S28 MONOECIA. MONADELPHIA. 



cells 2-seeded. Leaves nictitant, and somewhat sensible 

 to the touch. 



A gemis of about 45 species, almost exclusively indige- 

 aous to India and tropical America. 



775. MELOTHRIA. L. 



Masc. Calix 5 -Uwthed, Coro/ia campaniilate. 

 Filuments 3. Fem. SUjlc I, Stigmas 3. Berry 3- 

 celled, many-seeded. 



Stem scandent and cirrhose, peduncles 1 or many-flow- 

 ered. 



Species. M. pemhila.— Of this genus thei'c is a second 

 species indigenous to Guinea- 



776. MOMORDTCA. L. 



Masc. Calix 5-cleft. Corolla 5-parted. Fila- 

 ments 3. Fem. Style iriM. Fepo dry, bursting 

 elastic ally. 



Veg-etation similar to that of the preceding genus. Pe- 

 duncle 1 or many-floweied. 



Species. 1. M. echlnata. Very abundant in the Michi- 

 gan Territory and on the banks of the Missisippi and Mis- 

 souri. 



A genus df 13 species almost entirely indigenous to 

 India. 



777. CUCURBITA. L. {Gourd, &c.> 



Masc. Calix 5-toothed. Corolla 5-cIeft Fi- 

 laments 3. Fem. Fistil trifid. Pepo large, 3 

 to o-celled. Seeds with a tumid margin. 



stem prostrate or scandent; leaves mostly cordate; pe- 

 duncles short, about l-flowered. 



Species. 1. C lagenaria. (Calabash, or Bottle Gourd.) 

 Flowers white. Cultivated by the aborigines from the 

 earliest discovery of North America, and partly naturali- 

 zed in the vicinity of their stations. 2. verrucosa (Warted 

 Squash.) Cultivated also by the Indians of the Missou- 

 ri to its sources. 



A small and important genus of about 13 species, 

 principally indigenous to India, Africa, Persia and the 

 Levant. Among tlie useful individuals of Cucurbita are 

 included the pumpkin, the squash and the water-melon. 



