AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA 
OF HORTICULTURE. 29 
Passiflora—continued. 
develop their true characters. The flowers are very beauti- 
ful in some species; in all, they are of singular form and 
extremely interesting. 
Propagation is readily effected from cuttings of young 
shoots, about Gin. long, taken in spring with a heel, and 
inserted singly in small pots of sandy soil. They should 
be placed in a close propagating frame, or under a bell 
glass, where they will root in due course pretty freely. 
Once rooted, and gradually inured to the open house, 
the plants grow rapidly, and when repotting rather large 
shifts may be safely allowed. They may eventually be 
permanently planted out, andthe growth trained over the 
roof or rafters, or cultivated for a similar purpose in 
large pots or tubs. Passifloras usually grow freely, 
and are not over-fastidious regarding soil, provided 
there is good drainage, and plenty of water is 
given throughout the growing season. If planted in 
borders, the roots should be partially restricted, and 
a depth of soil not exceeding a foot will be sufficient. 
Passiflora—continued. 
P. Actinia (Sea-anemone-like). fl., petals nearly white, o y 
rather longer than the calyx ; calyx with a short tube, and a li 
of five greenish, oblong lobes; crown of numerous spreading, 
worm-like filaments, deeply banded with red, blue, and white, 
inclosing three circles of very minute processes; peduncles axil- 
lary, single-flowered. November and February. l. about Sin. 
long, ovate, obtuse, emarginate, the petioles scarcely half as 
long. Organ Mountains, 1842. (B. M. 4009.) 
P. adiantifolia (Adiantum-leaved). A form of P. Banksii. 
P. alata (winged-stemmed).“ fl. very sweet-scented ; upper side of 
calyx and petals deep crimson; rays variegated with purple, 
white, and crimson; pedicels terete; bracts slightly toothed. 
April to August. J. glabrous, somewhat cordate, ovate, acute; 
petioles bearing four glands ; stipules lanceolately-falcate, some- 
what serrated. Branches tetragonally winged. Peru, 
(B. M. 66; L. B. C. 246.) P. Buonapartea is probably a hybrid 
between this species and P, guadrangularis. 
P. a. brasiliana (Brazilian). fl. solitary, axillary; sepals ob- 
long, very convex, coloured at the edges, each bearing below the 
end a little bristle; petals longer, but similar, within deep 
scarlet, outwardly deep violet, with a white streak along the 
middle; crown about as long as the petals, composed of several 
rows of tapering processes, which are collected into a cylinder, 
and are white, with crimson bands on the lower half, deep rich 
Fic. 34. PORTION OF FLOWER-BEARING BRANCH OF PASSIFLORA CHRULEA. 
This should be composed of turfy loam with a small 
portion of peat and some sharp sand intermixed. Very 
rich soils are apt to cause an over-luxuriant growth 
at the expense of the floriferous habit which the plants 
usually assume. Attention should be devoted to 
training the shoots and preventing overcrowding by 
cutting the weakest away, allowing the terminal points 
of others to hang gracefully. When flowering 1s over, 
the main growth may be regulated, thinned, if necessary, 
and cut in. Both stove and greenhouse species thrive 
under very similar treatment, except that the latter do 
not require so much heat as the former, and do not 
generally grow quite so rapidly. P. cwrulea succeeds in 
favourable localities outside. If trained to a south 
wall, it grows rapidly, and soon covers a large surface. 
The numerous orange-coloured fruits that ripen towards 
autumn are as ornamental as the flowers which precede 
them. ; 
Except where indicated otherwise, the undermentioned 
species are climbers, and require stove treatment. 
iolet on the upper half. September. Z. about 6in. long, oblong, 
ae olats petiole over 1jin. long, with E Me tag etak 
conical glands at the upper end ; stipules narrow. 
P. phænicea (B. R. 1603). 
P. alato-cærulea (winged-blue), jl, petals white inside; calyx 
lobes rose-coloured on the outside; crown triple ; outer nen- 
tous appendages variegated with black, blue, and white ; icels 
terete, much longer than the petioles. 1 
J. glabrous, cordate, three-lobed ; lobes quite entire, ovate-lanceo- 
late; petioles bearing two to four glands. 5 
hybrid between P. alata and P. guet ve. = 5 1 ai ne 
white)“ white; superior peduncles long 
oe Tay. A ro glaucescent beneath, somewhat cor- 
date at base, five-nerved, trilobed ; lobes oval, somewhat glandu- 
larly serrated at base ; petioles biglandular in the middle. Brazil, 
1830. SYN. P. atomaria. (G. C. n. s. xix., p. 695; R. H. 
Fig. 39.) 
P. albida (whitish). A synonym of P. mucronata. 
P. wrs ee a f., 1 . . ers 
— le below, white above. Summer. (. ö -lo 
Phi ie said to be a cross between P. alata and P. Raddiana. 
na en and poisis rod ‘within, sie 
ovely).* sepals and petals r vithi 0 
8 . the corona almost uadriseriate, white, 
shorter than the perianth; peduncles solitary, one-flowered. 
