ANGURIA

(one of the Greek names for the cucumber). O RD. Cucurbit aceæ. A stove genus of evergreen climbers allied to Momordica. Flowers monœcio us; corolla joined to the calyx, ventricose, red, with a five-parted spreading border. Fruit somewhat tetragonal. Several species have been introduced from time to time, but they are rarely seen in our gardens. Some of them are handsome plants, and well worthy of cultivation.