360 FOREST CULTURE AND 
Passiflora laurifolia, L. (P. tinifolia, Jussieu.)— 
The Water-Lemon. From West India to Brazil. 
Passiflora ligularis, Juss.—From Mexico to Bolivia. 
Passiflora lutea, L.—North America from Pennsyl- 
vania and Illinois southward. Berries small. 
Passiflora maliformis, L.—From West India to Bra- 
zil. 
Passiflora quadrangularis, L.—Brazil. One of the 
most commonly cultivated Granadillas. 
Passiflora serrata, L.—From West India to Brazil. 
Passifiora suberosa, L. (P. pallida, L.) — From 
Florida to Brazil. A careful investigator, Dr. Maxw. 
Masters, has recently defined about 200 species of 
 Passion-flowers. 
Peireskia aculeata, Miller.—West India. The Bar- 
badoes Gooseberry. <A tall shrub, adapted for hedges 
in localities free of frost. The cochineal insect can 
be reared also on this plant. The berries are edible. 
Several other species exist in tropical America, among 
which P. Bleo, Humb., is particularly handsome, but 
they may not all be sufficiently hardy for utilitarian 
purposes in our clime. Otherwise the Bleo is used 
for salad. 
Peireskia portulacifolia, Haw.—West India. This 
attains the size of a fair tree. 
Pennisetum thyphoideum, Rich.* (Penicillaria spi- 
cata, Willd. Panicum cceruleum, Miller.)—Tropical 
Asia, Nubia and Egypt. The Bajree. An annual, 
ripening its millet crop in about three months in 
warm countries. The stems are thick and reach a 
height of 6 feet. This grass requires a rich and loose 
soil, and on such it will yield upward of a hundred- 
fold. It furnishes also a good hay, and is also valua- 
