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Cucurbita maxima, Duchesne. 



Large Grourd. Turkey. Instances are on record of fruits 

 having weighed over 2 cwt. Also this species is eligible for 

 naturalization in the interior. Amongst other purposes it 

 serves for calabashes. 



Cucurbita Melopepo, E. 



The Squash. May be regarded as a variety of C. Pepo. It 

 will endure storage for months. 



Cucurbita moschata, Duchesne. 



The Musky Gfourd. Doubtless also from the Orient. 



Cucurbita Pepo, E. 



The Pumpkin and Vegetable Marrow. Countries on the 

 Caspian Sea. Its naturalization in the desert would be a 

 boon. The seeds on pressure yield a fixed oil ; they are also 

 anthelmintic. O. melcmosperma, A. Braun, is not edible. 



Cuminum Cyminum, E. 



North Africa. The fruits of this annual herb are known as 

 Cumin and used for certain condiments, as also in medicine. 

 Cuminum Hispanicwn, Merat, is similar. Essential oil 

 peculiar. 



Cycas revoluta, Thunberg. 



The Japan Pern-palm. The trunk attains in age a height of 

 about 6 feet, and is rich in sago-like starch. The slow 

 growth of this plant renders it to us valuable for no other 

 purpose than scenic decorative culture. Cycas angulata, 

 E,. Br., may also prove hardy, and would prove a noble 

 horticultural acquisition, as it is the most gigantic of all 

 Cycadese, attaining a height of 70 feet in tropical East Aus- 

 tralia. Possibly like the Zamia stems also the trunks of 

 Cycas admit of translocation even at an advanced age. 



Cynara Cardunculus, E. 



The Cardoon. Mediterranean regions. A perennial herb. 

 The bleached leaf-stalks serve as esculents. 



Cynara Scolymus, E. 



The Artichoke. South Europe aud North Africa. The 

 receptacles and the base of the flower scales well known as 



