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CUCURBSTACEiE. 

 (Griseb. Flora, and Naudin: Annales des sc. nat. 1859, '62, '63, and '66.) 



333. Momordica Charantia, L. a) and /?) pseudobalsamina (v. Maid-apple). 



Fl. Dec. and April-Aug. Common on fences and near ditches. All 

 islands. 



334. Luffa cylindrica, Roem. (Syn. Mon. ii, 63) (L. Petola, Ser. Wight Icon, ii, t. 499) 



(v. Strainer-vine). 



Fl. Oct.-Dec Tendril 5-fld. Fruit brown, 4" long. Naturalized on 

 fences. St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



335. Cucurbita Pepo, L. a) (v. Pumpkin) and /?) Melopepo (v. Squash). 



Fl. May.-Nov. and Feb. Fruit used extensively as a vegetable. 

 Naturalized and cultivated. All islands. 



336. Lagenaria vulgaris, Ser. a) (v. Gobie) and /?) viscosa, Egg. (v. Bitter Gobie). 

 Fl. Sept.-Jan. The whole plant has a strong smell. Tendril 2-fid. 



/3) leaves viscous, petiole biglandular near the top. Used as a blister. 

 Not uncommon in waste places, a) on fences. Fruit used for goblets. 

 St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



337. Melothria pervaga, Gris. 



Fl. Dec-April. In thickets, not uncommon. All islands. 



338. Cucumis Anguria, L. (v. Cucumber). 



Fl. Jan.-March. Anthers glabrous in the bud, pilose after dehiscence, 

 collecting the pollen. Berry used for soup and pickles. Common in 

 pastures and on fences. All islands. 



339. Cephalandra indica, Naud. (1. c. 1866, p. 14) (Coccinia, W. & A.). 



Fl. Dec-June. Naturalized near dwellings and in shady valleys. 

 St. Croix. 



340. Trianosperma graciliflorum, Gris. (T. Belangerii, Naud.). 



Fl. Nov.-Jan. Leaf 3-5-lobed. Tendril often bifid. In forests, not 

 uncommon. All islands. 



341. T. ficifolium, Mart. (Syst. nat. med. veg. Bras. 79) (Bryonia, Lam.). 



Fl. March. In forests, not uncommon. St. Thomas (Soldier Bay) j 

 St. Jan (West, p. 301). 



342. Anguria trilobata, L. 



St. Croix (Ham's Bluff, West, p. 305). 



343. A. glomerata, Egg. (n. sp.). 



, Fl. Feb.-March and May- Aug. Boot tuberous. Stem suffruticose, 

 bark greyish. Leaves alternate, ovate-triangulate or 3-lobed, some- 



