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CUCUKBBTACE^. 



(Griseb. Flora, aud Naudin: Annales des sc. nat.' 1859, '62, 'G3, and 'G6.) 



333. Momordica Charantia, L. a) aud /?) pseudobalsamiua (v. Maid-apple). 



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



islands. 



334. Lufia cylindrica, Roem. (Syn. Mou. ii, 63) {L. PctoJ'a, Ser. Wight Icou. ii, t. 49&) 



(v. Straiuer-vine). 

 VI. Oct.-Dec. Tendril 5-fid. Fruit brown, 4" long. Naturalized on 

 fences. — St. Croix 5 St. Thomas. 



335. Cucurbita Pepo, L. u) (v. Pumpkin) and /3) Melopepo (v. Squash). 



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

 Naturalized and cultivated. — Ail islands. 



336. Lagenaria vulgaris, Ser. a) (v. Gobie) and /3) viscosa, Egg. (v. Bitter Gobie). 



Fl. Sept.-Jan. Tlie 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 x)laces. a) on fences. Fruit used for goblets. — 

 St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



337. Melothria pervaga, Gris. 



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



333. Cucumis A.nguria, 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. Cephalaudra indica, Naud. (1. c. 1866, p. 14) {Coccinia, W. & A.). 



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

 St. Croix. 



340. Trianospernia graciliflorum, Gris. (T. Belangerli, 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) ; 

 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. Eoot tuberous. Stem sufifruticose, 

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



