PASSIFLORACEiE-PASSION FLOWER 

 FAMILY 



PASSION FLOWER. MAY POP 



Passiflbra incarnata. 



A strong vine which is a troublesome weed in the cotton fields of the 

 South; but at the North makes a fine cover for arbors and verandas. 

 Roots will survive the winter as far North as Baltimore, and even farther. 

 From Virginia, south and west. 



Stem. — Trailing or chmbing by axillary tendrils. 



Leaves. — Alternate, three-lobed, cordate-ovate in outline, serratej 

 petioles bearing two glands near the top. 



Flowers.- — Axillary and solitary, about two inches across, white with a 

 light purple corona banded at its centre. Usually three bracts beneath 

 the flower. 



Calyx. — With short tube and five divisions, which are colored inside 

 like the petals. 



Petals. — Five, borne on the throat of the cal3fx; within them a con 

 spicuous crown of numerous rays, forming a fringe about as long as the 

 petals. 



Stamens. — Five; anthers versatile; filaments united in a tube, sheath- 

 ing and adhering more or less to the long stalk which supports the one- 

 celled ovary; styles three; stigmas capitate. 



Fruit. — An oblong berry, about two inches long; yellow when ripe. 



The name of this flower throws an interesting light upon the 

 methods of the early Catholic missionaries in their efforts to make 

 clear and to fix their teachings upon the minds of the simple ab- 

 origines among whom they labored. 



The blossom is large and striking in appearance, it has three 

 long styles terminating in small heads, five stamens whose anthers 

 are attached at the middle, a very prominent corona, five sepals 

 and five petals very much alike. In their cloistered gardens the 



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