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     Momordica.Tour. .n&ft. R. H. ino3. Tab. 29. 30. 
 Frencb, Pomme de Marveille. 
     THE Charaters are, 
     It hath male and female Flowers uponr the fame plant, ti 
 of one leaf. The Flower hath one petal, which adheres tC 
 fhaped Stamina; in two of the Stamina the Summits are 
 a tingle eared Summit; there are compreffed in a Body; 
 mnent and Petal as the Mile, but fit upon the Germen-; 
 mits.   The Germen fispports one taper trifid Style, c 
 The Germen afterward turns to an oblong fruit opening wi 
 cells, filled with compreffed Seeds. 
     THIS Genus of Plants is ranged in the tenth Sectio 
 MONOCCIA SYNGENESIA, which contains thofe PlantsN 
 plant, whofe flamina coalefces together. 
    THE Specie reprefented here is, 
    MMORDICA (Elaterium) pomis his pidis, cirrhis nulli 
 with a prickley Fruit, and no tendrils to the Vines, Cucu 
 Wild Cucumber? called Affes Cucumber, and the Elateriuir 
    TTHIS fort is commonly called Wild or Spurting Cucu 
 with the vicid Juice (in which the feeds are lodg'd) with aN 
 hence it has fometimes the Appellation of Noli me tangere,-c 
 in the warm parts of Europe, but in England it is cultivate 
 Medicine, or rather the fmcula of the Juice of the Fruit, 
 the Fruit is defign'd for ufe, It ihould always be gathered 1 
 of the Juice will be loft, which is the only valuable part; f4 
 parenchyma of the fruit, is not to be compared to the other 
 made from clear Juice of the fruit is much whiter, and wi 
 which is extradted by preffure. Mill. Gard. Dit. 
                            P     L A         T     E 
    Hyacinthus. Tourn. Infl. R. H. tab. x8o.Lin. Gen. Ph 
    THE Charaders are. 
    THu  Flower has no 'Empalement. It has one bell-fhaa 
which are reflexed, and three nedariums on the point 
Stamina, terminated by Summits, which clofe together. 
cornered Germen, having three furrows fupporting a tingle 
Germen aftcrward becomes a roundith three cornered capfulc 
Seeds. 
   THIs Genus of Plants is ranged in the firil Sedtion ofI 
MONOGYNIA, which includes thofe plants whofe Flowers L 
    THis Specie, is. 
    HYACiNTHUS (Orientalis) corrollis infunduliformibus ft 
Hyacinth with a funnel-fhaped petal cut into fix parts, and If 
albus primus. C.-B.P. 44, Earley White Eaftern Hyacint 
    THzER  are varieties of the Eaftern Hyacinth, which ba 
tender ornoe of them the moflt valuable Flowers of the fpri 
them; whn the florifts have rais'd fo many varieties, as am 
Flowers fo large, double and finely coloured, that their roc 
fterling each root ; and it is owing to the induitry of the 
lovers and delighters in Gardening are fo agreeably entertain' 
while to wait four or five Years for the Flowers of a Pai 
might not be ona in forty that may deferve to he preferv'A