Appendix. iss 



ORDER, mOUAB£I.PniA 



77. RICINUS. Gen. PI. 1464. 

 [Lat. Ricinus, a tick, or bug; from the resemblance of the seeds] 

 Male, Cat. 5 parted; segments ovate, concave. Cor. 0. Stamens numeious. 

 Fem. C(z/- 3 parted. Cor. 0. StylesS,b'iM Caps, echinate, 3 celledi cells 1 seeded. 

 tl. COMMUNIS. IVilld. Leaves peltate, palmate, lobes lanceolate; stem pruinost;. 

 f'ii/gro— Castor-oil Bean. Palma Chrisli. 



Fl Last of July, and after. fr. mat. Last of August, and after. 



i/a&. Gardens, &c. Annual. 4 to 6 feet high. A^af. East Indies. 



Obs. This plant,— though cultivated to a considerable extent, in New-Jersey, for the purpose of oLtai.ning 

 the oil from the seetls,-— IS chiefly regarded, here, as .1 mere curiosity. Whether it would bf; a proiit.ibie 

 object of cuhure, in our soil and climate, 1 am unable to say; but I observe a large portion of the fruit is 

 prevented from arriving at maturity by the autumnal frosts. 



78. MOMORDICA. Gen. PI. 1477. 

 [Supposed from the I.iat. mordco, to bite; the seeds appeari.ng as if bitlenj or chewed.] 

 Male, C'al- 5 cleft. Cor. 5 parted. Filaments 3. 

 Fem. Cat. superior, 5 cleft. Cor- 6 parted. StyleS cleft. Pome bursting clastically. 



M. BALSAMiNA. 'fVilld. Lsaves pahijate-j lobcd, jjlabrous; fruit angled, tuberculate. 

 Vulgo—Bahum Apjile. 



/•'/ Middle of July, and after. Fr. mat. Middle of September. 



.Wcfi. Gardens. Annual. 3 to 5 feet long; flowers yellow, fruit reddish orange- iVai. India. 

 Obs. Occasionally cultivated for the fruit; which is reputed balsamic, and vulnerarj*. 



7D. CUCURBITA. Gen. PL 1478. 

 [Etymology obscure: perhaps Lat. quasi curya^tt; the fruit being often curved.] 

 Male, Cal. 5 toothed. Cor. 5 parted. Filaments 3. 



Fem. Ca/. superior, 5 tocthed. Cor. 5 parted. <S«(//e 3 cleft. Peine 3 celled. -Scca's tumid at margin. 

 C LAREivARiA. Willd. Leaves cordale, round-obtuse, pubesccnt; pome clavate, woody. 

 Fu^g-o— Common Gourd. Calabash. Eottle Gourd. 



tl. Middle of July, and after. Fr. mat. Beginning of October. 



Hah. Gardens, &c. Annual. 10 to 15 feet long: flowers white. Nat. Both Indies. 



Obs. Cultivated for the woody shell of the fiuit, which aflbrds many conveniences. Willdenow says it 

 serves for flagons, ladles, funnels, caj)*, and innumerable other utensils. Seeds planted in Apnl. 



C oviFERA. IVilld. Leaves cordate, angular 5-lobed; pome obovate, striped lengthwise. 

 F«/g:o— Bitter-bash. Egg Squash. Egg Gourd. 



Fl. Middle of July, and after. Fr. mat. Beginning of October. 



Hab Gardens. Annual. 4 to 6 feet long; flowers yellow. Nat. Astracan. 



06s. Sometimes cultivated, and cups made of the fruit. Seeds jilanted early in Ma}- 



C. "VERRUCOSA. Willd. Leavcs Cordate, deeply 5 lobed ; pome elliptic, or clavate, verruco«e. 

 Fw^g-a— Squash. Warted Squash. Long Squash. 



Ft- Middle of July, and after. Fr. mat. Beginning of October. 



Hab- Gardens, &c Annual. 10 to 15 feet long: flowers yellow. Nat- 



Obs. Numerous varieties of this are cultivated for the table. When planted in the neighborhood of 

 pumpkins, {C. pepo,) I have observed the cinp of the latter to be much iniared by the production of 

 hybrids. Seeds planted early in May, as are those of all the following species. 



C. MELOPEPO. IVilld. Leaves cordate, obtuse, 3ub-5 angled; pome clypeate, margin tumid. 

 Fif^fTo— Bound Squash. Cymling. 



Fl. Middle of July, and after- Fr. mat. Beginning of October, 



i^uo. Gardens, &,c. Annual- 8 to 12 feet Ion;;: flowers yellow- Nat. 



Obs. The fruit of this is considered superior to that of the preceding, for the table. 



C- PF.po. IVUhl. Leaves cordate, obtuse, sub 5 lobad; pome roundish, or oblong, smooth, 

 Fji.'go— Pumpkin. 



Fl. Middle of July, and after. Fr. mat. Beginning of October, 



flat. Fields, &c. Annual- 10 to 20 feet long: flowers yellow. iVaf. Asia. 



Obs. The fruit of this is valuable for feeding stock; and is extensively cultivated. It also aftbnls the Cf-^- 

 febrated Pumpkin Pie, of New England—vyhich is not without admirers in Pennsylvania. There are nii- 

 nierciis varieties cuUivftted,— some of them enormously large, but not so much esteemed as the smallor ones' 



