158 ORIH K I.IV. rUAHM'I.ACEJB BfTONE-CBOP-FAJOLT. OHIiKIM.V. SAXI1 UAGACEJS SAXIFKAGK-KAMII.V. 



Cultivated for 



long pedundes;>rM ones on short pwluncles, smaller; both usually from th 

 MUM axils ; fruit somewhat spiny, In crowded clusters, each eonulning 1 large 

 seed. A climbing vine, on the borders of rivers and (trams; sometimes culti- 

 vated, tod thence straying Into waste grounds. July. 



i ctrouina. 



Flower* monoecious or perfect Calyx tubular-campanulate. 

 Segment* tubulate. Corolla deeply 5-parted. Strain FLOWERS 

 Stamens 5, triadelphoua. FUTILE FLOWERS Style short. Stii;ni:i< 

 thick, 2-parted. Pepo fleshy, indehiscent Seed* ovate, without 

 margins, compressed. An. 



\. C. sativm Cucumber. 



Stem roach, prostrate and trailing; tendrils simple; leaves somewhat cor- 

 date, palmately 5-angled or lobed; lobes nearly entire, acute; the terminal one 

 longest; fruit oblong, obtusely-angled, on a short pcdnncle, prickly when 

 young; flowers yUow, solitary, axillary. Universally cultivated f<>r IU green 

 fruit, which Is either prepared and eaten fresh, or pickled. JuntSrp. 



2. C. Mdlo. Musk Melon. 



Stem prostrate, trailing, rough ; tendrils simple; leaves roundish, somewhat 

 cordate, palmately 6-angled or lobed ; lobes rounded, obtuse, slightly denticu- 

 late; flowers sterile, fertile and iwrfeet, yellow ; fruit oral or aubglobose. Cul- 

 tivated for the sweet and juicy flesh of its ripe fruit. June July. 



3. C. Citrtillua. Water Melon. 



Btem slender, prostrate, trailing, hairy ; leaves palmalely 5-lobod, very glau- 

 cous beneath ; lobes mostly sinuate plnnatlfld, with obtuse segments ; flowers 

 yellow, solitary, bracted at base, on hairy peduncles; fruit smooth, elliptical or 

 snbglobose, marked with Tarlous shades of green, very Juicy. 

 Its large fruit, filled with sweet, refreshing Juice. JuneAny. 



a CUCtfBBITA. 

 Flowers monoecious. Corolla campanulntc. Petals united and 

 cohering with the calyx STERILE FLOWERS Calyx 6-toothed. 

 Stamens 5, triadclphous, with united, straight anthers. FERTILE 

 FLOWERS Calyx 6-toothed, upper part deciduous after flowering. 

 Stigmas 3, thick, 2-lobed. Pepo fleshy or woody, 8 -o-celled. 

 Seeds obovate, compressed, smooth, with thickened margins. An. 



1. C. Ppo. Pumpkin. 



Plant rough and hispid ; stem procumbent; tendrils branched; leaTesvery 

 Urge, cordate, palmately 6-lobed or angled, denticulate ; flowers large, axillary, 

 yellow ; sterile ones on long peduncles; fruit very large, roundish, umblllcate, 

 smooth, furrowed, torulose and yellow, when ripe. Common lu cultivation, 

 especially tor cattle, and also for culinary purposes. July. 



2. C. Melopdpo. Flat Squash. 



Hairy; stem procumbent; tendrils branched; leaves cordate, somewhat 

 iwlmately 5-lobed, denticulate ; flowers yellow ; fruit depressed, orbicular, \v Ith 

 torulose or tumid margins, smooth or warty. A well-known kit. i 

 table, cultivated for its fruit, which Tarles much In shape and In color, from 

 yellow to cream-color or white. 



3. C. verrucosa. Crook-neck Squaslt. 



Hairy: stem procumbent; leaves cordate, deeply and palmately C-lobed 

 denticulate, the middle lobe narrowed at base ; flowers yellow, pedunculate 

 large; fruit clavato, often elongated and curved Inward at base. A kitchen 

 vegetable, equally common with the last. July. 



4. C. ovifcra. Egg Squash. 



Hairy; atem procumbent; leave* cordate, palmately 5-lobed, denticulate, 

 hairy ; calyx obovat* ; fruit obovate, striped with longitudinal lines. A com 

 inon kitchen vegetable. July. 



ORDER LIV. 



(/i .i-uUceae. Stone-crop- 



f&mdy. 



