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PASSIFLORA 



PASSIFLORA 



and violet color of throat. Resembles P. mollissima in 

 having downy Ivs., long flower-tube, color of fl. and 

 aristate sepals. 



BB. Bracts beneath the fl. more or less united, 

 c. Lf .-lobes short, obtuse or nearly so. 



30. manicata, Pers. (P. ignea, Hort. Tacsonia mani- 

 cata, Juss.). RED PASSION-VINE. Fig. 2775. St. nearly 

 terete, finely pale-pubescent: Ivs. coriaceous, 3-lobed 

 to about the middle, finely serrate, the lobes broad- 

 oblong, pale beneath; stipules ovate, 1 in. across, 

 notched, clasping: fls. solitary on slender axillary pedun- 

 cles, brilliant scarlet, 4 in. across; perianth-tube 3^m. 

 long, inflated and 10-ribbed at base; outer corona of 

 many short blue filaments, some of which surround the 

 column; inner corona of an inflexed membrane: fr. 

 egg-shaped or almost globular, yellow-green, the skin 

 thick; seeds many in a thin pulp. Colombia, Ecuador, 

 and Peru. B.M. 6129. G.F. 7:265 (from which Fig. 

 2775 is reduced). R.H. 1903:356. This plant seems to 

 be grown with difficulty in greenhouses, but it is at 

 home in the open in S. Calif., climbing into the tops of 

 trees and blooming profusely, making a brilliant dis- 

 play. It grows with great vigor and rapidity, renewing 

 itself freely from seeds. 



cc. Lf. -lobes long-acute. 



31. mixta, Linn. f. (Tacsonia mixta, Juss. T. eri- 

 dntha, Benth.). Glabrous or somewhat pubescent: Ivs. 

 orbicular-ovate, thick, 3-lobed to the middle, the lobes 

 long-acute and serrate : fl. 3-4 in. across, rose-pink, the 

 oblong sepals not equaling the green scarcely saccate 

 tube; corona a short multiple rim or disk. Andes. It 

 is reported that the P. mixta that has been grown in 

 Calif, is P. mollissima. 



32. mollissima, Bailey (Tacsbniamottissima,HBK.). 

 Pubescent: Ivs. cordate-ovate in outline, very pubes- 

 cent beneath, the lobes extending nearly to the base of 

 the blade and ovate-lanceolate in shape and serrate, the 

 stipules laciniate: fl. about 3 in. across, rose-color, the 

 green tube exceeding the sepals and swollen at the base; 

 corona a short rim. Andes. B.M. 4187. B.R. 32:11. 

 F.S. 2:78. G. 28:17 P. tubifldra, offered about 20 

 years ago in Calif, (and now apparently lost) is said 

 not to differ much from P. mollissima. 



33. Smythulna, Hort. Seedling of P. mollissima or 

 hybrid with it, with very brilliant orange-scarlet or 

 rosy-crimson fls. G.C. III. 12:705. Gn.W. 8:149. 



P. aldio-cseriilea (P. Pfordtii, Hort.) is a hybrid from seed of P. 

 alata by pollen of P. cserulea: Ivs. much like those of P. alata, 

 3-lobed: fls. fragrant, beautiful; sepals white; petals pink; corona of 

 3 series, the outer filaments being white at tip, blue-purple in the 

 middle, and black-purple at the base. B.R. 848. R.H. 1847: 121. 

 P. dlbo-nigra, Hort. Said to be a hybrid of P. alata and P. Raddiana: 

 Ivs. 5-lobed: petals white;, corona white above and blackish purple 

 below. Gt. 1:68. P. AUardii, Hort.=P. quadrangularis X P. 

 cserulea Constance Elliott, raised by Mr. Allard of the Botanic 

 Garden, Cambridge, England: Ivs. usually with 3 broad lobes: 

 free-flowering; petals white shaded pink; corona deep cobalt-blue. 

 P. ambigua, Hemsl. Possibly a hybrid of P. laurifolia and P. 

 maliformis: fls. more than double the size of P. laurifolia (5 in. 

 diam., pink and purple): petiole biglandular in middle: If .-blades 

 attenuate at base; stipules linear. Nicaraugua. B.M. 7822. G.C. 

 111.31:171. P. atropurpurea, Hort. Hybrid: has foliage of P. 

 racemosa, but infl. and fl. in general shape more like P. Raddiana: 

 fls. about 3 in. diam., tube less than }iin. long; sepals deeply 

 keeled, reddish violet or prune-colored; petals about length of 

 sepals, dark blood-red; outer corona violet spotted white, the 

 filaments or threads half the length of the petals; inner corona 

 shorter, violet, each thread enlarged at top. G. 26:495. P. Bel- 

 loUii, Hort. Sepals flesh-colored; petals rose; corona blue. Thought 

 to be a hybrid of French origin, having been received in England 

 about 1847. P.^Bournapdrtea, Hort., hybrid of P. alata and P. 

 quadrangularis, "possessing the sweet-scented and richly colored 

 fls. of the former with the handsome foliage of the latter:" blooms 

 freely when young: fls. solitary in the axils, reddish crimson, the 

 corona of rich red, white, and blue filaments. J.H. III. 51:253. 

