136 APPENt)lX. 



C. ciTRrtLUs. JVilld. Leaves 5 lobed, lobes sinuate-pinnatifid, obtuse; pome elliptic, sttiootii. 

 Vnlr,o — Water Melon. 



Fl Latter end of June, and after. Fr- mat. Middle of August, and after. 



J/a& Gardens, &c. Annua) 8 to 13 feet long: flowers greenish yellow. A"a<. Sicily, &c. 



Obs This is frequently cultivated for its delicious fruit; but our principal supply comes from New Jer- 

 sey, — where it is produced more abundantly, and in greater perfection. There is a variety, withj small 

 seeds, called the Apple-seeded Water Melon. 



80. CUCUMIS. Gen. Pi. 147a 

 [A name of obscure derivation. See Be Theis.'i 

 Male. Cat. 5 toothed. Cor. 5 parted. Filaments 3. 

 Fem. Ca/. superior, 5 toothed. Cor. 5 parted. S^?* 3 cleft. Powie 3 celled. Seeds Sicuie. 

 G. ANGURi.v. IVilld. Leaves palmate-sinuate; pome globose, or elliptic, echinate. 

 Ftt/g-o— Prickly Cucumber. Jerusalem Cucumber. 



Fl. Middle of July, and after. -Fr. moi. Latter end of September. 



i/a6. Gardens, Sic Annual. 3 to 5 feet long: flowers greenish yellow. iVat Jamaica. 

 06s. The green fruit is used (or pickles; for which object the plant is sometimes cultivated. 



C. MELO. JVilld. Angles of the leave§ rounded; pome torulcse. 



Vv.lgo—'^lusk Melon. Cantaleupe, or Cantalope. 



Fl. Latterendof June. Fr. mat. Latter end of August. 



Hah. Gardens, &c. Annual. 5 to 10 feet long: flowers yellow Nat. Tartaryl 



Ohs. Thf! fruil of this is much esteemed, — for which it is occasionally cultivated; but, like the water tat^ 

 Ion, our chief supply isbrouRht from New Jersey. There are several varieties, — passing under the names of 

 Nutme?.. Melons) Canialevpes, Rlusk Melons, &c. 



C. sATivus JVilld. Leaves right-angled; pome oblong, scabrous. 



l^u/g:o— Cucumber. Common Cucumber. Cowcumher. 



Fl. Latter end of June, and after. Fr. mat. Last of August, and after. 



Hab. Gardens, &c. Annual. 6 to 12 feet long: flowers yellow. Nat. India, Tartary, &c. 



Obs. Cultivated by every body: the fruit, while young, is used for pickles) — and when nearly full grown. 

 is cut into thin transverse slices, with seasoning which renders it a favorite dish, — though not a very saluta- 

 ry one to indulge in. Culture has produced several varieties o( this, as well as of most other plants that have 

 been long under the cai-e of man. The seeds of all the species are planted early in May. 



CLASS XX. DIOECIA. 



81. SALIX. Gen. PI. 14C3. 

 [Supposed from the Lat. saiio, to leap, or spring up; alluding to its quick growth.] 

 Male ^Hienf cylindric. Ca?. a scale. Cor. 0. 5'ton. 1 to 6, with nectariferous glands at base. 

 Fem. -47/K'nt cylindric. Ca/. a scale. Cor. 0. StijleViM. Caps. 1 celled, 2 valved. Seeds vfooUy. 



Leaves serrate: Aments coataveous. 

 S- VITELL1.VA. JVilld. Leaveslanceolatc, acute, glabrous, silky white beneath, serratures cartilaginous. 

 Fw/g-o— Yellow Willow. G»Iden Osier. 



Fl. Middle of April. Fr. mat. Latter end of June. 



JIab. About houses, &c. 20, to 30 or 40 feet highe branches yellow. Nat- Europe. 



Obs. Formerly much planted in front of houses, for shade: not so commonly at present. It has become 

 pretty much naturalized. 



S. BABYLONiCA. JVilld. Leaves linear-lanceolate, acumlnate ; germs ovate, sessile, glabrous ; 



Fu/g-o— Weeping V/illow. Drooping Willow. 



Fl. Beginning of April. Pr. mat. 



Hab. About houses, &c. 30 to 50 feet high: branches slender, pendant. iVaf. of the East. 



Obs- This handsome tree is frequently planted before houses for the s«ke of its comfortable shade. It is 

 believed there ar? none but femrJcs, of thii» species, in our country. 



