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reasons for tin's popularity are that tin's species is hardier than other 

 kinds, and, therefore, better adapted to the climate of the cooler 

 regions, and that it bears more profusely and with greater certainty. 

 The fruit is produced in succession, and the plants vield more or less 

 through the greater portion of the year. This kind may be grown 

 successfully in all but the colder parts of Australasia, and it is a 

 very profitable fruit. In localities where frosts are troublesome it will be 

 advisable to plant in sheltered situations. Being a cheerful evergreen, 

 this species is admirably adapted for covering unsightly buildings or 

 fences, and it is a fruit specially deserving of attention from cottagers 

 and others having limited areas of ground. It may be grown successfully 

 in a town or suburban back yard and trained over an out-building, taking 

 up but little space. When grown in this way it serves as a useful 

 ornamental plant and gives a good return in fruit. 



OTHER EDIBLE SPECIES, 



The Grenadilla is the fruit of Passijiora quadrangnlaris, a West 

 Indian species, though the term is often applied to the other kinds. This 

 species has fruit six to eight inches in length, and somewhat similar in 

 shape to a small vegetable marrow. It is of a yellowish-green colour 

 when ripe, and yields an agreeable and juicy sub-acid pulp. The quantity 

 of pulp, however, is much less in proportion to the size of the fruit than 

 with the Small Passion Fruit. The plant is also much more tender in 

 habit, and even under the most favourable circumstances bears less freely. 

 It is strong in growth, and has fine deep evergreen foliage, but it is too 

 tender to thrive in any but the warmer districts and in sheltered situations. 

 The Large Passion Fruit is the product of Pt.tm flora macrocarpa, which 

 is a native of Brazil and Peru. This species produces fruit from six to 

 eight pounds in weight, and yields a pleasant sub-acid pulp. As with 

 the Grenadilla, however, the quantity of pulp is small in proportion to 

 the size of the fruit. The plant is strong in growth, produces an 

 abundance of bright deep green foliage, but bears much less freely than 

 the Common Passion Fruit, and is only suitable for the warmer regions. 

 The fruit of Passijiora Decaimiana is somewhat similar to the Grenadilla 

 in quality, but rather larger. The plant is also somewhat similar in 

 habit and foliage, and is too tender for cultivation except in medium 

 warm regions. The Water Lemon is the fruit of Passi flora laurifolia, a 

 species indigenous to tropical South America and the West Indies. It is 

 a strong-growing species, with handsome bright green foliage and beautiful 

 and fragrant flowers. The fruit is about the size and shape of a Lisbon 

 Lemon, and contains in the pulp a large proportion of rather watery but 

 agreeably flavoured juice. It is very popular in the West Indies, where 

 the use of the fruit is supposed not only to allay thirst, but also to promote 

 an appetite and elevate the spirits. This species can only be cultivated 

 successfully in warm regions, and is too tender for the colder parts of 

 Australasia except when grown under shelter. The following species also 

 yield edible fruits: Passijiora alata, a .strong-growing species from 

 Brazil, Pa.^(flora mncronat <, also from Brazil, Pa&s(florn pedata, a species 



