Cucumis sativus

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cucumis sativus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cucumis sativus, Linn. Cucumber. Figs. 1125, 1126. 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 Cucumber. Runs into many fr.-forms in cult., but not so widely polymorphous as C. Melo. — Var. anglicus, Bailey. Figs. 1121, 1122. English or Forcing Cucumber. A product of cult, and selection, distinguished from the common or field cucumbers follows: frs. (and ovaries) very long and slender, little if any furrowed, spineless or nearly so when grown, nearly or quite green at maturity, comparatively few-seeded: fls. very large: Lvs. very broad in proportion to their length, with shallower sinuses: vines very vigorous, with long and thick tendrils.— Var. sikkimensis, Hook, f., cult, in the Himalayan Mts., but not known to be in this country: has large 7-9-lobed Lvs. and cylindrical-club- shaped fr. B.M. 6206. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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