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Passiflora continued. 



obtuse or cuneate at base ; petioles biglandolar at the apex, twice 

 as long as the peduncles ; stipules setaceous, almost equalling the 

 peduncles. Brazil, 1837. Greenhouse. (B. B. 1840, 52, under 

 name of P. zerrueifera.) 



P. filamentosa (filamentous), fl. with whitish petals and Mae 

 corona coloured similarly to those of P. ccerutea ; corona longer 

 than, or nearly equalling, the calyx ; bracts serrated. July to 

 October. /. glabrous, five-parted, serrated ; petioles biglandular 

 in the middle. South America, 1817. (B. M. 2023; B. B. 

 584.) SYN. P. palmata (L. B. C. 97). 



P. foetida (stinking). Wild Water Lemon, ft. whitish, the corona 

 variegated with purple and blue. May to October. I. villous ou 

 both surfaces, five-nerved, cordate at base, three-lobed ; lobes 

 nearly entire, lateral ones very short, middle one acuminated ; 

 petioles, as well as the stems, hispid. Tropical America, Ac., 1731. 

 Annual, or rarely perennial. SY.VS. P. hircina (of gardens), 

 P. hireuta. (L. B. C. 138.) 



P. ciliata (ciliate-leaved). fl., petals greenish on the outside, 

 red within ; rays of corona variegated with white and purple ; stipes 

 of ovary deep purple, with darker spots. July to September. 

 I. glabrous, somewhat five-nerved, cordate at base, trifid ; lobes 

 acuminated, ciliated. Jamaica, 1783. (B. M. 288.) 



P. nigelliflora (Nigella-flowered). fl., segments five, pale green 

 without, white within, oblong ; petals white, the same shape ; 

 filaments of nectary white, bluish at the tip, ' 

 circular disk ; involucre of three pinnatifid leaves. 

 L cordate, five-lobed, hairy, or almost silky on both sides, emitting 

 a foetid odour when bruised. Stem and petioles hairy. Mexico, 

 1835. (B. M. 3635, under name of P. nigelliflora.) 



P. fulgens (shining). A synonym of P. coccinea. 



P. glauca (glaucous), of Aiton. A synonym of P. stipulate. 



P. glauca (glaucous), of Humboldt A synonym of P. arborea. 



P. gracilis (slender), ft. whitish ; rays of corona blue and white ; 

 peduncles axillary, solitary. August. Jr. egg-shaped. 1. sub- 

 cordate, glabrous, three-lobed ; lobes roundish, beset with two to 

 four glands ; petioles bearing two glands. 1823. (B. B. 870.) 



P. Habnil (Hahn's).* fl. white, Sin. across, with a double yellow 

 corona. Summer. I. peltate, oval, bright green above, reddish 

 on the under surface. Mexico, 1870. Greenhouse. (G. C. n. a., 

 x- 305, xiL 504 ; B. H. 1869, 430, under name of Disemma Hahnii.) 



P. Herbertiana (Lady Carnarvon's), fl. solitary or in pairs, 

 rather large, on pedicels shorter than the leaves ; calyx lobes 

 greenish-white or pale orange-yellow, nearly IJin. long ; petals 

 narrow, scarcely Jin. long ; inner corona about |in. long, crenate 

 or shortly lobed ; outer one rather shorter, of a single row of fila- 

 ments. July to September. L broad, truncate or^slightly cordate 

 at base, with three triangular, almost acute, lobes, pubescent on 

 both sides ; petioles biglandnlar. Australia, 1821. SYN. Disemma 

 Herbertiana. (B. B. 737.) 



P. hircina (goat-scented). A garden synonym of P. foetida. 



P. hirsuta (hairy). A synonym of P. foetida. 



P. holosericea (wholly-silky), fl. white, spotted with red ; rays 

 of corona variegated with purple and white. May to August. 

 1. ovate, somewhat trilobed, aristately toothed at the base ; 

 petioles biglandular. Vera Cruz, 1733. Plant clothed with soft, 

 velvety down. (B. M. 2015 ; B. B. 59.) 



