GRAN AD ILL AS PA SSIFL OR A ED ULIS. 



22' 



pits in plant houses, or pine stoves walled off from the bottom, form fitting receptacles 

 in which to plant, training the growths near the glass over the pathways. 



Drainage. The drainage must be very complete, for though the plants require an 

 abundant supply of water during the summer season, any approach to stagnancy is 



Fig. 70. FBUITING SPRAY <? PASSIFLORA EDULIS. 

 References : 1, Flower buds ; 2, flower ; 3, fruits in various stages of swelling ; 4, medium-sized ripe fruit 



pernicious. A foot in depth of clean rough rubble, with 3 inches of finer on the top, 

 is not too much for borders, but remember that a drain, with outlet, is necessary to carry 

 off the superfluous water. Pots and tubs must be efficiently drained, about a fourth of 

 their depth sufficing. Avoid deep borders ; 1 foot of compost is ample ; if the border 



