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wine or spirits ; and the composition is generally thought a 

 very effectual and easy narcotic. Browne names it bull-hoof or 

 Dutchman's laudanum, which are probably the vulgar names of 

 the plant in Jamaica. 



Var. j3 ; leaves rounded at the base, somewhat 3-lobed. 

 Cav. 1. c. 



Small-eyed Murucuja. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1730. Sh. cl. 



Cult. Climbing shrubs, with the habit of Passiflora, bearing 

 beautiful flowers. Their culture and propagation are the same 

 as that recommended for that genus, see p. 56. 



VI. TACSO'NIA (Tacso, the name of one of the species in 

 Peru). Juss. gen. p. 398. ann. mus. 6. p. 388. D. C. prod. 3. 

 p. 333. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Pentandria. Tube of calyx long 

 (f. 7. e.\ with a 10-cleft limb (f. 7. a.). ; the 5 inner lobes pro- 

 bably petals ; throat furnished with a scaly membrane. Habit of 

 Passiflora. 



SECT. I. EuTACsbuiA (eu, well or good, and Tacsonia ; this 

 section contains the genuine species of the genus). D. C. prod. 3. 

 p. 333. Involucrum large, 3-leaved (f. 6./.); bracteas sometimes 

 free, sometimes joined together. 



* Leaves undivided. 



1 T. ADULTERINA (Juss. ann. FIG. 6. 

 mus. 6. p. 393.) leaves woolly 



beneath, glabrous above, ovate, 

 almost entire, with revolute edges ; 

 petioles glandless ; stipulas tooth- 

 ed, linear-lanceolate. Pj . ,_,. S. 

 Native of New Granada. Passi- 

 flora adulterina, Lin. fil. suppl. 

 p. 408. Smith, pi. ined. t. 24. 

 Flowers purple. Berry ovate, 

 spotted. 



Adulterated Tacsonia. Sh. cl. 



2 T. LANA'TA (Juss. ann. mus. 

 6. t. 59. f. 1.) leaves woolly be- 

 neath, glabrous above, ovate-cor- 

 date, entire, with somewhat revo- 

 lute edges ; petioles glandless ; 



stipulas narrow, hidden among the tomentum of the stem, 

 fj . lw> . S. Native of the Andes, about Quindiu. H. B. et 

 Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 141. Flowers white ? 

 Woolly Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



* * Leaves 3-lobed. 



3 T. TRIFOLIATA (Juss. 1. c. p. 393.) whole plant white from 

 silky tomentum ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ovate-oblong, quite 

 entire ; petioles glandless ; stipulas half stem-clasping, ciliated 

 with glands. J? . ^,. S. Native of Peru, in the valley of Canta. 



Trifoliate Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



4 T. SANGUINEA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 334.) leaves tomentose 

 beneath, reticulately veined, smooth above, deeply 3-lobed ; 

 lobes acute, serrated ; petioles glandless ; bracteas glandularly- 

 toothed. Jj . w . S. Native of the West Indies. Passiflbra 

 sanguinea, Smith, in Rees' cycl. no. 45. Flowers deep red. 



Blood-coloured-fiowered Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



5 T. piNNATisTiruLA (Juss. 1. c.) leaves white from velvety 

 down beneath, trifid beyond the middle ; lobes serrated ; stipulas 

 pinnate; petioles with 4-8 glands. Tj . w . S. Native of Chili. 

 Sweet, fl. gard. new. ser. 2. t. 156. Passiflora pinnatistipula, Cav. 

 icon. 5. t. 428. Flowers rose-coloured or purplish ; crown deep 

 blue. 



Var. ft, pennipes (Smith, in Rees' cycl. no. 48. under Passi- 

 flbra) stipulas palmately parted into subulate lobes, one of which 

 is pinnate at the apex. 



VOL. III. 



Pinnate- stipulcd Tacsonia. Clt. 1828. Shrub cl. 



