Of the Gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), the climbing wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata).

Climbing Wild Cucumber

Of the Gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), the climbing wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata).

Of the Gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), the leaf of the one-seeded bur-cucumber (Sicyos angulatus).

One-Seeded Bur-Cucumber

Of the Gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), the leaf of the one-seeded bur-cucumber (Sicyos angulatus).

The Squirting or Exploding Cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) is a cucumber plant named for squirting a stream of liquid containing its seeds.

Squirting Cucumber

The Squirting or Exploding Cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) is a cucumber plant named for squirting a…

Pictured are flowers of the orders dipsacaceae, cucurbitaceae, and campanulaceae. The flowers illustrated are (1) dipsacus, (2) scabiosa, (3) cucurbita, (4) campanula, and (5) lobelia.

Orders of Dispsacaceae, Cucurbitaceae, and Campanulaceae

Pictured are flowers of the orders dipsacaceae, cucurbitaceae, and campanulaceae. The flowers illustrated…

Embryo of squash.

Squash

Embryo of squash.

Embryo of squash, seen edgewise.

Squash

Embryo of squash, seen edgewise.