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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 jP. IVatsonii, green, white, violet, 

 and lilac. 



Paullinia thalictrifolta. — This is 

 a very handsome semi-scandent foliage 

 plant, native of Brazil, with pretty leaves 



the fronds of the 

 The mature leaves 



much resembling 

 Fern. 



Maidenhair 

 are of a 

 bright 

 green,- 

 while in 

 the young 

 growth the 

 stems and 

 folia2;e 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 



Fig. 452. — Passiflora Raddiana. 



air of lightness and 

 P. thalicti'ifolia forms 



elegance 



a 



Fig. 453. — Passiflora princeps. 



when intermixed with cut flowers, 

 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. 



Pellionia. — These creeping 

 perennial ornamental foliaged 

 herbs are suitable subjects for 

 baskets, for rockwork, or for 

 covering damp walls, to which they 

 readily cling. P. Daveaiiaiia is 

 a native of Cochin China ; it has 

 dark olive-green leaves, lin. 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 

 from Cochin China, has oblong, 

 surface of which is of a dull 



pretty effect. P. pulclwa, also 

 very obtuse leaves, the upper 

 blackish colour along the midrib and veins, the interspaces being 



