GIBRALTAR PLANTS. 105 



Momordica elaterium, L. 



Echbalion momordica, Rich. 



Vulg. Cohombrillo amargo, sen Pan de Porco. 



Hab. Mediterranean region of Europe. North of 

 Africa. 



OBS. The squirting cucumber grows in great abundance on 

 Europa-flat, and forms a peculiar feature in the vegetation of 

 that part of the rock ; one can scarcely walk there when the 

 fruit is matured, without provoking a few of the pepos to squirt 

 out their contents, even up to the face, they are so sensitive. 

 Cucumbers and melons of all descriptions are extensively culti- 

 vated in Gibraltar. The market abounds with them ; they are 

 the chief articles of consumption among the poorer classes. 



PARONYCHIE^E, St. HU. 



Comgiola littoralis, L. 

 Hab. Britain, France, Germany, Spain. Barbaiy. 



Parony chia hispanica, Clus. 

 Paronychia argentea, Lam. 

 Illecebrum paronychia, L. 



Vulg. Yerba de la sanare, sen Sanguinaria menor. 

 Hab. South of Europe. North of Africa. Malta. 

 OBS. A very common plant all over the rock. 



Polycarpon tetraphyllum, L. 



Hab. Mediterranean region of Europe, Germany, Bri- 

 tain. Caucasus. Canaries. North of Africa. 



OBS. Abundant on the lower parts of the rock. 



CRASSULACE.E, De C. 

 Umbilicus pendulinus, De C. 



