Bryonia. monoecia svngenesia. 725 



A native of various parts of India, i^rowing on rubbisih, and 

 in hedges. Flowering- time the wet and cold seasons, and the 

 seed ripens daring the latter. 



Stem climbing, as thick as a pack-thread, five-grooved, 

 five-ano-led, hispid. Tendrils simple. Leaves alternate, the 

 lower ones and those of the larger ramifications have male, or 

 no flowers in their axills, and are petioled ; the superior ones 

 are sessile, and have generally the female flowers, all cor- 

 date, angled, toothed, and scabrous; two inches long, and of 

 the same breadth. Male flowers axillary, crowded, pe- 

 duncled, small, yellow. Anthers three, one on each filament, 

 oval. Female flowers axillary, from two to four, sub- 

 sessile. Berr}/ globular, of the size of a large pea, smooth, 

 striated. Seeds several. 



2. B. tenella. Roxb. 



Filiform, creeping. Leaves from three to five-angled, 

 denticulate, slightly scabrous. Flotoers axillary, two male, 

 and one female. Berries oblong, smooth. 



A native of China, in the Botanic garden it blossoms dur- 

 ing the rains, and ripens its seed in the cool season. 



Root fibrous, white, rather fleshy, and at least biemiial. 

 Stems and branches numerous, filiform, creeping, pretty 

 smooth. Leaves petioled, from three to five-angled, denti- 

 culate, slightly scabrous, particularly underneath, about one 

 inch long, and nearly as broad. Tendrils simple. Flowers 

 axillary, two male, and one female together, each on its pro- 

 per peduncle, small, pure white ; the male rather large. 

 Filaments three, from the bottom of the bell of the calyx or 

 corol, each Mith a large fleshy lid, on each side of which is a 

 sinole anther crested behind with a tuft of orange-coloured 

 Lairs. Gerin oblong. Style filiform. Stigma large, three- 

 lobed. Berries oblong, very smooth, when ripe white, of the 

 size of a French bean, many-seeded. 



3. B. glabra. Roxb. 



Herbaceous. Stems round and Jsmooth. Leaves from 



