158 Tennessee Floea. 



V. radiata (L.) Dufr. Lamb's lettuce. Glades and copses. 

 M. Tenn. March, April. 



V. Woodsiana (T. & G.) Walpers. Moist ground. O. S. 

 March, April. 



V. Woodsiana var. umbilicata Gray, and 



V. Woodsiana var. patejlaria Gray. Moist places in the bar- 

 rens. March, April. 



DIPSACE^ Lindl. 



DIPSACUS L. 



Dipsacus sylvestris Huds. Wild teasel. Waste places. 

 O. S. July-September. 



GUCURBITACEJB Bernh. Juss. 

 CUCURBITA L. 



Cucurbita Melopepo L. Flat squash. Cult. 



C. verrucosa L. Warty squash. Cult. 



C. maxima DC. Winter squash. Cult. 



C. ovifera Gray. Orange gourd squash, including the Hob- 

 bard and t~lie var. medullosa A. Gray. Vegetable marrow. 

 Cult. 



C. Pepo and Melopepo L. Common and sugar pumpkins. 

 All these varieties are well known to cultivators. 



LAGENARIA Seringe. 



Lagenaria vulgaris Seringe. Cururbita Lagenaria L. Bot- 

 tle gourd. Occurs sometimes self-sown. Summers. ' 



CITRULLUS Schrad. 



CitruUus vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. The citron is a 

 variety with firm flesh, used for preserving. 



CUCUMIS L. 



Cucumis Melo L. Mushmelon, cantaloupe. Var. flexuosus 

 is the serpent melon; var. Dudaim, vegetable pomegranate, 

 also named C. odoratissimus, var. Chito, size of goose egg, also 

 called " vine peach." 



C. sativus L. Cucumber. Cultivated in several varieties. 

 Cult. 



C. Anguria L. Gherkin. Small, spiny, used for pickling. 

 Cult. 



LUFFA Roem. 



Luffa cylindrica Roem. and L. angularis R. Towel gourds, 

 dishrag. Useful as a bathing sponge. Cult. 



