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1222 PASSIFLORA 



F. Blosxoiitx hrhihl 

 16. vitifdUa, HBK. (P. s.,,nr,l,n 

 Mscens, DC. Tacsbnia liiuh.i,,.,,,, .1 

 Ivs. corilate-ovate in outliin-. .Iifjilv 

 and the divisions coarsely toothed, 

 ally pubescent beneath : fl. 4-6 in. 

 the linear-obloug sepals and petals bright scarlet, the 

 sepals with a spine at the tip; outer corona filaments 

 red, the inner ones white, all of them upright or spread- 

 ing and much shorter than the envelopes. Brazil. 

 F.M. 1878::!17. G.C. III. 8:213.-An old species, but 

 not common in cult. Said not to be free-flowering. 



P. pu 



I . Stem terete 



■ bed or d 



ng-veined, usu 



across, nearly flat. 



led 



s^^^^r*'^^!*-. 



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PASSIFLORA 



violet, the corona of numerous filaments, the outermost 

 of wliich are nearly as long as the petals and are deep 

 violet at the base, yellowish in the middle and curly at 

 the top. British Guiana. G.C. III. 22:393. -Fiist de- 

 scribed in 1897, and now offered in this country by San- 

 der & Co. 



GG. Jiays (listinctly shorter than envelopes : teaf- 



margins nturlii or quite entire. 

 20. 41ba, Link & Otto. [P. atomdria. Planch.). Stem 

 terete: stipules very large and leaf -like: Ivs. broad- 

 ovate and somewhat cordate, rather shallowly 31obed, 

 glaucous beneath, the margins entire : peduncles ex- 

 ceeding the Ivs., 1-fld.: fl. little more than 2 in. across, 

 clear white: fr. obovoid. the size of an 

 egg, green at first, but becoming vellow- 

 ish. Mex. to S. Amer. G.C. II. 19:«i«. 

 R.H. 1883, p. 201; 1884:3U. 

 21. violacea, Veil. T:ill. glabm.is. with 



f^ 



pp. Blossoms white, greenish, purplish, or variousli/ 



tinted, but not red. 

 G. Rays of corona (or the outer ones) about ns long as 



tile floral envelopes: leaf-margins strongly serrate 



(except sometimes in No. 19). 



17. incamita, Linn. M.\t-pop. Fig. 1650. Tall-climb- 

 ing strnuL' viii.-. iilal.niMs or nearly so: Ivs 3-lobed to 

 about hull' 111. ii lb i.ih. liroadly cordate-ovate in outline, 

 serrate, ih.- [.rtiole hearing 2 glands near the top: fl. 

 :ixilhu\ i.n.l -i.litiiry, about 2 in. across, white, with a 



li-hi iMii]il. nina" banded at its center: fr. oblong, 



:ii"iui 1 ni. l.Tiu'. with 3 sutures, yellow when ripe. Dry 

 |.la,-.s. V;, . .,,„th and west. B.M. 3G97. Mn. 9:17.-A 

 weedy plant, but offered by dealers in native plants. 

 With protection, the roots will survive the winter as far 

 north as Baltimore, and the strong herbaceous vines will 

 make a fine cover for arbors and verandas. Easily 

 grown from seeds. 



18. «dulls, Sims. Fig. 1652. Morewoody and stronger: 

 Ivs. large, deeply 3-lobed and serrate : fl. white, often 

 tinted with purple, the rays ne.arly as long as the envel- 

 opes, white for the in.i.ir half hut purple at the base: 

 fr. globular-obl..!!-. i!,i i I . iin ih-dotted when ripe, the 

 rindhard. Brazil I M - - iMi. 1857, p. 224; 1883, 



p. 489. Gn.50:l JiilOl. A. G. 13:120.- 



Runs into several l-nn- I !m tiuit is fragrant and edi- 

 ble, but there is little pulii. tlie seeds occupying most of 

 the interior. Readily grown from seeds. Naturalized in 

 tropical countries. 



19. pmindsa. Mast. Climbing, the stems terete, gla- 

 brous : Ivs. broad in outline, 3-lobed beyond the middle, the 

 lateral lobes diverging, the margins remotely glandular- 

 toothed, glaucous beneath: stipules very large and leaf- 

 like, cordate, 2 in. long: fl. 3 in. across, pale or pearly 



1 Ik i" ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ tms, the under sur- 



i.i ' I - ^ : fl. about 3 in. 



■( : --. !.' i":.i, .oil sepals lilac-pink 



iii-idi i.-ipal- i iidiii,^ in a long spttrl, the 

 numerous tilaments of the corona white- 

 tipped and barred with violet and white. 

 Brazil. B.M. C997. R.H. 1885:468. 



22. caertlea, Linn. Fig. ]6.i3. Slender, 

 but a strong grower, glabrous and some- 

 what glaucous: Ivs. divided nearly to the 

 petiole into 5 lanceolate or lance-elliptic 

 entire sharp-pointed segments of which the 2 lower ones 

 arc s.jnietimes again lobed: fl. 3-4 in. across, slightly 

 fra:,'iaiit. greenish white, the sepals tipped with a short 

 point, the rays of the corona in 2 series, blue at the tip, 

 white ill the middle and purple at the base, the styles 

 light purple. Brazil. B.M. 28. Gn. 31, p. 421; 34, p. 

 114; 46, p. .•(GO.-The commonest of Passion-flowers in 

 American greenhouses, and now represented by several 

 named forms and hybrids. Can be grown in the open 



aiato-cs'^lea (P. Pf.h-.ii', 



.nrona of 3 

 y. hlue-pur- 

 base. B.R. 



pie in the iiiidiUe. and black-purpi 

 10:848. K.H. 1847:121. 

 Passifloras in the Amer. trade, but not accounted for botani- 



and 2i)», the var. ciliata. Mast. In cult, in thi.s leuiitry. hut 

 apparently not in the trade. Variable.— P. galhana. Mast. 

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

 ovate-pointed: fl. solitary on a long peihimle, .'1 in. a'-ress, 

 greenisli yellow, the sepals and petals v.r>- T,:irr --.-- t( r not 

 folded corona short. Brazil. GC. III. •-'" ' '' ' ' " '"•- 



nil. Mast. Lvs. broad-oblong, acute, enrir. _ i^ 



above, but not beneath: fl. erect. 4-5 in. art — r 



let and rose color, with white in the center : r.r,I,.^.!. . rt. 



