28
NAMES.
GARDEN
PARTS
USED.
Seds only, which
of the four
great cold Seeds.
A. lis
CUCUMBERS.
GE1xrO:
L.Cucumis.
are one
I.Cocomero.
PREPARATIONS.
GGureke.
F.Concombre.
None.
S.Cogombro.
D.Comcom-
mer.
PLA CE.
TIME
Summer
Only in
Gardens.
only:the finst
Frost destroys
em.
DES TRIPTION.
facumbers an Vines with Sindribs, whiste Salks s,
Sharp Prickles, The Leaves 2 are
twisted, and full of
on both Sides, the upper Side is a pleasant green,
are
rugh
darker than the under Site. On the óp of the Salk the Male or fruitlefs Flonver 3 Parts
is
of it, a, b. Ct the End of the young Frut 4, which is inclining to the hillon green,
the Female Flewer 5 Parts c, d; both of a rich yellom, whose Bottoms on the Outside
have the Appearnce of Calices, with five Points, being the Bottom-Part of a
Mono-
of one Leaf, which is divided into five fometimes fir Parts; look-
ing like so many Leaves. thee have on every Divsion a hib at the Back, set
writh short Prickles; the Summits are yellon; the Chives the fame; but the Siyle in
are a pale greenish Cream-Co-
lour. The Fruit when eatable is a fine green neat the Stalk yellonw at the Head,
which in Strijnes intermix nith each other it contains much Moisture, in which
petilous,
Flonver
the fuieful Homer, and Socket in which it fands,
are
greenish Seeds, that when ripe are
grayish, with white Almonds in them.
TIRTUES.
Cucumbers
retic, the Seeds are
are used as Food more than Madicine, they are aoling and diu-
in Emulsions.
useful s
T. Sheldrake delin.
CH.Hemerich sculp.
