26 ILLUSTRATINNS OF INDIAN BOTANY. 



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ciirbitaceae, are disfinguished from all others by their stamens, but more especially the anthers 



the ceils of which, iu most of the order, are very long, winding upwards and downwards on the 

 exterior surface of the connectivum. I'his structure of the anther, combined with the very re- 

 niarkahle one of theorary and fruit, added to the habit of the plants and lateral tendrils widely 

 separate this from erery other order in the vegetable kingdom. Various attempts have, how- 

 ever, been r.ade to find associates near which to place them in the system of plauls Of the 

 orders thus selected, as relations, some have superior some inferior fruit, some albumenous some 

 exalbumenous seed, but all, except Lindley's group of Epignoscp, among which he places it are 

 objectionable on account of their one-celled ovary : but, as a set off against this advantage he 

 constructs his Cvcurhilal alliance of plants, having Parietal placentae which properly speakin? 

 eM^s Cucurhitace<B This group, however, remodeling the alliance will, I apprehend, be 

 lound upon the whole the best place, as agreeing with their general character "ovary inferior 



W^The trn?p''^^T' ^""^A f>"t upon no other account, as in truth they have no^elations 

 here. 1 he term P^/^o.//eme under which Meisner groups 9, and Bartlin- » orders is most 

 incorrect as being only applicable to one member of the aroun. " 



e group 



GEOGRAPHrCAL DlSTRfBUTIO V. 



d of more 



fi-o/ii,^r.f • T 1- -"■--■/ - "■'^ »iw.iijjr niuugii ca-scijuttuy a iropicai one ancl or more 



^ZlT^"2^ Zlt" '''^V'' ^''K'^'\^°''''''' ' ^^' ^"^ ^ "M« <lis.ribu.ion oveX 



'L c'^A^'^^'"''}^^^^^^ China and Japan. BlumP P.n.^.r.f.- dfi 



species found bv him .Vr^^rVrr^'r''' "^'^"'^ ^'"^ ^'^''^"- '^'"^^ enumerates 46 

 befoundtoproLc^^^^^^^^^ t^e rest of Asia will 



70 to all ^sKcTudini ?' ' 1 I ""f ^' ^'^"y "^"'•^- M. Seringe however only assigns 



Lrelhanr.lf^f.u \ I '^ J^^ this family is known Since 



Tdd^Vtt^ h^i or it:^^^^^ '^^-"^ *^^^ Tr" P"^^^"^- ^^^ - ^'P« ^'i" ^"atement! 



the determin t ion :^ ^^^^^^^^^^ structure confers, ia 



.hich will u"a-.oniL^- -^i:i^s--:-^^^ 



many^s7cS:\lVfn-tS":meIf^ ^"^ ^ ^^-»- *-^-cy pervade 



is ^-nf KS^ • :^":?t^ :[ r-' '^ If^-r--^^^^^ the property 



and young shoots of other' Lt7nLeat-t L,? ^^ •' "^u ^ i" '^" '^°^' ^^^'"'"^ «"^ '^' ^"'''^ 

 themselves do not parfakl'^f thl? nron.rfv h "''^^ '" '. P^\? surrounding the seed. The seed 

 to believe that sonl at tas ii not^I thi'.d M^ '" ^'^^ ' ' "^"i^ ""^ °''y- ^^^'-'^ '« r«-«^ 



to cultivation, as snn,e of til in the vM^,^^^^^^^ T' *^^''' ^'"'^^"^ ^^«"^ ^^'^ P^^P^^'-'y 



Za^.e«ar.a ^„lgaris or hot tlelu J^^ """'"^ *^ P"''^^^ '' ^» ^^^^^ ^"tensitj. 'xhe 



sailors were poifoned by dri^kinc/beeTtLt h d '' '? '".'^P^-^' ''.^^'"^ ^^^^'''^^d t^^^^ son.e 

 gourds: and Dr. Royle meS a flask made of one oC these 



induced by eating the^itTerTlo Sfn,^^^^^^^ .'T' ''^''^'^ «y"'Ptom8 of cholera were 



^hich the Melon and Cucundt^belonllr^/^ "^ <^"^"''^^"^^ the genus to 



espedally the4shi.hlycu'uivrted:^^^^^^^^^^ as the chief, but even the Cucumber, 



fro 



e strongly 



---^..v .„ -suauepuoie constitutions C rn1nr>u„th^o r /-t-. ,, : n.i.v*wu lo prove strongly 



'» n^e genus but affords one of th;mo;tSl^;^^^ C'^/-«//mJ is nece.ssarily removed 



The Melon, C. melo, and J '/C-m,;/ " f!, "^^?l;'"'^l/'S«nts derived from th^ order. 

 ^e fruit of son,e ..pecie of Luf^t^^^^Z^ZZltl^ ^'^\^^^« '^ »-- -« free from it. 



of Rox^>urgh, while ;h;;;o^i:«^;,::;;:7'y--'^ '^"^-^ -^ /: /y.,^.;;i 



*je^\f ^l^^naMves, and esteemedfe'^rh^W^^^^ Ainslie) are a favourite pot- 



B, alba and B. dioica oartake of the 1 hlZ ' .^^^ ^ the species of Bryonia especially 



"lily in great intensity 



