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Gourds specifically intended for pipemaking are usually "hand trained" while they are still green & growing. Every few days, after the fruit has begun to develop, the grower will bend the "neck" of the gourd, until it has formed into a near semi-circle. | Gourds specifically intended for pipemaking are usually "hand trained" while they are still green & growing. Every few days, after the fruit has begun to develop, the grower will bend the "neck" of the gourd, until it has formed into a near semi-circle. | ||
Family: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae] (koo-ker-bih-TAY-see-ay); | |||
Family: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae] (koo-ker-bih-TAY-see-ay) | Genus: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagenaria Lagenaria] (lag-en-AR-ee-uh); | ||
Species: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabash Siceraria] (sy-ker-AR-ee-uh); | |||
Genus: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagenaria Lagenaria] (lag-en-AR-ee-uh) | |||
Species: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabash Siceraria] (sy-ker-AR-ee-uh) | |||
Cultivar: Dipper(?) | Cultivar: Dipper(?) | ||