SC - Pig's head

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At 11:05 AM -0500 10/14/98, Decker, Terry D. wrote:

>The butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) is much more of a problem.
>Cucurbita moschata is found in Africa, Asia, and both Americas.  The genus
>contains winter squash, some pumpkins, and some gourds.  Of particular
>interest are bottle gourds, which have been found in Egyptian and
>Mesoamerican tombs.  While I have not been able to confirm it, I suspect
>butternuts are modern variants and  bottle gourds or Japanese pumpkin would
>have been more likely to be used in period.

1. I'm pretty sure C. Moschata is New World.

2. Isn't bottle gourd Lageneria sicereia (sp?).

David/Cariadoc
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