An illustration of a child playing with a pumpkin.

Child with Pumpkin

An illustration of a child playing with a pumpkin.

<p>A decorative border for Halloween featuring a jolly Jack-O-Lantern.</p>

<p>Illustrated by James Basom Seaman II</p>

Jack-O-Lantern Corner

A decorative border for Halloween featuring a jolly Jack-O-Lantern. Illustrated by James Basom Seaman…

<p>A black and white decorative border for Halloween featuring a jolly Jack-O-Lantern.</p>

<p>Illustrated by James Basom Seaman II</p>

Jack-O-Lantern Corner (Black and White)

A black and white decorative border for Halloween featuring a jolly Jack-O-Lantern. Illustrated by James…

"A philosopher, seating himself under an oak tree, and viewing its massiveness, could not understand why so large a tree should produce such small fruit. 'There,' said he, 'is the pumpkin, growing on a slender vine; how much better it would be, if that vine bore acorns, and the great tree the pumpkins; then there would be some harmony and fitness in nature.' As he was meditating on this subject, and examining some ancient theories on the works of creation, an acorn dropped on his head and broke up the train of his reflections. 'How foolish and short-sighted I am, to question the wisdom of Providence,' thought the philosopher, 'if the acorn had been a pumpkin, my head would have been broken.'"&mdash;Barber, 1857

Man Thinks Himself Wise, till God Shows Him His Folly

"A philosopher, seating himself under an oak tree, and viewing its massiveness, could not understand…

A pumpkin is a vegetable, most commonly orange in colour when ripe, that grows as a fruit from a trailing vine of the genus Cucurbita.

Pumpkin

A pumpkin is a vegetable, most commonly orange in colour when ripe, that grows as a fruit from a trailing…

Pumpkin is the common name of cucurbita pepo.  The leaves are dull, dark green and three to five lobed. It is probably native to the tropical regions of the Americas.

Pumpkin Plant

Pumpkin is the common name of cucurbita pepo. The leaves are dull, dark green and three to five lobed.…

Illustrated is the stem of an early sugar pumpkin. It is the common name of curcurbita pepo.

Pumpkin Stem

Illustrated is the stem of an early sugar pumpkin. It is the common name of curcurbita pepo.

The fruit of the Sandbox Tree (Hura crepitans).

Sandbox Tree Fruit

The fruit of the Sandbox Tree (Hura crepitans).

The fruit of the turk's cap gourd is pale green with a rounded margin. The center is elevated and marbled white and yellow. The other common name is the turban pumpkin.

Turk's Cap Gourd

The fruit of the turk's cap gourd is pale green with a rounded margin. The center is elevated and marbled…