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in Fig. 300; and still more plainly in the fruit 

 of the may-pop (or passiflora) in Fig. 301. 



351a. Do the ribs on the cucumber, gherkin and muskmelon 

 bear any relation to the number and position of the placentee ? 

 Does the same law hold in the may-pop ? 



352. Most persons know the turban squashes. 

 Immature ones are shown in Figs. 302 and 303. 



FlO. 302. 

 Young turban squash. 



Pig. 303. 

 Young turban squash. 



Persons are always asking why they grow so odd, — 

 one squash inside another. We shall look, and 

 try to find out. 



353. A pistillate flower of a turban squash, cut 

 lengthwise, is shown in Fig. 304. The corolla is 

 cut off from c to d. This corolla is attached to 



