AFGURIA MAKOYANA. 
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quently require the protection of the greenhouse. It is readily increased by cuttings, 
treated in the usual manner. 
The habit of the plant is good ; and the fine large panicle of blue flowers, which it 
bears gives it a very ornamental appearance. Moreover, if it should fruit in this country, 
its fine blue berries will be as pretty as the flowers. 
The plant from which our drawing was made bloomed in one of the stoves at Chats- 
worth, in October last, and although it was supplied with a higher temperature than stated 
above, which it appears to require, in point of beauty it fully bears out the character given 
of it by Dr. Lindley. 
The generic name is given in honour of Dr. John Adam, of Calcutta. 
ANGURIA MAKOYANA. (Mr. Makoys Anguvi..) 
Class, MoNCEcrA. Order, Diandria. Nat. Order, CucuRBiTACEiE. 
Generic Character.^ — Flowers monoecious, male flowers. 
Calyx five-toothed, campanulate. Corolla joined to the 
calyx, ventiicose, red, with a five-parted spreading border. 
Stamens two, opposite. Female Jioivers with a calyx and 
corolla as in the males. Stamens two, sterile. Style semi- 
bifid. Stigmas bifid. Fruit two to four-celled, many-seeded, 
somewhat tetragonal. Roots thick, warted. — Don's Syst. 
Specific Character. — Plant a perennial. Steins slender. 
Leaves three-lobed or somewhat five-lobed, veiny ; lobes 
slightly toothed. Tendrils simple. Male flowers disTposed 
in fascicles ; pedicels very short. Calyx cylindrically cam- 
panulate, ventricose at the base, with a five-parted liuib, 
of a rich vermilion colour. Stamens two, free. Avthcrs 
linear. 
Authorities and Synonvmes. — Anguria, Linn. De Cavd. 
Prod,; Momordica of various Atithors ; Psiguria, Neck. 
Elem. Bat. ; Anguria Makoyana of the Nurseries. 
This pretty perennial is not altogether a new plant, although it has not yet been recorded 
in our botanical catalogues ; the honour of first introducing it to Europe, in 1846, is due 
to Mr. Jacob Makoy, of Liege, and from thence it was introduced to England by Messrs. 
Knight and Perry, in 1848, but of what country it is a native we unfortunately cannot 
ascertain. 
It is a very free flowering species, and the fascicles of vermilion-coloured flowers are 
produced during several months, rendering the plant very ornamental, although the leaves 
are rather large for the size of the flowers. 
Abundant drainage and ample root-room are important for successful cultivation, as 
otherwise the lower portion of the stem will become denuded of its foliage. A compost, 
like that supplied to the cucumber, will be in every respect suitable for this plant, provided 
a small portion of turfy peat be incorporated. 
The temperature in which it grew and flowered in the nursery of Messrs. Knight and 
Perry, where our drawing was prepared in September last, is a cool stove ; those gentlemen, 
however, think, that, like the cucumber, it will flourish in a warmer situation, with abund- 
ance of atmospheric moisture. 
During the period of growth, great advantage is derived from syringing every sunny 
day ; for, by this means, and occasionally smoking with tobacco, it will be kept free from 
insects, and its full development remain unchecked. 
As far as Messrs. Knight and Perry are aware, the plant has not yet fruited in Europe ; 
its real duration is, therefore, uncertain. Increase is easily effected by cuttings, a stock of 
which should always be kept on hand. 
Anguria is the Grecian name for the cucumber ; the specific appellation is given in 
honour of Mr. Jacob Makoy, of Liege, its introducer. 
