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DOMESTIC BOTANY. 



flowers, and the common Passion-flower {Passiflora ccerulea) 

 is hardy in the open air when trained against walls. 



Granadilla (^Passiflora quadrangularis) . Varieties of this 

 are found throughout tropical America. The fruit is of an 

 oblong form, about 6 inches in diameter, some even weigh- 

 ing 3 lbs. When ripe it is of a greenish-yellow colour, and 

 contains a soft pulp of a sweet acid flavour, very grateful and 

 cooling in a hot climate. It fruits readily in the hothouses 

 of this country. 



Water Lemon {Passiflora laurifolia). This produces an 

 oval fruit of a lemon colour, about the size of a peach or 

 nectarine, full of watery pulp, which is very agreeable. 



Passiflora eduUs is abundant in the West Indies, and 

 has been successfully fruited in hothouses. The fruit is of a 

 light purple colour and oval, the size of an egg, and is of an 

 agreeable and cooling taste. 



Conch Apple or Nut (Passiflora malifonnis). A smaller 

 fruit than the Water Lemon, but similar in flavour. 



Wild Water Lemon, or Love in a Mist [Passiflora fostida). 

 The fruit of this is about the size of a small cherry, the pulp 

 of Avhich is very delicate ; but the smell of the leaves is very 

 unpleasant. 



Passiflora tetrandra represents the genus in New Zealand, 

 being a slender climber, with narrow lanceolate, smooth leaves 

 and small flowers, diff'ering from the rest of the family in 

 having 4 petals and 4 stamens. 



Allied to Passifloracece is a small family called Males- 

 herbiacece, containing about half a dozen species, natives of 

 Chili and Peru. They consist of herbaceous or frutlet 

 plants, with showy flowers. Malesherhia linearifolia has 

 been cultivated and flowered at Kew. 



The Pap aw Family. 



(Papayace^. ) 



Soft trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, lobed, on long 

 footstalks of a soft succulent texture. Flowers axillary, some- 



