. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 591. Fruit of Cucumis Anguria. Var. acidulus, Naud. Cucumbee Melon. Frs. oblong or cylindrical, mottled or unicolored, the flesh white and cucumber-flavored. No varieties in the Amer. trade are of this group, but they are occasionally seen in botanical gardens and experimental grounds, which import seeds of ori
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 591. Fruit of Cucumis Anguria. Var. acidulus, Naud. Cucumbee Melon. Frs. oblong or cylindrical, mottled or unicolored, the flesh white and cucumber-flavored. No varieties in the Amer. trade are of this group, but they are occasionally seen in botanical gardens and experimental grounds, which import seeds of oriental plants. Var. Chito, Naud. (0. Cliito, Morr.). Orange Melon. Mango Melon. Melon Apple. Vine Peach. Garden Lemon. Vegetable Orange. Vine less robust than that of the Muskmelon, and lvs. smaller : fr. size, shape and color of an orange or lemon, without markings, with a white or pale yellow cucumber-like flesh, with no musk- melon odor.—Not edible in its natural state, but useful for the making of preserves (or"mangoes") and pickles. Name pronounced keefo. Cf. Bull. i\>^ 15, Cornell Exp. Sta.; A. G. 14:206. Var. DMaim, Naud. (C Biidaim, Linn. G. odoratisshnus, Mcench). DuDAiM Melon. Pomegranate Melon. Queen Anne's Pocket Melon. Vine small, as in the last: fr. size and shape of an orange, some- what flattened at the ends, very reg- ular and smooth, marbled with longi- tudinal markings of cinnamon-brown overlying yellow, exceedingly fragrant. —A most hand- some gourd-like fruit, and highly and deliciously per- fumed. Not eaten. A nearly odorless and scarlet-rinded form is separated by Naudin as var. erytlirceus. aa. Fruit spiny or tnliereidate. sativus, Linn. Cucumber. Figs. 588, 589. Long- running, prickly : lvs. usually 3-lobed {or strongly angled), the middle lobe most prominent and often pointed: fr. prickly or muricate, at least when young, but in some varieties becoming smooth, mostly oblong, the flesh white. S. Asia. See Cueumher. ...«s^^^*W^^. 592. Yo
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