WIGHT ON THE FRUIT OF THE CUCURBITACEjE. 387 



Tayl. Muse. Brit, p, 230), and subsequently by the 

 writer at i. 2744, under its proper name. The two spe- 

 cies are very distinct, though hitherto very frequently 

 confounded. 



6. J, curvifolia. — The leaves of this species have a decided 

 auricle at the base. 



7. J. nbnbosa. Taylor, MSS. — Specimens, so called from 

 Brandon Mountain in Ireland, are intermediate between 

 J. nemorosa, and J. planifolia. It has been found only in a 

 barren state. 



8. J. Dicksoni This has been found in Wales by Mr 



Ralfs, on Brecon Beacon, and upon Cader Idris. 



9. J. scutata. — The localities for this species given on the 

 authority of the writer, in Hooker's Brit. Fl. v. ii. p. 1 18, are 

 incorrect. The plant there alluded to is J. laxifolia, a spe- 

 cies possessed of stipules, but not described as such in Hook. 

 Brit. Jung. 



10. J, Hutchinsia: Occurs near Dolgelley. It has also 



been found near Glasgow, by iVIr Gourlie. 



11. J. pubescens — Essentially distinct from J.furcata, in 

 the alternate (not dichotomous) ramification of the frond. 



12. J. Lyellii. — This is most probably distinct from J. 

 Hihernica. Specimens of J. Lyellii, gathered in the United 

 States by Drummond, have a woolly midrib and a cylindrical 

 capsule, very distinct from J. Hihernica, figured by the 

 writer in Suppl. to Engl. Bot. t. 2750. Further investigation 

 of the British J. Lyellii is therefore very desirable. 



XXVI — Remarks on the Fruit of the Natural Order Cucur- 

 BiTACE.i;. By Robert Wight, M.D., F.L.S., &c. 



The order Cucurbitacece, is perhaps one of the most curious 

 and inexplicable in the system of plants, and though at differ- 

 ent times much studied by several eminent botanists, is still 

 imperfectly understood, at least if we may judge from the 

 fact, that no two writers on the distribution of plants accord- 

 ing to their natural affinities, seem to agree as to what families 



