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Fig. 452. — Passiflora Raddiana. 



and white; P. Raddiana {P. kermesina) (Fig. 452), blood-red and 



purple ; P. princeps (P. racemosd) (Fig. 453), scarlet; P. trifasciata, 



white, leaves prettily blotched with white, 



yellow, and pink ; P.. vitifolia, vermilion 



red ; and P. Watsonii, green, white, violet, 



and lilac. 



Paulunia thalictrifolia. — This is 



a very handsome semi-scandent foliage 



plant, native of Brazil, with pretty leaves 



much resembling the fronds of the 



Maidenhair Fern. The mature leaves 



are of a 



bright 



green, 



while in 



the young 



growth the v — 



stems and 



foliage have a 

 • pleasing rosy tint. 



It is very useful 



for cutting for 



bouquets and 



vases, as it keeps -fresh for a considerable time, and imparts an 



air of lightness and elegance when intermixed with cut flowers. 



P. thalictrifolia forms a nice trellis plant, or if kept pinched 



into shape makes pretty Bushy 

 subjects for table decoration. It 

 is propagated by cuttings, and 

 grows freely in peat, loam, and 

 sand. 



Pellionta. — These creeping 

 perennial ornamental foliaged 

 herbs are suitable subjects for 

 baskets, for rockwork, or for 

 covering damp walls, to which they 

 readily cling. P. Daveauana is 

 a native of Cochin China ; it has 

 dark olive-green leaves, iin. to 

 2in. long, slightly violet-tinted, 

 with an irregular silvery band 

 running down the middle of 

 the blade on the upper surface ; 

 the succulent stems cling to a 

 damp surface, and have a very 



pretty effect. P. pulckra, also from Cochin China, has oblong, 



very obtuse leaves, the upper surface ■ of which is of a dull 



blackish colour along the midrib and veins, the interspaces being 



Fig. 453. — Passiflora princeps. 



