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top ; petioles pretty long, having two small glands in the middle ; 

 two large stipules encompass the petioles, peduncles, and tendrils at 

 the base ; the peduncles are rather long, 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 

 color ; the petals are white, and the rays blue ; the flowers being 

 large make a fine appearance, but are of short duration — there is, 

 however, a succession for some time ; the fruit is roundish, the size 

 of a large apple, yellow when ripe, having a thicker rind than any 

 of the other sorts. It grows naturally in the West Indies. 



Puss'ijlora quadrangidaris. Square-stalked Passion-flower. In 

 this species the stem is almost simple, thick, membranaceous at the 

 four corners, somewhat hispid ; the leaves are petioled, five or six 

 inches long, entire somewhat rugged, but without any pubescence; 

 the tendrils very long, axillary ; stipules in pairs, ovate at the base 

 of the petiole.s, on which are si.K glands ; the peduncles opposite to 

 the petioles, thicker : the flowers very large, encompassed by a three 

 leaved involucre, the leaves of which are roundish, concave, entire, 

 smooth, pale ; the fruit is very large, oblong, and fleshy ; the flower 

 is much larger, though very much resembling the above sort in color. 

 This is a native of Virginia, and some parts of South Carolina. 



Pussiflora alata. Wing-stalked Pa.ssion-flower. Tliis species 

 very much resembles tlie preceding at first sight ; the flower, which 

 is open, has also about the same appearance, but the peduncle is 

 cylindrical ; the three divisions of the involucre small, lanceolate, 

 with glandular serratures ; the pedicel thickest at the insertion into 

 the convex base of the flower; the five or six outer petals are 

 oblong with an awn, the inner longer; the outer principal rays 

 thinnest and shortest, imperfect rays in a double row, — below and 

 distinct from them a single row; no imperfect operculum; opercu- 

 lum partly horizontal and partly turning up to the column, then 

 folding back down again and embracing the column, with which it 

 is so connected that it appears inseparable, but is not joined to the 



