NAT. ORDER. — PASSIFLOREiE. 
top ; petioles pretty long, having two small glands in the middle ; 
two large stipules encompass the petioles, peduncles, and tendrils at 
the base ; the peduncles are rather long, having also two small 
g'ands in the middle ; the cover of the flower is composed of three 
soft, velvety leaves, of a pale red, with some stripes of a lively red 
color ; the petals are white, and the rays blue ; the flowers being 
large make a fine appearance, but are of short duration — there is, 
however, a succession for some time; the fruit is roundish, the size 
of a large apple, yellow when ripe, having a thicker rind than any 
of the other sorts. It grows naturally in the West Indies. 
Passijiora quadrangularis. Square-stalked Passion-flower, la 
this species the stem is almost simple, thick, membranaceous at the 
four corners, somewhat hispid ; the leaves are petioled, five or six 
inches long, entire somewhat rugged, but without any pubescence; 
the tendrils very long, axillary ; stipules in pairs, ovate at the base 
of the petioles, on which are six glands; the peduncles opposite to 
the petioles, thicker ; the flowers very large, encompassed by a three 
leaved involucre, the leaves of which are roundish, concave, entire, 
smooth, pale; the fruit is very large, oblong, and fleshy ; the flower 
is much larger, though very much resembling the above sort in color. 
This is a native of Virginia, and some parts of South Carolina. 
Passijiora alata. Wing-stalked Passion-flower. This species 
very much resembles the preceding at first sight ; the flower, which 
is open, has also about the same appearance, but the peduncle is 
cylindrical ; the three divisions of the involucre small, lanceolate, 
with glandular serratures ; the pedicel thickest at the insertion into 
the convex base of the flower; the five or six outer petals are 
oblong with an awn, the inner longer; the outer principal rays 
thinnest and shortest, imperfect rays in a double row, — below and 
distinct from them a single row ; no imperfect operculum ; opercu- 
lum partly horizontal and partly turning up to the column, then 
folding back down again and embracing the column, with which it 
is so connected that it appears inseparable, but is not joined to the 
