GOURD FAMILY. 



CUCURBITACE^. 



One-seeded Bur-cucumber. Sicy^ angtdatus. 



One-seeded Star-cucumber. 



Pound in blossom from July to September, on moist ground, and 

 along river banks. 



A vine, with a coarse, rough stem, climbing by aid of little spirally ' 

 tvpisted tendrils. ' 



The broad leaf is more or less 5-pointed, or lobed, with a hear; 

 shaped base, and a long tapering tip ; the surface is roughened b;ri ^ 

 small hairs, and the texture is loose and coarse ; it has a short foot- - 



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stem, and is bright green. 



■The small 5-pointed flowers are of two kinds ; the stamen-bearin^' 

 ones, in clusters of 4 or 5 on a long foot-stem, spring from the angles of 

 the leaves, while the seed-bearing blossoms are in almost stemless 

 clusters close in the angles : they are greenish white, with yellow 

 stamens. 



A single large seed is enclosed in a flattened, pointed pod, which 

 is armed with many fine, tough, bristles, that are easily detached in 

 plucking and are irritating to the skin. The vine has a great number 

 of tendrils. 



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