[gourds] Trichosanthes anguina gourds

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On Tue, 04 Nov 1997 22:52:26 -0800  Owen Kibel wrote:
>Lillian Kepp wrote:

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>At one stage you mentioned that you were in search of 
non-lagenaria,
>i.e. Trichosanthes anguina snake gourds. I would also like to grow 
them.
>Did you find any; or does anyone know where to get seeds for them?
>Heiser mentions that the flowers are fragrant and that the fruit 
becomes
>scarlet and eventually fibrous. It may need a greenhouse. Does it 
have a
>usable shell, and can the contents of the gourd be extracted like
>elongated bottle gourds?
>
>Owen

Owen,

I have found seeds for a "snake" gourd that turns orange when 
mature.  Could one man's scarlet be orange?  Let me know if you are 
interested in some seeds.  Maybe we have found the elusive 
Trichosanthes anguina.

Lillian
 

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