PASSION-FLOWER OF JAMAICA. 
The plant which we have figured is the 
Passiflora Elata of Linnaeus ; and, though de- 
nominated the Passion-Flower of Jamaica, 
from it's pre-eminent beauty and grandeur, it 
is by no means the only species of Passion- 
Flower which grows naturally in that island. 
It rises to a good height, in the same manner 
as the Common Passion-Flower, by claspers \ 
and is remarkable for keeping in a continual 
succession of flowers almost the whole year. 
Though all the Passion- Flowers are pro- 
pagated by seeds, they do not often perfect 
their seed in our climate, and may be propa^ 
gated by laying down the branches. If this 
be done in April, they will put out roots by 
the middle of August ; when they may he se- 
parated from the old plants, and placed in pots 
to gain strength, or into the border of the 
stove where they are to remain. Some of the 
sorts may also be propagated by cuttings ; 
which should be planted in pots about the end 
of March, plunged into a moderate hot-bed, 
kept screened from the sun, and be gently re- 
freshed with water as often as the earth may 
require it. They put out roots in about ten 
weeks, and must then be treated like other 
tender plants from the same countries. 
