276 ' ON THE CUCUHBITACEJE. 



Sect. VII. Filamenta triadelpha, hasi perianthii inserta. 

 AnthercB omnes cohcere?ites, postiae, lineares, recta. 



20. Miikia. — Perianthium maris fundo glandula instructo. 

 — Fern. Stylus basi glandula annulari carnosa cinctus, indi- 

 visus. Stigmata 3, plus minusve cohoerentia, erecta. 



1. M. scabrella {Bryonia scabrella, Linn.) 



Sect. VIII. Filamenta 5 vel 3 (sc. b-triadelpha) basi 

 perianthii inserta. Antherce secus margines connectivi dorso 

 applicatce, JlexuoscB, vel gy roses, vel anfractuosa;. Connectivum 

 dentaturn vel lobatian, 



21. Bryonia, Linn.* — Corolla 5-fida. Antherce 3-adel- 

 pliae, uniloculares. Stylus 3-fidus ; stigmata subreniformia vel 

 bifida. Fructus ovoideus vel globosus, baccatus, oligo- 

 spernius. 



1. B. alba, L. — 2. B. dioica, L. (In utraque ovarii loculi 2-ovulati). — 



3. B. laciniosa, L 4. B. temafolia. Gill, (hujus antherae triplicatae ut in 



Citrullo, at fructus BryonicB). — 5. B. Garcini, Wiild. — 6. ? B. Icio- 

 sperma, W. & A. (In ultima penuUimaque speciebus, flores masculos nunc 

 non possideo). 



22. Cilrullus Schrad Corolla persistans, 5-partita, sub- 



rotata. Antherae triadelpha^, biloculares ? Stylus trifidus. 

 Stigmata obcordata, convexa. Fructus carnosus vel demum 

 sicco-fibrosus, peponideus, polyspermus. 



1. C vulgaris, Schr. {Cucurbita citrullus, Roxb.) — 2. C. colycinthis, 

 Schr. [Coli/cinthis officinalis, Schrad Cucumis colocynthis, L.) 



23. Echalium, Ricb Corolla 5-fida. Antberse triadel- 



pba?. Ovula biseriata. Stigmata tria, bicornia. Pepo basi 



elastice dissiliens. 



1. E. officinarum. Rich. {E. purgans, Schrad. — Momordica elaterium, 

 L.) 



24. Echinocystis,^ Torr. & Gray.— Corolla 6-partita, ro- 

 tato-campanulata. Stamina 3, diadelpha. Antherae omnes 

 cohaerentes, anfractuosae. Stigmata 2, late obcordata, conni- 



* Boykinia trispora, Nutt., which I have seen in Sir W. Hooker's 

 herbarium, seems in no respect to differ from Bryonia. 



t I have only met with this in Sir W. Hooker's lierbarium, and the 

 specimens have not the female flowers or fruit. 



