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376. Passiflora lutea ? Grenadille Rob. p. 518. Peren¬ 
nial, not described, grows on bushes. 
377. Sicyos ac\ita Raf. ? Scandens, foliis lobatis, fruc- 
tibus glomeratis ovatis acutis setosis, setis echina- 
tis intertextis. Raf.—Cucurbitacee Rob. p. 518. 
A doubtful species, perhaps only a variety of S . 
angulata. Its herbaceous stem rises 30 to 40 
feet upon trees ! the fruits are of the size of fil- 
bertsj united eight or ten together, they contain 
one white seed. 
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Order III.—Urtic^:. 
378. Morus rubra L. Rob. p. 518. 
379. Morus tomentosa Raf. Foliis lato cordatis acumi- 
natis dentatis, supra lucidis scabris, subtus tomen- 
tosis ; floribus monoids, amentis plerumque an- 
drogynis, apice femineis. Raf—Murier a fruit 
blanc. Rob. p. 518. Perhaps only a variety of 
the foregoing, but with white fruit; a large tree* 
upright and handsome, bark whitish and smooth ; 
it blossoms in March ; the male catkins are cy¬ 
lindrical and loose, the female catkins are shorter 
and thicker, but they are generally united. 
380. Urtica rubra Raf. Caule stimuloso, foliis ovatis 
subtus atro purpureis, floribus monoicis verticil* 
latis glomeratis, femineis basillaris, masculis api* 
cularis. Raf.—Ortie rouge Rob. p. 519. Two 
feet high, vulgar name red-nettle . 
