pale red within. Exterior rays of the nectarium longer than 

 the petals, variegated : middle rays very short, white : infe- 

 rior ones twice as long, converging round the column. 

 Filaments spotted : Anthers white : Germen oblong-oval, 

 white. Styles purplish : Stigmas 3-lobed, large, very white. 

 (Swartz describes them as black). 



Cultivated in gardens in the West-Indies, but whether 

 indigenous there seems doubtful. The fruit is as large as a 

 swan's egg ; its pulp is eaten with wine, either with or with- 

 out the seeds, and much esteemed for its supposed cooling 

 quality. Prom its quick growth and thick foliage, it is well 

 suited for forming arbours and covered walks, but Jacquin 

 observes that they are apt to be infested by venomous serpents, 

 who choose the Passion-flowers, more especially this species 

 and the laurel-leaved, for their abode, well knowing that their 

 favourite prey, the squirrels, no where more abound, these 

 animals being fond of these fruits. 



Requires the constant protection of the stove, of which it 

 is one of the greatest ornaments. Propagated by cuttings or 

 by seeds, which last are seldom produced here. Flowers in 

 August and September. Communicated by Mr. Blare, from 

 the very curious collection of James Vere, Esq. Kensington- 

 Gore. 