6 T. MICRADE'NA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 334.) clothed with vel- 

 vety tomentum ; leaves trifid, somewhat cordate, 3-5-nerved ; 

 lobes ovate-lanceolate, serrated ; petioles bearing small glands, 

 which are hidden among the tomentum ; stipulas palmately parted 

 into capillary lobes. fj . ^,. S. Native of Peru. 



Small- glanded Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



7 T. TOMENTOSA (Juss. 1. c. p. 394.) leaves tomentose, trifid 

 beyond the middle, 3-nerved ; lobes ovate, serrated ; petioles 

 bearing 6 pedicellate glands ; stipulas falcate, serrulated on the 

 outside, f; . w . S. Native of Peru. P. tomentosa, Cav. diss. 

 10. t. 275, 276. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Tomentose Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



8 T. MANICA'TA (Juss. 1. c. t. 59. f. 2.) leaves somewhat to- 

 mentose beneath, trifid beyond the middle ; lobes oval-oblong, 

 serrated ; petioles bearing 3-4 glands at the apex ; stipulas 

 roundish, spreading, crestedly toothed on the outside. Jj . w . S. 

 Native of Peru, about Loxa. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 

 2. p. 139. 



Var. ft ; lobes blunter and more tomentose beneath. Native 

 of Villa de Ybarra. 



Var. y ? petioles bearing many glands. On Mount Quindiu. 



Var. S; bracteas joined together at the base. On Mount 

 Saraguru. 



Manicaled-stipviled Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



SECT. II. BRACTEOGA'MA (from fipaKos, brakys, a cover, and 

 yufjLug, garnos, marriage ; in reference to the bracteas of the invo- 

 lucrum being joined together). D. C. prod. 3. p. 334. Bracteas 

 of involucrum 3, joined together into a tube. 



9 T. TRIGONA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 334.) leaves clothed with 

 hoary hairs beneath, pubescent above, deeply 3-lobed ; lobes 

 oblong, diverging, serrulated ; petioles bearing 2-4 glands ; sti- 

 pulas manicated, denticulated, awned at the apex. Tj . w . S. 

 Native of Peru. Passiflora trigona, Ruiz et Pav. ined. (v. s. in 

 herb. Lamb.) 



Trigonal Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



10 T. PEDUNCULA'RIS (Juss. 1. c. p. 395.) leaves downy on 

 the nerves beneath, cordate at the base, 3-nerved, trifid ; lobes 

 ovate, obtuse, serrated ; petioles bearing 4 glands ; stipulas 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, serrated. I? . w . S. Native of 

 Peru. Passiflora peduncularis, Cav. icon. 5. t. 426. Murucuja 

 peduncularis, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 43. Flowers purple or rose- 

 coloured. 



Var. ft, Dombeyana (D. C. prod. 334.) lobes of leaves acute ; 

 bracteas entire. 



Peduncular Tacsonia. Clt. ? Shrub cl. 



1 1 T. MOLLISSIMA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 144.) 

 leaves clothed with canescent tomentum beneath, and pubescence 

 above, cordate at the base, 5-nerved, 3-lobed ; lobes ovate, 

 acute, sharply toothed ; petioles bearing 12 glands ; stipulas 

 semi-ovate, acuminated, denticulated. fj . w . S. Native of 

 Santa Fe de Bogota. Murucuja mollissima, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 

 43. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Very soft Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



12 T. TRIPARTITA (Juss. 1. c. t. 60.) leaves rather tomentose 

 beneath, smooth above, 3-parted ; lobes lanceolate, serrated; 

 petioles bearing 6-8 glands ; stipulas manicated, crestedly 

 toothed. T? . w . S. Native of South America, in woods about 

 Quito. H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. 2. p. 142. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Tripartite-leaved Tacsonia. Shrub cl. 



13 T. MIXTA (Juss. 1. c. 394.) leaves glabrous, 3-lobed; 

 lobes oblong, serrated ; petioles bearing 6 glands ; stipulas ob- 

 long, acuminated, serrated on the outside. I? . w . S. Native 

 of New Granada. Passiflora mixta, Lin. fil. suppl. 408. Smith, 

 icon. ined. t. 25. 



