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formation. There are numerous varieties in cultivation, differing 

 in the lateness or earliness of the crop, and in the shape and 

 size of the fruit ; the latter varies from round to ovate or oval, 

 and from I to 1 inch in diameter. Propagated from seed, cuttings, 

 layers, or suckers. 



PASSION FRUIT. Pass/flora ciiitlis. As Grown at Xuwara-Eliya, Ceylon. 



Passiflora edulis (Passifloraceae). Passion-fruit, *or Sweet- 

 cup. A perennial climber, native of Southern Brazil, introduced 

 into Ceylon and commonly cultivated up-country for its fruit. 

 As an escape from cultivation it may now often be met with 



