336 POPULAR FIELD BOTANY. 
Die@cia. PENTANDRIA. 
MONOCHLAMYDE®. URTICACE. 
HUMULUS. (Hopr.) 
Generic Character. Barren flower divided into five parts. 
Fertile, scales of the cone-shaped catkin large, concave, entire, 
each having a single flower. 
Humvtus Luputus. Common Hop. Another well-known 
plant, and scarcely considered a native, though it is now 
frequently found in hedges and thickets. Its long, climbing 
stems, handsome lobed leaves, and pretty heads of greenish 
flowers soon attract notice. It is the species used in beer. 
