Eugenia (allspice): Jamaica.
Myrtus (myrtle): Tropical and sub-tropical. Southeastern Italy. Cultivated in all Mediterranean countries.
Order XXVI.—Lythraceæ: Tropical trees; thirty genera.
Punica (pomegranate): Persia. Cultivated in Syria, Asia Minor, Levant, southern Europe, China, Japan, South and North America.
Order XXVII.—Cucurbitaceæ: Herbs; sixty-eight genera.
Citrullus (watermelon): Herbaceous vine. Africa. Cultivated in southern Europe and southern and middle North America.
Cucumis (cucumber): Northeastern India. Cultivated in Levant, southern Asia, southern Europe, Africa, southern Russia, United States.
Cucumis (muskmelon): British India, Baluchistan, West Africa, Guinea, banks of Niger. Cultivated in Mediterranean States, India, China, Japan, middle and southern United States.
Cucurbita (squash): Annual. Europe and western Asia. Cultivated in Pacific Islands, southern Asia, Africa.
Cucurbita (pumpkin): Warm climates.