MONOECIA MONADELPHIA. 



663 



sis, pepoiiibus 

 clavatis. 



gnosis I 2 glands; fruit woody, 



clavate or obovate. 



Sp. pi. 4. p. 606. Nutt. 2. p. 228. 



A large, coarse, strong-scented vine, generally procumbent, but sometimes 

 runnmg over rechnmg trees. Stem and leaves tomentose. Leaves cordate 

 nearly round, 10—15 inches in diameter, undulate or slightly lobed. Flow- 

 ers solitary, axillary, the early florets and those near the summit of the bran- 

 ches generally sterile. Corolla large, white. Fruit varying like all culti- 

 . vated plants very much, round, pyriform, clavate, straight or curved, the 

 exterior coat hard, almost woody. 



The Calabash is rarely found growing in woods, and is certainly not in- 

 digenous. It appears to have been brought by the antient inhabitants of 

 our country from a warm climate. It now grows spontaneously around the 

 settlements, particularly on the sea-islands, and delights in a rich dry soil. 



t lowers through the whole summer. 



SICYOS. Gen. Pl. 1481. 



Masculi, 

 dentatus. 



Calyx 5 



Sterile Jlorets. 



Ca- 



Corolla 5- lyx 5-toothed. Corolla 

 partita. Filamenta 3. 5-parted. Filaments 



Foeminei, Calyx 5 



dentatus. 



Qorolla 5- 



partita. Stylus 3-fi- 



dus. Pepo monosper- 

 mus. 



3. 



.^-. 



, Fertile Jlorets. 



Ca 



lyx 5-toothed. Corolla 

 5-parted. Style 3-cIeft. 

 Fruit 



seeded. 



melon) 



one 



1. Angulata. 



folii 



cordatis, 5 



tis 



gularibus, dentieula 



scabr 



9 



fructibus 



capitatis, hispid 



-^, 



^V> 



^^m- 



^5's 



."^A-m-: 



Leaves 



h 

 h 



date 



angled 



^ 



toothed 



J 



sea 



brous; fruit in cluster 

 hispid. 



% 



sp. pi. 4. p. 625. Mich. 2. p. 217. Pursh, 2. p. 444. Nutt. 2. p. 229. 



A small procumbent vine. Stem pubescent, leaves alternate, on peti- 

 oles 1—2 inches long, cordate, 5-angkd, the angles rather acute, scabrous. 



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