seeds very many, oblong, compressed, smooth, 
879. Crrrunius vonearis Schrad. ; F. B. I. ii. 621; E. D.C. 1221. 
ili 719. 
Cultivated throughout our area. 
annual creeper or climber. Vernac. Tarbuz. The 
Water-Melon 
369. ——— Schrad. 
EES 2a TSE ay a ea ea eR Reg Ne, POS eg tee ee ee eT 
. pre: 
ta td lobes short, acute. 3 Stamens 3; anthers exserted, con- 
ey aay two 2-celled ; cells conduplicate. ¢ Carpels 3, 
an oblong ovary ; ovules many, horizontal, on 3 vertical 
a a long; stigmas 3, bifid. Fruit a smooth, fleshy, 
— berry. Seeds many, ovoid, gpa margined. 
| Orrtaranons inpica Naud.; F. B. I. ii. 621; E. D, ©. 919. 
ea monadelpha ¥. 1. iii, 708. 
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