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The Cucurbits 



Var. flexuosus, Naudin, 1. c. 63. (Cl. flexuosm, Linn. Sp. PI. 

 Ed. 2, 1437. 1763.) Snake or Serpent Melon. Plant slen- 

 der: flowers large: I'ruit long and thin, 1 to 3 in. thick and 

 frequently 18 to 36 in. long, often curiously curved and crooked. 



189. Leaf and pistillate flower of C. Pepo; the ovary is at P 

 (X about 2/5). 



— Used sometimes for preserves, but grown mostly as a 

 curiosity. 



Var. Dudaim, Naudin, 1. c. 69. (C. Dudaim, Linn. Sp. PI. 

 1011. G. odoratissimus, Moench, Meth. 654. 1794.) Dudaim 

 Melon. Small and slender plant with more or less lengthened 

 leaves : flowers relatively large : fruit size of an oblate orange, 



