long, thread-like processes proceeding from the petiole 

 processes that occupy the place of the petiolar glands 



common in the genus, and 



analogous 



to the 



upon the leaf-stalk of some Apocyneous plants 



found 

 The fruit 



of P. ligularis 



said to be eatable, and the size of 



orange 

 as larg 



of P. quadrangularis is frequently three 



Hitherto this has been described as a native of Peru 

 would, however, seem from the Garden name, P. mexi 



cana. 



der which 



it was purchased from Mr. Knight, of 

 the King's Road, by Mr. Gordon, of Haffield, near Ledbury, 

 to be perhaps spread northwards over a large extent of 

 country. The specimens from which the accompanying 

 drawing was taken were obligingly communicated in 

 February by Mr. Gordon, who informs us that the plant 

 grows luxuriantly in the front border of a Conservatory for 

 tropical plants heated by hot water. 



A leaf of this species is represented by M. Decandolle 

 in his Organographies t. 39. f. 5. to illustrate a transforma- 



of glands into tendrils 



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