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pounds weight each. The leaves are oblong-ovate, much 

 like those of P. quadrangularis, and the flowers, which also 

 closely resemble those of that species, are of great size, being 

 of a rich reddish purple colour. An excellent stove climber. 

 Native of Rio Negro. 



P. princeps. — This beautiful species has the leaves simple, 

 glabrous, cordate-lanceolate in shape, and bright green in 

 colour. It continues flowering throughout the summer, the 

 flowers being of medium size, and of a bright scarlet colour. 

 Native of Brazil. 



P. quadrangularis. — This species is commonly called the 

 Granadilla, and is a very fine free-flowering stove climber. 

 The leaves are somewhat cordate at the base, ovate and 

 acuminated. The flowers are very sweet, white outside, red 

 within, the rays being variegated with white and violet. 

 The fruits, when ripe, are six or eight inches in diameter, 

 soft, and quite smooth externally, enclosing within a deep 

 purple pulp, the flavour of which is slightly acid, yet sweet. 

 It is usually eaten with the addition of wine and sugar. To 

 ensure the swelling of the fruits it is necessary to artificially 

 fertilise the flowers, either with their own pollen, or with that 

 of some other kind. Native of Jamaica. 



P. sanguinolenta. — This recent introduction wiU be a 

 desirable acquisition to our gardens. The leaves are sUghtly 

 woolly, and divided into two lobes only. The flowers are 

 reddish violet in colour, and as it is a native of Columbia, 

 it will no doubt succeed in a cool stove. 



Pavonia. 



A small genus belonging to the natural order Malvacea. 

 Most of the species have not great claims to beauty. The 

 one described below, however, is a great curiosity, and on 

 that account will be esteemed by many cultivators, 



