114 Account of the Purple-fruited Passion Flower. 



The points, to be determined by future investigation, are : 

 1st. Whether the Flos Passionis of the Italians is the Vir- 

 ginian plant (that is, the P. incarnata of Linn^us,) or not. 

 2d. If it is, whether it is a native of any other country, 

 than those parts of North America, where that plant is known 

 to grow. And 3d. If it is not the P. incarnata of Linn^ius, 

 to what species of Passiflora it must be referred, or whether 

 it is still undescribed by modern authors. 



