CHAP. I.] PASSIFLORE^. 361 



(C Dudahii)^ the Water Melon (C. cifrullus), 

 and the Colocynth (C colocynthis) ; Bryonia, 

 best known by the ^Vhite Bryony {B. dioica) ; 

 Momordica, including the Balsam Apple {M, 

 balsamea), and the Squirting Cucumber (M. ela- 

 terium) ; and Cucurbita, including all the kinds 

 of Pumpkin (C.pepo). and Vegetable Marrow 

 (C. ovifera). To these may be added Lagenaria, 

 the Bottle Gourd ; and Trichosanthes, the Snake 

 Gourd, plants far more curious than useful. 

 Some botanists include the Papaw-tree (Carica 

 Papaya) in Cucurbitacese, but others make it 

 into a separate order under the name of Pa- 

 payacese. 



ORDER LXXXVI.— PASSIFLORE^.— THE PASSION- 

 FLOWER TRIBE. 



The plants belonging to this order may be 

 instantly recognized by the very singular ar- 

 rangement of the pistil and stamens. The 

 receptacle is raised in the centre of the flower 

 so as to form a long cylindrical stipe, on which 

 is placed the ovary, with its three styles, each 

 ending in a fleshy stigma; a little lower are five 

 stamens, with their filaments growing together 

 round the stipe, and with large anthers which 

 are attached by the back. At the base of the 

 stipe are two or more rows of filaments without 



