CITRULLUS FISTULOSUS. 



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Distribution and Season. In these Provinces the cultivation of iensi is confined to the western districts. 



It is sown shortly before the rains, and is eaten during the rainy season. It is grown 

 in well manured ground either as a sole crop or mixed with other vegetables. It is 

 highly thought of as a vegetable, and is cooked in the manner already described. The 

 seeds, according to Royle, are used medicinally. 



g" I Male flower, 

 3. Female flower 



Explanation of Plate XLVII. 



4. Fruit, 



lightly enlarged. 



5. Ditto, vertical section 



nat. size. 



Drawn from a living specimen gathered at Saliaranpur. 



