Pl.ex.cal. 51.CUCURBITACE^:. 331. Bryonia. 551 



inner angles of the dissepiments; perisperm Oj corculum 

 straight; cotyledons large, flat. — Herb twining, mostly 

 rough ; leaves petioled, alternate, nearly orbicular ; te7i- 

 drills axillary ; peduncles axillary, jointed in the middle. 



Fruit a berry Bryonia. 331. 



JPrm^apepo; 5ee^5 sharp-edged ...... CucuMis. 332. 



FrMzV a pepo;5eec?5 swelling at the edge. Cucurbita. 333. 



I. 331. BRYONIA. DiosGorides. Mid-vine, 

 Plant monoicous or dioicous; corolla obtusely 5-cut. — 



Male. Stamens 3, 2 of which are joined at the base. — Fem. 

 Styles 3-cut; Z'e?-?-^ globose. 



Bryonia ruderalis. . Riiin wild-vine. 



Leaves heartshape, palmate, 5-lobed, calloiiis, rough; 

 powers racemose, dioicous, fruit red. 



Bryonia alba. Rail Syn. 261, 1 ; Ger. em. 869; Lin, S. P. 1438. 

 Bryonia alba vulgaris, Park. 178. 

 Bryonia dioica, Jacquin Austv. 199. 

 Bryonia ruderalis, Sa?zs&. Prorf. 158. 

 White bryony. Bryony. Tetter berry. 



Woods and hedges ; perennial ; May to September. 



Root extremely large; stem slender, climbing; tendrils 

 very long; Zeawe^ angular; pe(i^^«c/es axillary, few-flowered ; 

 corolla whitish. — Root acrid, purgative, in doses of one 

 dram, or an infusion of half an ounce. 



II. 332. CUCUMIS. Pliny. Cucumber. 

 Plant monoicous; calyx lobes awlshape; corolla bellshape. 



•—Male. Filaments 3, 2 Joined at the base; anthers soldered. 

 — Fem. Filaments 3, without anthers ; style 1 ; stigmata 3, 

 S-parted; pepo large, 3-locular, cells parted; seeds owaXe, 

 compressed ; edge aicute, 



1. Cucumis sativus. Cultivated cucumber. 



Leaves angular, angles acute, straight ; fruii oblong, 

 rough. 



Cucuinis vulgaris, Ger. em. 910, L 



Cucumis sativus, Park. 772; Lin. S. P. 1437. 



Cultivated; annual; February to July. 



Fruit has many varieties in the gardens, cooling, but 

 very slightly nutritive, the small sort used as a pickle ; juice 

 of the fruit with salt and Cayenne pepper used as a sauce. 



