GRAN AD ILL AS. 



RANADILLA is the term applied to the edible fruit of different species of Passion 

 Flower, but one only is the true Granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis, yet other 

 species are largely cultivated for their fruits in tropical countries, and are deserving of 

 greater attention than has hitherto boon bestowed upon them in this country. Some of 

 the most desirable species are the following : 



PASSIFLORA EDULIS. Edible-fruited ; flowers white, 

 tinged with purple, fragrant ; fruit purple, about 

 2 inches long and 1| inch in diameter ; pulp bright 

 yellow or orange, mildly acid, agreeable, resembling 

 an orange ; native of Brazil. Very productive ; suc- 

 ceeds in a warm greenhouse. See fig. 70, next page. 



P. INCARNA A. May apple ; flowers white petaled, 

 corona double-rayed and purple ; fruit orange- 

 coloured, about the size of an apple ; pulp yellow, 

 with a sweetish taste ; Southern States of North 

 America ; herbaceous, shoots springing up annually. 

 Succeeds in a light greenhouse. 



P. LAURIFOLIA. Jamaica honeysuckle ; water lemon ; 

 flowers red and violet, fragrant ; fruit yellow, 

 dotted over with white spots ; size about that of a 

 hen's egg, ends pointed ; pulp whitish, watery, 

 usually sucked through a small hole in the rind, 

 delicately acid, aromatic flavour and "quenches 

 thirst, allays heat, induces an appetite, and elevates 



the spirits " ; West Indies and South America, 

 where it is much cultivated. Requires a stove 

 temperature. 



P. MALIFORMIS. Apple-fruited granadilla ; sweet cala- 

 bash ; flowers large, beautiful, petals white, rays 

 blue, outer divisions red ; sweet-scented ; fruit 

 ovate, pointed at the apex, 2 or 3 inches in its 

 longer diameter, and when ripe is of a dull dark 

 yellow colour ; pulp pale yellow, gelatinous, with 

 an agreeable flavour, particularly when eaten with 

 wine and sugar ; tropical America. Needs a stove 

 temperature. 



P. QUADRANGULARIS. Granadilla ; flowers large, fragrant, 

 petals red within, and white outside, corona white, 

 with violet rays ; fruit greenish-yellow, oblong, 

 about 15 inches in circumference ; pulp purple, suc- 

 culent, sweet and slightly acid, pleasant, especially 

 with wine and sugar ; Nicaragua ; largely grown 

 in tropical countries. 



Propagation. Seedling plants grow quickly and fruit indifferently ; therefore the 

 plants should be raised from cuttings. Short-jointed young shoots, about 6 inches 

 long, taken in spring with a heel, inserted singly in small pots, in sandy soil, placed in 

 a close propagating frame, or under a bell-glass, root freely with the requisite amount of 

 heat, shade, and moisture. When rooted, gradually inure the plants to the air, shifting 

 them into larger pots as the growth progresses. 



The plants may be fruited in large pots or tubs, but to have abundant crops they 

 require planting in beds, but unless the roots are restricted the plants do not fruit freely. 

 A border 2 feet wide along the front of a house will support a plant on a trellis ten 

 times wider. This is a good way of apportioning the rooting area to the trellis space, 

 namely, 1 foot square of the border to everv 10 feet superficial of trellis. Corners of 



