404: GABDEN PLANTS. PART II. 



19. P. punctata. Bears greenish-white flowers of moderate 

 size, and is only interesting for its foliage of curious two-pronged 

 leaves. 



20. P. quadrangularis or Buonaparteana. Mentioned as " a 

 superb species with flowers of a most superb colour." A strong 

 woody climber, with stout quadrangular stems and large heart- 

 shaped leaves, seven or eight inches across ; not uncommon in 

 the gardens about Calcutta, where it blossoms during the Rains. 

 Sir J. Paxton says, that in France it is grafted upon P. cserulea, 

 and flowers and fruits the same season as grafted, when not 

 above two feet high. 



21. P. racemosa. This very choice and handsome plant bears 

 deep-red or scarlet flowers in March. It thrives very in- 

 differently in this climate, and can only be propagated by 

 grafting upon a stronger species. 



22. P. rotundifolia. Bears pale-green insignificant flowers ; an 

 uninteresting plant. 



23 P. serratifolia, Bears in May large, very handsome, 

 lavender-coloured flowers. 



To these have of late been added, P. trifasciata, mutabilis, 

 macrocarpa, Harrisiana, Madonna, and Imperatrice Eugenie. 



Murucuja, 



M. ocellata. A most ornamental climbing shrub, native of the 

 West Indies, beautiful if only for its very handsome curtain of 

 foliage, which entirely conceals whatever support it is trained 

 to with its densely-crowded, curious, transversely-oval leaves ; 

 bears during the whole of the Cold months a profusion of 

 beautiful crimson flowers of moderate size, much like those of 

 the Passion-flower ; succeeded by a crop of small purple berries. 



Tacsonia. 



A genus of climbing plants in most respects very similar to 

 the Passion-flower ; but not, perhaps, so handsome. None have 

 as yet been found able to exist in the plains of India. 



1. T. pinnatistipula. Plants of this species have been intro- 

 duced into the Calcutta Botanical Gardens, but, as I understand , 

 soon died off. 



2. P. mollissima. This thrives Well, and produces fruit abun- 



