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southern Asia. They are grown in all parts of the United 

 States, and their extensive use as pickles, etc., is well 

 known. 



Pumpkins were cultivated by the Indians in their fields 

 of maize, as they are now, and are probably of tropical 

 American origin, although no wild plants are known. Some 

 squashes belong to the same species (Cucurbita Pepo), but 

 others are of Asiatic origin. 



