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one spec, Malaysia. 3. Datisca. Q herbs. D. glomerdta, &s. g ; 

 Ivs. 3-partite, central lobe pinnatifid ; fls. in axil. hds. Cal. D. can- 

 ndbina, fls. jj' ^ ; reproducing oftbn by parthenogenesis ; Ivs. pinnate j 

 fls; racemed. W. Asia, Nepal. 



Old. 81. Begoniacese. — Fls. jP, cymose ; r? in the middle, 9 at 

 circumference. ^ calyx large, 2-leaved ; petals (inner sepals of some 

 authors) small, 2-3-7 or 0; sta. oo, distinct or monadelphous. 9 

 calyx and corol. nearly alike, 2-3-4-5-6-8-merous ; ova. adh. ; styles 

 usually 3 ; boll (rarely berry) usually 3-celled, 3-winged ; sds. oo. 

 Herbs with fleshy rhiz. ; or Undershrubs or Shrubs with acid juice ; 

 Ivs. inequilateral ; stip. 42 gen. ; 400 spec. ; trop., both worlds, chiefly 

 Am. 1. Hillebr&ndia sandwicensis, succulent herb ; peduncle 1° high ; 

 fls. in a dichotomous, panicled cyme ; ova, half-free, open above; estab- 

 lishing the affinity with Saxifragacese. Sandwich Islands. 2. Begonia, 

 Q|., herbaceous, with showy Ivs and fls. 3-50 species, trop., both worlds, 

 chiefly in New World ; propagating readily from Ivs. 3. Casparya, 

 climbing ; boll triangular, 3-horned. 3 spec, Peru. 



Ord. 82. Cucurbitacese. — Fls. ^f or jj' 9 > rarely § ; white or yel- 

 low, rarely red ; 5-merous ; sta. 5 ; one, or all, often 1-ceIled ; fila- 

 ments rarely distinct, usually monadelphous ; anthers usually sinuous. 

 Ova. adh., 3-5-rarely, carpelled. Berry fleshy (rarely dry), indehis- 

 cent, rarely dehiscent. Herbs or Undershrubs, climbing by tendrils ; 

 rarely erect. Lvs. palminerved, palrailobed, cordate. 70 gen., 340 

 spec ; both worlds ; chiefly in Ind., S. Am. 8 Tribes : 



Tribe 1. Fr. large, indehisc Sds. large. 1. Fevillea. %, herba- 

 ceous, stem rather woody ; climbing the tallest trees ; gourd round, 

 rind woody ; sds. oily ; strung and used as candles, especially in 

 Catholic processions. Sev. spec "W. Ind., Peru Tribe 2. Fr. 

 1-eelled, opening at top by 3 valves. Sds. winged. 1. Zanonia. 

 J* 9. Climbing; lvs. entire; fr. fleshy. Ind. Tribe 3. Ova. 

 3-celled ; ov. pend. 1. Gynostfemma. J^ ; corolla ; fls. panicled. 

 Ova. half-free; pepo fleshy. Asia. Tribe 4. Ova. 1-celled; ov. 

 pend. 1. Gomphogyne. ^. Climbing ; boll dehiscent. Himalayas. 

 Tribe 5. Ova. 1-celled; ov. sol., pend. 1. Sechium edille, CH6oHd. 

 rp. Climbing from a large, fleshy, yam-Mke, edible rt. ; lvs. 5-angled ; 

 pepo fleshy, edible, 4' long, green or cream-colored. W. Ind. 2. 

 Sicyos anguldtus, similar, but weak ; fr. 6" long, spinous, clustered. 

 Can., U. S. Tribe 6. Sta. 1-3. Ova. 1-4-celled. Pepo bursting 

 elastioally. 1. Echinocj^stis lobata; J> ; ^ racemes 1° long; tall, 

 climbing ; lvs. 5-lobed, pepo 2' long, prickly. N. Eng. to Wis., S. 

 to Ky. Tribe 7. Sta. 3 ; anth. flexuose. Ova. 3-4-eelled. 1. Ab6bra 

 viridiflhra. jf 9 ; climbing ; lvs. finely dissected ; fls. sol. ; pepo 

 small, pend., scarlet. S. Am. Tribe 8. Sta 3; anth. flexuose, 

 curved, or straight. Climbers, tendrilled. 1. Pilogyne (Zehnena) 

 mdvis, lvs. 5-angled, pepo small ; Asia, Af. 2. Bryonia dwiM, Bry- 

 ony r? 2; lvs. 3-5-lobed; pepos small, scarlet, clustered. Dig. 

 184 Eur. B. alba, similar, ^. Eur. ; haii-s. Fig. 106, 9. , B. Boy- 

 kinii, similar, climbing 10°-20° ; pepo plum-hke, crimson. Ga. to 

 Fla 3. Melothria penduln, similar, delicate; pepo small, green. 

 N. Y. to Ga. and La. 4. Cucvirbita Pepo, Pumpkin, Squash. Asia. 

 Pollen, Fig. 173. C. vernicbsa, Kkrshaw, Ckook-neck S. N. Am. 

 6. Ecbklium agreste. Squirting Cucumber; © ; trailing, tendrils 0; 

 pepo small, green, bursting and projecting its sds. Fig. 74. b. liur. 



