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PAS 



one inch deep : the compartment being ' fast as they are produced. This makes 

 la.dout in be^d not more^han four feet, the plant stool, for whatever prevents 

 >^ide,for the convenience of weeding, the formaUon of seed, promotes the 

 Rt^ VVhpn the seedlings are two or development ot root. , , u 



fhr'ee Ses 1 ,gh remov^e to ten inches PASCALIA glauca Half hardy herb- 

 aparl and the te'eds both by hand and -^s. Cuttings^ Loam an^et^^ 

 small hoeing. The beds require to he PASQUL-FLOWLR. Anemone puc 

 frequently looked over, to remove all | satilla .^^ P,ower. 



it impracticable. 



Select Species and Varieties .— 



impraclicaoie. , 



The roots may be taken up as wanted | hardy ok half-hardy, according to 



in September, but they do not attain 

 maturity till October, which is intimated 

 by the decay of the leaves 



LATITUDE AND SOIL. 



P.carulea. Common Blue Passiflora. 

 Five slightly differing varieties, the best 



by the decay oi uie icdvco. Five slightly dinenng vaneucB, i-i'^ '■■■=•• 



■ In November, part of the crop may ^^ ^^j^j^^ ^^^ p Colvillii and P. glauco- 

 be taken up, and the tops being cutl ,^^^_ AH require the protection ot a 

 close off, layed in alternate layers with ^ ,. 

 sand, for use in frosty weather. The 

 remainder may be left in the ground. 



phyllo 

 wall. 



GREEN-HOUSE. 



P. incarnata. Flesh-coloured Passi- 

 flora. This, in well drained borders, 

 will endure our winters against a south 

 wall. P. Fieldii is a variety of this. 



P. chinensis. Chinese Passiflora. 



STOVE. 



P. alata. Winged Passiflora. Pur- 

 ple, white, and crimson. 



P. alata-carulea, Hybrid-winged Pas- 

 siflora. Black, blue, and white. 



P. actinia. Sea Anemone Passiflora. 

 White, fragrant. 



P. kcrmesina. Crimson Passiflora. 



P. Loudoni. Loudon's Passiflora, 



purple. 



P. Middletonia. Middleton's Passi- 

 flora. Green and pink, fragrant. Some- 

 times called P. fragrans. 



P. Phanicea. Phcenician Passiflora. 

 Crimson, purple, and white. P. elegans 

 is a variety of this. 



EDIBLE FRUITED PASSIFLORAS. 



1 P. edulis. Purple-fruited Granadilla. 

 1 White. Green-house. 



P. laurifolia. Laurel-leafed Grana- 

 ! dilla, or Water Lemon. Red and violet 

 ' flowers. Fruit, yellow. Stove. 



P.maliformis. Apple-fruited Grana- 

 dilla, or Sweet Calabash. Flowers 

 white, blue, and red. Fruit, dull yel- 

 low. 



P. quadrangular is. Common Grana- 

 dilla. Flowers, red, white, and violet. 

 P.Buonapartea 



and taken up as required, as they are 

 never injured by the most intense frost, 

 but, on the contrary, are rendered 

 sweeter. In February or March, how- 

 ever, any remaining must be extracted, 

 otherwise they will vegetate. Being 

 preserved in sand, they continue good 

 until the end of April or May. 



To obtain Seed. — Some of the finest 

 roots are best allowed to remain where 

 grown ; or else, being taken up early 

 in spring, planted in a situation open, 

 but sheftered from violent winds. If of 

 necessity some of those are employed 

 which have been preserved in sand, 

 such should be selected as have not had 

 their tops cut off very close. 



They must be kept clear of weeds, 

 and in dry weather watered plentifully 

 twice a week. At midsummer the seed 

 is usually ripe ; the umbels may then be 

 cut, and when thoroughly dried on 

 cloths, the seed beaten out and stored. 

 Seed should never be employed that 

 is more than a twelvemonth old, as it 

 has generally lost its vegetative power 

 ■when of a greater age. 



PARSONIA. Two species. Stove 

 evergreen twiners. Cuttings, Loam 

 and peat. 



PARTERRE, a French word pro- 

 nounced with the final e silent, is syno- 

 nymous with our English name Flower 



Garden. „r' Fruit, greenish yellow 



PARTING the roots is a mode ^^^ [/"''^^^.ety o,-/his 

 propagation available with some plants, '^ ^ '"'"^'^ "^iBi f 

 and where a large increase ol an indi-j 



vidual specimen by this mode is desired. All the stove p - 



Us flower stems should be removed as i in a day temperature of 70 , «ith a 



EDIBLE FRUITED. 



All the stove passion flowers thrive 