1. SEDUM. 



Sepals 4 5. more or lea* united at base. Petals 45, dis- 

 tinct. Stamens 8 10. Carpel* 4 C, distinct, many seeded, 

 with an entire seal* at the base of each. Per. 



\. S. tonii'itum. Stone-crop. 



Leaves smooth, entire, lower ones ternately vertlelllate, obovate, tsperlng at 



aw. uppermost eats Scattered, lanceolate, sessile; cyme consisting of about 



.Ikes; flowers several and octandrons, except tho central one, which I- deean- 



rons, all white, sessile, as long u the leafy bracts. A low plant, with stems 



creeping at base, assurgent above, S> long. Native In Canada- West, Pcnn., 



md the Western States. Common In cultivation In N. Eng. JulyAiiy. 



2. 8. Telephium. Orpine, Live-forever. 



Root tuberous, fleshy, white; stem simple, erect, round, leafy; leaves flat- 

 tlsh, ovate, serrate, obtuse, scattered, lessfls ; cymes corymbose, leafy. Flower* 

 white and purple. Common In gardens, and somewhat naturalized. Stems of a 

 purplish color, about 1 foot high, growing In tufts. Aug. 



3. S. acre. Wall-pepper. 



Stems procumbent, branching at base ; leaves minute, somewhat, ovate, 

 cshy, obtuse, alternate, crowded, sessile and nearly erect ; cymes few-flowered 

 n 8 divisions, leafy ; flowers yellow. A little fleshy plant, rapidly spreading 

 wherever it Is planted, and thickly covering the surface. Jam July. 



i. SEMPERVtVUM. 



Sepal* 6 20, slightly united at base. Petals 620, acumi- 

 ate. Stainenr- twiee. as many as the petals. Ovaries with 

 acerated scales at base. Carpels 6 20. Per. 



1. S. TectArum. House-i 



Herbaceous ; leaves thick and fleshy, fringed ; onsets spreading. A .-. . 

 >lant In gardens, which Bonds out runners with onV-ts, and thus propagates It- 

 self, flowering only occasionally. Like many plants of this order, It is so hardy 

 hat It will grow any where, even on dry walla. v 



8. PENTH&BOTL 



Sepals 5, united at base. Petals 5, or none. Stamens 10. 

 .psules of 5 united carpels, 5-angled, 6-ccllcd, and 5-bcakcd. 

 Per. 



1. P. sedoides. Virginia Stone-crop. 



Stem erect, somewhat branched, angular above ; leaves lanceolate, smooth, 



ute at both ends, serrate, almost sessile; flowers yellowish-green, Inodorous, 



n recurved, many-flowered racemes, arranged In a cyme; petals generally 



none. A very common plant of no beauty, growing S' 15' high. In moist 



ground. Aug. Sep. 



ORDER LV. Saxitniiracese. Saxifrage- 



famHij. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE OEXEEA. 

 :I.KI: 1. Sa\ifrigeJO. 



Petals imbricate In prefloration. Herbs with alternate, or opposite leaves. 

 1. SAxIruoA. Petals entire. Stamens 10. Capsule 2 celled. Flowers In 



Petals entire. Stamens 10. Capsule 1-oelled. Flowers in 



Petals petlln"^ 1 ^ divided. Stamens to. Capsule 1 -celled. 

 -oBpi.EMif M. Petals none. Stamens 810. Aquatic. 



i: II. Ih' 



Petals valvstc In prefloratlon. Shrubs with opposite leaves. 

 fi. lIvfKAMiKA. Flowers In cymes ; marginal ones usually larg.r ai..l 

 sterile ; tho others perfect 



S-.MKUtliKI! III. I'lliliKll'-l]. 1 



Petals convolute In prefldratlon. Shrubs with np[lti' leaves, 

 6. PuiLADiLpiius. Tluwors in racemose, few-flowered clusters. Stamen* 

 2040. 



1. SAXlFEAOA. 



Sepal* 6, more or leas united, often coherent with the base ot 

 the ovary. Petal* 6, inserted on the calyx-tube, entire. Stamen* 

 10. Anthers 2-celled, opening longitudinally. Capsule of 2, 

 more or less united oarpels, -^-celled below, opening between th 

 2 divergent beak*. Seeds numerous. Per. 



I. S. Virginie'rjsuj. Early Saxifrage. 



Leave* mostly radical, ovate, or apatulate-obovate, crenately toothed, on 

 broad poUote* ; Nap* mostly naked, paulculately branched above. Flowon 

 small, white, nnmerous, cymose; aalrx adherent to the base of tho 



