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seeds, and 3, 6, and 4 poorly developed ones, the total number being 86. 
The good seeds were dark purplish, almost black, pitted, } in. long 
Sixty-seven were sown, and 21 germinated. 
Great variation was observable in the seedlings, in respect of habit 
and vigour. One of them was from the first much stronger than the 
others. All were characterised by having a more or less marked tendency 
to develop yellow variegation in the leaves. Several had very delicate 
stems, and a number succumbed during the first winter, leaving three or 
four of sufficient vigour to justify their being planted out in a greenhouse. 
In that position they at first made good growth, but one after another 
died before reaching the flowering stage, until the robust one, referred to 
Fie. 67.—Passrrtora Sr. Ruie (nat. size). 
above, alone was left. Unfortunately, very few notes were kept of those 
that died. They differed very materially among themselves in regard to 
the size of their leaves. With one exception, they resembled the surviv- 
ing plant in the leaves being three-lobed. In the exceptional case 
elliptical leaves alone were produced, but ‘perhaps this may have been 
due to the retention for a longer period than usual of a form very com- 
monly found in Passion-flower seedlings. In one of the seedlings the 
yellow variegation was very ornamental. 
PASSIFLORA ST. RULE. 
The last survivor, now named P. St. Rule, is a very strong-growing 
plant, with rather loose branching habit and extremely luxuriant foliage. 
