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44 Bell-apple." A handsome West Indian climber with laurel-like 

 foliage, said to be cultivated in its native home for its fruit, which 

 are much esteemed for dessert. The plant appears to have been 

 introduced at Peradeniya before 1824, but although it grows and 

 Mowers freelv here, it has not vet set fruit, neither does it seem to 



GRAXAUILLA. Passiflora quatlningnlaris. 



be fruitful elsewhere in the East. The fruit is of the size and 

 shape of a hen's egg, with a smooth yellow rind when ripe, con- 

 taining sweet watery pulp. The plant is readily propagated by- 

 cuttings, and is especially adapted for growing as a screen on the 

 sides of plant-houses. Light humous, well drained soil suits it best. 



P. edulis. Passion -fruit. (See Sub-tropical Fruits.) 



