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PARMENTIERA CEREIFERA. Candle tree. A remarkable
tree, native to Panama. It grows to a height of 30 to 40 feet, and
produces from the trunk and older branches a profusion of almost
sessile, bell-shaped, white or greenish flowers. The long, fleshy
fruits, a foot or more in length and only one-half to three-fourths of
an inch in diameter, closely resemble wax candles in color and appearance.
They are edible and are delightfully fragrant.

PASSIFLORA LIGULARIS. A perennial vine, with evergreen
heart-shaped leaves and strikingly handsome green and purple
flowers. Fruits medium sized, roundish or oval, with soft, edible,
sweetish pulp embedding numerous small seeds. Used in the preparation
of cooling drinks, fruit sirups, and desserts. For fruiting and
breeding experiments.

PASSIFLORA MALIFORMIS. Passion fruit. From Bogota,
Colombia. A climbing vine with attractive flowers, known in Colombia
as the "yellow curuba." Fruit is about 2 inches in diameter,
dingy yellow color when ripe, with a hard coat nearly one-fourth
of an inch thick and filled with seeds and a very agreeable pulp,
which is eaten without preparation or is often made into delicious
sherbets.

42033. PASSIFLORA sp. Passion flower. From Mr. Ludovic
Söderström, Quito, Ecuador. Reported as a fruit much cultivated
by the Indians of the Zambiza Valley, northeast of Quito. The
fruit is said to be small, very sweet, but somewhat seedy.

PAULOWNIA FORTUNEI. Medium-sized ornamental tree
valued for its large, handsome, white or lilac-tinged flowers spotted
with purple. Able to withstand drought and a certain amount of
alkali. It is often planted on sandy land as a soil binder and windbreak.
The wood is very light and is used by the Chinese for furniture,
bowls, jars, children's toys, etc. Native of southeastern China.
Valuable only in mild-wintered sections of the United States.

43661. PAVONIA SPINIFEX. From the Horticultural Division,
Ministry of Agriculture, Gizeh Branch, Cairo, Egypt. Ornamental
shrub related to Althaea, with a slender stem, few upright
branches, alternate, oval, heart-shaped leaves, hairy on both sides,
and large, yellow, odorless flowers. Native of South America. Not
hardy.
        