The ridge or heel therefore acts rather differently from that of Cucurbita.

Flahault, it should be explained, was the discoverer of the curious peg in Cucurbita.

The watermelon, called here samangka (Cucurbita citrullus) is of very fine quality.

Hereafter analogous and more striking experiments with Pisum sativum and Cucurbita ovifera will be given.

The peg or heel in Cucurbita: see "Power of Movement in Plants" page 102.)