LAGENARIA VULGARIS. 



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" in patches 6 feet apart. No supports are required, as it prefers to trail along the ground. It should be 

 " weeded when necessary, until the patches interlace and cover the ground. Afterwards it will not require to 

 "be touched, as the dense network of branches will keep down the weeds." 



The following was the area under kuddu during the rainy season of 1880 in 

 certain districts from which returns of its cultivation have been received. The figures 

 will serve as an indication of its importance in different parts of the Provinces. 



Acres. 



Allahabad, ... ... ... ... ... ... 202 



Meerut, ... ... ... ... ... ... 140 



Mainpuri, ... ... ... ... ... ... 76 



Shahjahanpur, ... ... ... ... ... ... 61 



Bulandshahr, ... ... ... ... ... ... 54 



Bijnor, ... ... ... ... ... ... 37 



Jalaun, ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 



E'planation of Plate XLVIII. 

 t size 1 ^' 



%. Transverse section of ditto, 3 " ' ' 1 4. Male flower, vertical section, 



1. Mature fruit, ? , . I 3. Female flower, vertical section, 1 , . 



nat. size. ^ ht i n i- i i- ( uat. size. 



From a drawing of a living specimen cultivated at Saharanpur, 



