GRENADILLAS. 



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forms in the fruit, and some varieties in the colour of 

 the flower of the ])a|)aw : and there is also a dwarf 

 species ; thouiih, as this has been observed chiefly in 

 arid situations, it may be the common sort stunted 

 for want of moisture. 



Grenadillas — Passijlora 



The passifloras are a very numerous race ; they are 

 mostly natives of the West Indies and the tropical 

 parts of America, from which some of the species 

 have been introduced into this country, chiefly on 

 account of the beauty of their flowers. Few of the 

 species bear fruit in this country. 



The grenadillas with which we are best acquainted 

 are those of the West India islands, the chief of 

 which are the purple-fruited (^Passijlora edulis)—^ 



