Loascce L oasa. 



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and handsome foliage ; L. picta, yellow and white ; L. tricolor, 

 yellow and red ; and L. Pentldndica, white tipped with orange. 

 Blumenbdchia insignis. An allied plant in which the cap- 

 sule splits to the base into 10 valves. Leaves opposite, pinna- 

 tifid. Flowers axillary, on long peduncles, pure white, about 

 an inch in diameter. 



ORDER XLIX. PASSIFLOKEJE. 



The plants of this family are mostly of climbing habit, with 

 alternate lobed leaves and lateral tendrils. In structure they 

 are remarkable in having a single double or triple corona, as 



Pig. 112. Passiflora caerulea. (J iiat. size.) 



the organs are collectively termed which intervene between the 

 petals and stamens. The fruit is superior, often fleshy, ediblo 