P. Hullettt (Hullett's). A garden synonym of P. macrocarpa. 



P. Imperatrice Eugenie (Empress Eugenie's), fl. about 4in. 

 across; petals white, tinged on the inside with reddish-lilac; 

 rays of the corona white, with regular transverse bars of blue, 

 which become reddish-purple towards the base. Summer. 

 I. deeply three-lobed, the lobes slightly mucronate. 1858. Ap- 

 parently a cross between P. ccurulea and P. quadranffularw or 

 P. alata. (I. H. 1858, 175.) 



P. incarnata (flesh-coloured).* May Apple. /. sweet-scented ; 

 petals white ; corona having a double circle of purple rays ; bracts 

 glamlularly serrated ; ovary villous ; calyx lobes pale green. July 

 and August, fr. orange-coloured, about the size of an apple, with 

 a sweetish, yellow pulp. I. glabrous, somewhat cuneate at base, 

 five-nerved, deeply tritid ; lobes lanceolate, serrated ; petioles bi- 

 glandular at apex. Southern United States, 1629. A greenhouse 

 perennial, sending up annually a number of herbaceous shoots. 

 (B. M. 3697.) 



P. Innesii (Innes').* fl. very handsome ; sepals white internally ; 

 petals whitish, thickly speckled with red ; corona in many rows, 

 white, banded with red at the base, violet-spotted above the 

 middle, and white at the apex. 1870. A fine garden hybrid 

 between P. alata and P. macrocarpa. 



P. insignia (remarkable). A synonym of Tacsonia insignit. 



P. jorullensis (Jorullo). fl. orange, twin, small : calyx segments 

 five, expanded ; corolla connate with the calyx, five-fid, the 

 lacinise revolute-deflexed, much shorter than the calyx ; corona 

 double ; peduncles above lin. long, articulated at apex. June. 

 L bilobed ; lobes renifonn, obtuse, mucronulate, broadly rotun- 

 date, purplish-glaucescent beneath ; stipules linear, small. 

 Central America, 1852. SY.V. P. Meduscea. (B, M, 4752; 

 F. d. S. v. 528; L. & P. F. G. i., f. 59.) 



P. kermesina (carmine). A synonym of P. Raddiana. 



P. laurifolia (Laurel-leaved). Jamaica Honeysuckle; Water 



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Lemon, fl. red and violet, sweet-scented ; bracts obovate, glan- 

 dularly serrate at the apex. June and July. fr. yellow, with 

 white spots, the size of a hen's e?g, but rather more elongated. 

 containing a whitish, watery, edible pulp. L glabrous ovate- 

 oblong, entire; petioles biglandular at the apex; stipules seta- 

 ceous, the length of the petioles. West Indies and South 

 America, 1690. (B. B. 13.) SYN. P. tinifolia (B. M. 4958). 



P. Lawsoniana (Lawson's). fl. Sin. to 4n. across ; calyx lobes 

 reddish-brown in the interior; petals reddish, oblong-obtuse, 

 shorter than the sepals ; corona in many rows, the outer fila- 

 mentous. Summer. /. sub-peltate, rather thick, ovate-oblong 

 slightly cordate, acuminate, entire. 1868. A hybrid between 

 P. alata and P. racemosa. 



P. ligularis (strap-shape-stipuled). /. green and purple, parti- 

 coloured ; bracts ovate, entire. September. I. glabrous, cordate, 

 acuminate, entire; petioles bearing four to six cylindrical glands 

 stipules ovate-lanceolate, acuminated. Peru, 1819. (B. M 2967 ) 

 SYX. P. Lovei (B. G. 1852, 9). 



P. Lowei (Lowe's). A synonym of P. liyularis. 



P. Innata (lunate), /f. white, the rays of the corona yellow ; 

 pedicels twin, jointed above the middle ; calyx exceeding the 

 corolla, June to August. I. glabrous, glandular beneath, cor- 

 date at base, three nerved, truncate, somewhat bi- or trilobed- 



P. lutea (yellow), fl. pale yellow, on twin pedicels ; filaments of 

 the corona in three rows, shorter than the sepals. May and June. 

