No. 565. 
PASSIFLORA DISCOLOR. 
SS. Order. 
MONADELPHIA PENTANDRIA. 
Native of Brazil, whence it is said to have 
been first brought to Europe by Prince 
Maximilian, of Nieuwied. Its growth is 
rapid, particularly when planted in the full 
ground in the stove, in which state it at- 
tained the height of twenty feet in one year 
with us, and flowered during the whole of 
the summer and autumn. The stalks are 
quite flat, and the leaves of a singular form ; 
towards the upper parts of the shoots they 
are of a deep purple hue. The flowers, as 
usual with this beautiful family, last only a 
single day, but are quickly succeeded by 
others. 
It is readily propagated by cuttings, and 
should be planted in rich loam. 
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