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Cucurbita maxima, Duchesne. 
Large Gourd. 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, L. 
The Squash. May be regarded as a variety of C. Pepo. It 
will endure storage for months. 
Cucurbita moschata, Duchesne. 
The Musky Gourd. Doubtless also from the Orient. 
Cucurbita Pepo, L. 
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. C. melanosperma, A. Braun, is not edible. 
Cuminum Cyminum, L. 
North Africa. The fruits of this annual herb are known as 
Cumin and used for certain condiments, as also in medicine. 
Cuminum ILispanicim, Merat, is similar. Essential oil 
peculiar. 
Cycas revoluta, Thunberg. 
The Japan Eern-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 anyulata, 
B. 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, L. 
The Cardoon. Mediterranean regions. A perennial herb. 
The bleached leaf-stalks serve as esculents. 
Cynara Scolymus, L. 
The Artichoke. South Europe and North Africa. The 
receptacles and the base of the flower scales well known as 
