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* PASSIFLORA onychina. 



Lieut. Sulivan's Passion-flower. 



MONADELPHIA PENTANDRIA. 



Nat. ord. Passifloraceje. 

 PASSIFLORA. Bot. Reg. vol. ].fol. 13. 



onychina ; ebracteata, foliis trilobis cordatis glabris : laciniis oblongis obtusis 

 subaequalibus obscure serrulatis, petiolis 4-6-glandulosis, pedunculis foliorum 

 longitudine, corona margine inflexa: serie intima radiorum erecta. conica 

 intus supra basin dentifera, extima duplici filiforrni patentissima, intermedia 

 subtriplici brevissima capitata. ; ovario tomentoso. Bot. Reg. arm. 1838. 

 misc. no. 1 . 



It has already been stated at p. 1. of the miscellaneous 

 matter of this volume that the beautiful Passion-flower now- 

 figured, was obtained from the stove of Miss Traill, 

 Bromley, Kent, in the beginning of last November. At the 

 same time I was favoured by that Lady with the following note. 



" The Passiflora is of most luxuriant growth, and has 

 been covered with flowers for the last six weeks. It is planted 

 in a border, and from having been so placed for above 

 twelve months without shewing bloom, the gardener pruned 

 it severely this last spring, when it shot forth with redoubled 

 vigour. It is not known whether it will bear a cooler 

 atmosphere. It does not shew for seed." 



At that time I believed it had been for the first time intro- 

 duced by Mr. Lowe, of Clapton ; but upon looking over some 

 old papers I have found the following description of the 

 plant by Mr. Booth, who sent me a drawing of it some years 

 ago under the name of P. Sulivani ; unfortunately this was 



See Bot. Reg. fob 1339. 



