Factoid

[Mary Barkworth]

A book about plants for children* comments that "the Squirting Cucumber
fills up with water and squirts its seeds out.  They travel at about 60
miles an hour".  Which species is it?  Does anyone know a seed source?  No,
I am not planning to check the data, just aim the fruit.  And yes, if
someone knows of a faster seed, I would like to hear of it.
*Susan Mayes.  1989.  What makes a flower grow?  Usborne Starting Point
Science.  EDC Publishing, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Mary Barkworth, Intermountain Herbarium
Department of Biology, Utah State University,
Logan, Utah 84322-5305
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