 I. almost glabrous, cordate, trifid ; lobes ovate, mucronate by a 

 bristle, and, as well as the petioles, glandless. North America, 

 1714. Hardy. (B. B. 79.) 



P. macrocarpa (large-fruited). ^ wn ite and purple. Summer. 

 fr. of a delicate flavour, and acquiring a weight of 81b. and 

 upwards. 1. large, oval, obtuse. Stem quadrangular. Bio Negro, 

 1866. A vigorous-growing climber. SYN. P. Bulletti (of gardens*. 



P. macnlata (spotted), fl. greenish ; pedicels solitary or twin, 

 rather pilose. June and July. I. glabrous, deeply three-lobed, 

 painted with white on the upper surface ; lobes nearly equal, 

 oblong, acute, upper ones bluntly trifid, intermediate one larger 

 than the others ; petioles glandless. Curassoa, 1820. 



P. maliformls (Apple-form-fruited). Sweet Calabash. JL of 

 various shades, sweet->cented, large, and beautiful; petals 

 white ; rays blue ; outer divisions of flower red ; bracts ovate, 

 acute, joined at the base, larger than the flower. July to 

 November, fr. dingy yellow, round, smooth, about 2in. in dia- 

 meter, full of agreeable, gelatinous, pale yellow 

 I. glabrous, ovate, somewhat cordate at base, acumi 

 entire; petioles biglandular. Tropical America, <tc., 173L 

 (B. B. 94.) 



P. marmorea (marbled). A garden synonym of Ophiocaulon 

 tiitumpeloides. 



P. Maximlllana (Prince Maximilian's), fl. greenish, with a 

 white corona ; pedicels solitary or twin, longer than the petioles. 

 May and June. /. glabrous, divaricately bilobed, drawn out 

 a little in the middle, somewhat cordate at base, red and bi- 

 glandular beneath; petioles glandless. Brazil, 1800. SYNS. 

 P. decolor (L. B. C. 565), P. vespertitio (B. B. 597). 



P. Mednsaea (Medusa's). A synonym of P. jorullensis. 



P. Mooreana (Moore's), fl., calyx tube short; limb of five oblong 

 segments ; petals white ; corona with the outer ray blue, nearly as 

 long as the petals, variegated below with white and darker blue ; 

 intermediate one deep blue, very short; inner one red-purple, 

 erect ; peduncles one- flowered. July. L almost sessile, Sin. to bin. 

 long, cuneate, deeply palmato-trifid, obscurely serrate ; stipules 

 large, ovate. Buenos Ayres, 1837. (B. M. 3773.) 



P. mncronata (mucronate). fl. white, with a yellowish corona ; 

 column inclined ; stamens secund ; pedicels twice the length of 

 the leaves ; bracts soon falling on. August and September. 

 I. glabrous, roundish-cordate, entire ; petioles biglandular in 

 the middle; stipules ovate-lanceolate, setosely apiculated. 

 Brazil, 1816. (B. B. 677, under name of P. albida.) 



P. Munroi (Munro's). fl. 2in. to 3in. across ; petals five, whitish 

 externally, violet within, oblong, as long as the calyx lobes ; 

 corona in several series, violet, rich purple, and whitish. Summer. 

 I. Sin. to 5in. long, 4in. to 6in. broad, palminerved, cordate at 

 base, deeply three-lobed. 1868. A very elegant greenhouse 

 hybrid between P. alata and P. ccerulea. 



P. Murncula (Murucuia). fl. deep red, solitary, axillary. July. 

 fr. flesh-coloured when ripe, size of a pigeon's egg. I. glabrous, 

 glandular beneath truncately two-lobed at the apex ; lobes 

 obtuse, divaricate. West Indies, 1730. SYN. Murucvja oceUata 

 (B. B. 574.) 



P. onychina (onyx-coloured). A synonym of P. amethyntina. 



P. organensis (Organ Mountains), fl. greenish-white, having a 

 violet-coloured corona, tipped with white. Summer. L having 

 ovate, obtuse, lateral lobes, and a broad, very obtuse, central one, 

 the under surface claret-coloured. Brazil, 1869. 



P. o. marmorata (marbled). L, upper surface prettily mottled 

 with whitish or yellowish blotches. Brazil, 1869. 



P. palmata (palmate). A synonym of P. JUainentasa. 



