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6. Momordica, Balsam Cucumbers. Sev. fine spec, higli-elimbing ; 

 Ivs. lobed or comp. ; pepo oblong, orange or red, warted or prickly, 

 bursting and showing the bright, red-ariUed sds. Both worlds. 7. 

 CitruUus (Cucumis) vulgaris, Watbr-Meloii. Q. Lvs. sinuate, 

 3-5-lobed, lobes pinnatifid. Asia. Numerous varieties. C, Coloc-^n- 

 this, CoLOCYNTH Gourd ; fr. furnishes the drug. Asia. 8. Cucumis 

 sativus, CtJcuMBER. Q. Asia, Egypt. Pig. 168. C. meh, Melon 

 (Musk-Melon) ; the variety Cantaloupe gets its name from Cania- 

 luppi, a seat belonging to the Pope, near Kome. Figs. 220, 224. C. 

 ^«5'«rta, Gherkin ; pepo small, prickly ; used as pickles. 9. Lage- 

 naria vulgaris, Gourd, Calabash ; ; with or without neck ; often 

 very large; rind horny; used as various utensils. Af, Asia. 10. 

 Luffa cegyptiaca, Towel-Gourd, Lace-G. Eind horny; fibrous 

 within ; fibre lace-like, used as sponge, or made into handsome head- 

 dresses, etc. Asia, Af. 



Ord. 83. Passifloracese. — Fls. § or diclinous by arrest, 4-5- 

 merous, dichlamyd. (called " monochlam^d., with 2-seriate perianth," 

 by some authors). PI. described fully. Lesson XXI. Corolla some- 

 times 0, and sta. oo ; corona sometimes 0. Peduncle jointed at the fl., 

 usually 1-flowered. Ova. free, usually stipitate; sometimes sessile. 

 Berry or boll ; 1-celled, plaeentation parietal ; sds. oo. Herbs, Shrubs, 

 generally climbing by tendrils ; or Trees. Lvs. alt., simple, or comp. ; 

 stipules rarely 0. 12 gen., 200 spec. ; warm regions, Am., W. Ind., 

 E. Ind. 5 Tribes : 



Tribe 1. Pis. J> ? , $ SJ Ji. Corona 0. 1. Carica. J* fl. mono- 

 petalous, 5-merous ; sta. 10. 9 ^- polj'petalous, 5-merous. Berry 

 pepo-like, large, indehisc. Small, unbranched, milky trees with 

 spongy wood and hollow stems. 10 spec, trop. Am. C. Papaya, 

 Papaw, 20° high ; lvs. 7-lobed, 2° in diam. ; pepo large, edible ; 

 with abundant fi'brine. Fig. 237. W. Ind. Tribe 8. Pis. diclinous. 

 Corona 0. Corol. monopet., 3-5-fld. 1. Acharia iragioides, only 

 spec. ; slender herb ; lvs. trifid, fls. 3-merous, involucel 3-leaved, fr. 

 stipitate. Cape of Good Hope. Tribe 3. Pis. g or diclinous, small. 

 Corona small or 0. Lvs. entire or lobed. 1. Modecca. Climbing 

 shrubs; fls. 3-merous; boll stipitate, 3-valved. Sev. spec, trop. 

 Asia, Af. 2, Ophiocaulon cissampeloides, similar, fls. 5-merous ; trop. 

 Af. Tribe 4. Pis. § . Corona 1-2- or more-seriate. Styles 1, or 

 3-5, connate at base. 1. Smeathm^nnia. Erect shrubs ; fls. white, 

 5-merous ; corona um-shaped, sta. 20 ; boll inflated, 5-valved. 2 

 spec, West trop. Af. 2. Tacsonia. Climbing shrubs, with showy 

 fls., resembling Passiflora; but with 2 coronas, one at throat, the other 

 at base of calyx-tube. Ornamental. Sev. spec. ; fr. (berry, pepo) 

 edible; trop. Am. 3. Passiflora, Passion-flower. PI. and fr. 

 described, Lesson XXI. Corona filamentous, oo-seriate. Herbs or 

 shrubs climbing by tendrils ; or trees without tendrils. Sds. with 

 fleshy aril. Berry (pepo) edible in sev. spec. Very many spec, orna- 

 mental ; fls. of i-ich and various colors. Chiefly in trop. Am. ; few in 

 Asia. P. quadranguldris, GRANADfLLA ; shrubby climber ; st. quad- 

 rangular, 4-winged ; fls. 3' long, crimson, fragrant ; lvs. 8' long, oval ; 

 berry 6' long, edible. P. ediilis, similar; St. round ; lvs. 3-lobed, fls. 

 spreading, white; berry 3' lone. P. ccerulea, similar to last; lvs. 5-7- 

 cleft ; fls. blue ; berry smaller. P. incarndta, Sacred Passion- 

 PLOWEB. Qj. herbaceous climber ; lvs. 3-cleft, serrate, 4J' in diam. ; 



