MONOECIA MONADELPHIA. 
663 
sis, peponibus lignosis 2 glands; fruit woody, 
clavatis. clavate or obovate. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 606. Nutt. 2. p. 228. 
A large, coarse, strong-scented vine, generally procumbent, but sometimes 
running over reclining trees. Stem and leaves tomentose. Leaves cordate, 
nearly round, 10 — 15 inches in diameter, undulate or slightly lobed. Flow - 
ers solitary, axillary, the early florets and those near the summit of the bran- 
ches generally sterile. Corolla large, white. Fruit varying like all culti- 
vated plants very much, round, pyriform, clavate, straight or curved, the 
exterior coat hard, almost woody. 
The Calabash is rarely found growing in woods, and is certainly not in- 
digenous. It appears to have been brought by the antient inhabitants of 
our country from a warm climate. It now grows spontaneously around the 
settlements, particularly on the sea-islands, and delights in a rich dry soil. 
Flowers through the whole summer. 
S1CYOS. Gen. Pe. 1481. 
Masculi. Calyx 5- 
dentatus. Corolla 5- 
partita. Filamenta 3. 
Foeminei. Calyx 5- 
dentatus. Corolla 5- 
partita. Stylus 3-fi- 
dus. Pepo monosper- 
mus. 
' 1 . Angulata, 
S. foliis cordatis, 5- 
angularibus, denticula- 
tis, scabris; fructibus 
capitatis, hispidis. 
Sterile jlorets. Ca- 
lyx 5-toothed. Corolla 
5-parted. Filaments 
3. 
Fertile Jlorets. Ca- 
lyx 5-toothed. Corolla 
5-parted. Style 3-cleft. 
Fruit (a melon) one- 
seeded. 
Leaves cordate, 5- 
angled, toothed, sca- 
brous; fruit in clusters, 
hispid. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 625. Mich. 2. p. 217* Pursh, 2. p. 444. Nutt. 2. p. 229. 
A small procumbent vine. Stem pubescent. Leaves alternate, on peti- 
oles 1-—2 inches long, cordate, 5-angled, the angles rather acute, scabrous, 