 P. capsularis. Linn. Tall slender pubescent climber with red ten- 

 drils: Ivs. with 2 lunate ovate-oblong lobes: fls. solitary, 2 in. across, 

 rose-red; calyx-tube J^in. long, cylindric, the sepals narrowly 

 linear-oblong and obtuse; petals narrower and paler; outer corona 

 much shorter than petals, white; inner corona, short and incurved, 

 white; ovary hairy. Brazil. B.M. 7751 (not 2868, which is P. 

 rubra). P. cheliddnea, Mast. Lvs. oblong, forked at the end to 



one-fourth the length and with a small middle lobe, marked witn 

 dots: fl. 2 in. across, greenish, with a folded corona. Ecuador. G.C. 

 II. 12:40. P. cinnabarina, Lindl. Branches terete: Ivs. broad- 

 ovate, 3-lobed, margins entire: fls. solitary, 2% in. across, red; 

 corona short, folded, yellowish. Austral. G.C. 1855:724. B.M. 

 5911. P. colimensis, Mast. & Rose. A Mexican species first de- 

 scribed in 1899, but cult, for several years in Washington. It is an 

 herbaceous species, with shallow-lobed obtuse denticulate Ivs. and 

 small whitish blue-marked fls. on single peduncles. Promising as an 

 outdoor climber. P. europh^lla, Mast. Lvs. oblong, very broad, 

 rounded and biglandular at base, 2-lobed at apex with small lobe 

 between, upper surface dull green and lower surface purplish: fls. 

 whitish, not specially attractive. British Guiana. P. fdtida. Linn. 

 (P. hirsuta and P. hircina, Hort.). Allied to P. adenopoda: an- 

 nual or sometimes perennial: Ivs. pubescent, 3-lobed, the mar- 

 gins entire or obscurely angled: fls. whitish, small, the corona as 

 long as the petals and colored purple and blue: fl. -bracts pinnatifid. 

 Trop. Amer. L.B.C. 2:138. B.M. 3635, the form known as var. 

 nigelliflora, Mast.; and 288, the yar. ciliata, Mast. Perhaps in cult., 

 but apparently not offered in the trade. Variable. P. galb&na, 

 Mast. Sts. terete: Ivs. lance-oblong, short-petioled, entire: stipules 



2775. Passiflora manicata. ( X about } 



ovate-pointed: fl. solitary on a long peduncle, 3 in. across, greenish 

 yellow, the sepals and petals very narrow, the not folded corona 

 short. Brazil. G.C. III. 20:555. P. Imthurnii, Mast. Lvs. broad, 

 oblong, acute, entire, thick, glabrous above, but not beneath: fl. 

 erect, 4-5 in. across, brilliant scarlet and rose-color, with white in 

 the center; corona very short. British Guiana. G.C. III. 23:307. 

 Very showy. P. kewensis, Hort. "It is a cross raised by Mr. 

 Watson, the assistant curator, between the hardy Passiflora 

 cserulea and the Brazilian P. Raddiana. The fls. are larger than 

 those of P. Raddiana, the petals and fringe longer, while the color is 

 carmine suffused with blue, which, though perhaps not so bright 

 and pleasing as it is in the parent, is a lovely color." P. macro- 

 cdrpa, Mast. Of the P. quadrangularis group: st. 4-angled, strong- 

 climbing: Ivs. oval, obtuse: fl. white and purple: fr. as large as a 

 small melon, weighing several pounds. Brazil. P. maliformis, 

 Linn. Of the granadilla section: st. described as cylindrical: Ivs. 

 ovate or ovate-oblong, entire, the petiole 2-glandular: fl. fragrant, 

 large; petals white; corona blue: fr. yellow, round, and smooth, 2 in. 

 diam., with agreeable pulp. W. Indies to S. Amer. P. Miersii, 

 Mast. Sts. slender and wiry: Ivs. lance-ovate and entire, claret- 

 colored beneath: fl. 2 in. across, white, shaded with pink, the corona 

 half the length of the petals, white, barred with purple. Brazil. 

 G.C. III. 4:353. P. milMris, Hort. (Tacsonia militaris, Hort.). 

 A showy winter-bloomer intro. from the Transvaal, supposed to be 

 a hybrid of P. manicata X P. insignis or P. Van Volxemii X P. 

 insignis: Ivs. green and glabrous above, hairy beneath, deeply 

 3-lobed and sharp-serrate: fls. bright crimson taking on purplish 

 tinge with age, 4-5 in. across, on hairy stalks 5 in. long; tube short, 

 as in P. manicata, glabrous, inflated at base; outer calyx-lobes 

 striped on outside, green in center, dull crimson on margins; corona 

 small, purple; bracts 3 at base of tube, ovate, serrate. P. pendu- 

 lifldra, Bert. Lvs. very broad, slightly 3-lobed: fls. yellow and 

 green, solitary or twin, often pendulous; corona in 1 series and 12- 



