Loasc@—TL casa. 205 
and handsome foliage ; L. picta, yellow and white ; L. tricolor, 
yellow and red; and L. Pentlindicu, white tipped with orange. 
Blumenbdchia insignis.— An allied plant in which the cap- 
sule splits to the base into 10 valves. Leaves opposite, pinna- 
tifid. Flowers axillary, on long peduncles, pure white, about 
an inch in diameter. 
Orver XLIX.—PASSIFLOREZ. 
The plants of this family are mostly of climbing habit, with 
alternate lobed leaves and lateral tendrils. In structure they 
are remarkable in having a single double or triple corona, as 
Fig. 112. Passiflora creruler. (} nat. size.) 
the organs are collectively termed which intervene between the 
petals and stamens. The fruit is superior, often fleshy, edible 
