270 HORTUS JAMAICENSIS. water- 



the divisions nearly equal ; the three upper ovate, spreading ; the two lower converg- 

 ing, somewhat bent down ; filaments two, shorter by half than the other two ; anthers 

 ovate, blue Swartz. This little creeping plant is very common in every oozy spot 

 about the harbour of Kingston, it sticks very close to the earth, and casts a few fibrous 

 slender roots from every joint as it creeps. The whole seldom exceeds seven or eight 

 inches in length, growing generally in beds, and spread thick on the ground, throwing 

 out a Cew simple side branches from space to space, which give it a beautiful appearance, 

 when in flower, and makes it exceedingly remarkable. It has a bitterish taste, and thrives 

 best in a low nioi&t soil. Browne. It was named monierria in honour of dr. Moiiicr. 



2. KEPENS. CREEPING 



Leaves ovate, stem creeping, calyx five-leaved, style bifid. Swartz, 



WATER-LEMON. PASSIFLORA. 



Cl. 20, or. 4 Gjjnandria pentandria. Nat. ok. Cucurbitacta. 

 Gen. char. See BulThoof, v. l, p. 123. 



MALIFORMIS. APPLF-FO M. 



Foliis cordatis productis, petiolis bighndulis, fructu sp/i&ri'co, peri- 

 carpio duro. Browne, p 3-'8, P. 4. 



Leaves cordate-oblong, quite entire, petioles biglandular, involucres quite entire. 



Stem thick, triangular, by" slender tendrils thrown out at every joint rising to the 

 height of fifteen or<wenty feet. At each joint is one leaf, sis inches lorfg *nd four 

 broad in the middle, of a lively green, and thin texture, having a stivng midrib, whence 

 arise several small nerves, diverging to the si.les, and curving up towards the top. Pe- 

 tioles pretty long, having two small glands in the middle. Two large stipules encom- 

 pass the petioles, peduncles, and tendrils, at the base; peduncles prettj loi g, having 

 also two small glands in the middle. The cover of the flower is composed of three 

 soft velvety leaves, of a pale red, with some stripes of a lively red colour; the petals 

 are white and the rays are blue. The flowers being large make a fine appearance, but 

 are of short duration, there is however a succession of them for sometime. Fruit 

 roundish, the size of a large apple, yellow when ripe, having a thicker riii , than any of 

 the other species, inclosinga sweetish pulp, in which are lodged many obiong brownish- 

 black seeds, a little rough to the touch MaHyifs Dictionary. Browne says it grows 

 frequent in the woods of Jamaica and supplies the wild hogs with a great part of their 

 food. 



See Bull-Hoof Granadilla Love in a Mist Passion-Flowers. 



WATER-LILLY. NYMPHiEAj 



Cl. IS, or. 1. PAyandria monogijnia. Nat. or. Succulent*?. 



The generic name was given from its growing in water, which the potts feign to be 

 the residence of nymphs. 



Gek. 



