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III.— Cav. Diss. t. 283 ; Trans. Linn. Soc. ii. (1794) t. 3, f.a ; Bot, 

 Reg. (1815) t. 14 ; Bot. Mag. t. 2041 ; Diet. Sc. Nat. t. 215 ; Desc. 

 Ant. i.t. 60 ; Tuss. Ant. iv. tt. 10, 11 ; Geel, Sert. Bot. v.; Rchb. Exot. 

 v. t. 304 ; Rev. Hort. 1898, p. 569, f . 195 ; 1902, p. 288 (var. Decaisneana). 



Granadilla, Square-Stemmed Passion Flower. 



Native of Tropical America. Commonly cultivated in the tropics 

 of both hemispheres. 



Fruits of this species are usually sold in the Paris Markets and 

 they are occasionally seen in the London Markets. 



The root is said to possess narcotic properties, used in Mauritius as 

 a diuretic and emetic (Treas. Bot. ii. p. 851) ; regarded as a 

 dangerous poison, and used as such by the natives of the Antilles 

 (Heckel, Ann. Inst. Col. Marseille, iv. 1897, p. 92). 



Raised from seeds or cuttings ; cultivation easy, in moderately rich 

 soil with ample rainfall and fuJl exposure to sunshine. The plants 

 require some support — poles or trellis work, but they will, climb over 

 anything on which the tendrils can twine themselves. The fruit- 

 bearing branches should be pinched back occasionally, and pruning 

 generally done during the growing season. For the reason mentioned 

 by Heckel it is not advisable to plant it near cisterns or drinking 

 water. 



Cultivated for distribution by the Agricultural Department of 

 S. Nigeria. 



There are several Pdssifloras that could be grown either for their 

 fruit or for ornament. P. laurifolia, " Jamaica Honeysuckle " or 

 "Water Lemon," fruit edible, and P. macrocarpa, a strong climber, 

 with fruits weighing 8 lbs. and upwards are commonly grown in hot 

 countries. 



Carica, Linn. 



Carica Papaya, Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p. 1036. 



A small tree, 15 to 20 feet high, usually unbranched. Leaves 

 alternate, palmatifid. Flowers dioecious, male white, female yellowish, 

 produced in the axils of the leaves. Fruit nearly round or oblong, 

 8-12 in. long more or less furrowed, yellowish when ripe, many- 

 seeded. Seeds small, mucilaginous, black. 



III. — Rheede, Hort. Mai. i. t. 15 ; Rumpf, Amb. i. tt. 50-51 ; Desc. 

 Ant, i. t, 47 ; Diet. Sc. Nat. t, 212 ; Bot. Reg. (1820-21) t. 459 ; Tuss. 

 Ant. iii. tt. 10-11 {Papaya saliva) ; Bot. Mag. tt, 2898, 2899 ; Spach, 

 Suites, (Hist. Nat, des Vegetaux) t. 50 ; Schnizlein, Ic. t. 200 ; Wight, 

 Illust. tt. 106-107 ; Nooten, Fl. Java, t, 36 ; Martius, Fl. Bras. xiii. 

 pt. 3, t. 49 ; Tschirch Ind. Heil, Nutzpfl. tt. 46, 47, 48 ; Kohler, Med. 

 Pflan. iii ; Greshoff, Nutt. Ind. PI. t. 43 ; Chicago, Field Columb. 

 Mus. Bot, i. tt. 3-4 (habit, nat. and cult.) ; Agric. Gaz. N.S. Wales, 

 1898, p. 192 (tree three years old) ; Sargent Silva, N. America, xiv. 

 t. 705 ; Karst. and Schenck, Veg. Bild. i. tt, 11, 18 (habit) ; Shattuck, 

 Bahama Is. t. 33, f. 2 (habit) ; De Wildeman, Mission E. Laurent, 

 p. clxxxii (fruits in various stages of development), clxxxiii (buds 

 and young fruits) ; Teysmannia, Batavia, xix. 1908, p. 770 (habit) ; 

 Pobeguin, Fl. Guin. Franc, t, 61 (habit) ; Freeman & Chandler, 

 World's Coram. Prod. p. 278 ; Rechinger, Bot. Zool. Eng. Samoa, 

 N. Guinea, Solomon Is. iii. p. 141 (habit). 



Vernac. names. — Gwanda (Hausa, Parsons) ; Apapa, Broso, Ibbeh 

 Kwee (Gold Coast, Easmori) : [Papaya (Spanish); Lehoso (Mexico); 

 Papai, Maneo, Mameiro (Brazil); Mamon (Paraguay); Papayo, 



