152 PASSIFLORA KERMESINA LEMICHEZIANA. 
P. Buonapartea. This kind is much less known than it deserves to be : e 
flowers are deep red, with a purple and white crown, and fine fragrance : it does ft 
thrive well unless the roots come in contact with bottom-heat, and have plenty, f 
room to spread ; it then flowers freely, and bears large orange pear-shaped fr| 
full of watery pulp, of a pleasant flavour. 
P. coccinea. This handsome scarlet flowering species was introduced fri 
Guiana in 1820; the fruit is about the size of a small apple, and contains a vf 
sweet pulp. 
P. edulis is too well known to need much description : it is nearly hardy enoui 
to endure the greenhouse, but will not ripen its fruit in any situation except 1 
stove ; the fruit is purple, acid, with a rather peculiar flavour, and is stated to ma 
a most delicious preserve. 
P. mcarnata , or May Apple.— A greenhouse plant, which has been introduce 
since 1629, but is far from being common in collections. It very commonly di 
down to the roots in autumn, and regerminates again in spring ; it has therefo 
been considered an herbaceous plant : the flowers are pink, and very fragrant, J 
the fiuit grows to about the size, and is the colour of an orange. 
P. laurifolia, or Water Lemon.— A native of the West Indies and Soul' 
America, whence it was introduced in 1690. The flowers emit a pleasant fragrano 
and the fruit is yellow, rather larger than a hen’s egg, and contains an eatable pul{| 
P. maliformis, or Sweet Calabash.— Although introduced in 1731 it is ful 
equal to many fine ones of a much later introduction. The flowers are large J' 
dull red, with blue rays, and very sweet scented. The fruit is yellow, and aboi 
the size of a large apple. I 
P. phcenicea. A species introduced in 1831 ; the flowers are dull crimson, an 
the fruit about the size of a hen’s egg. 
P. quadrangularis , to do well should always be planted where it receives hotton 
heat. Cut in well every autumn, after it has done flowering, renew the soil, eithe 
wholly or in part every spring, just before it starts to grow, and when in flower giv 
a great supply of water. 
P. serratistipula. -A native of Mexico : the flowers are not very showy, but th 
fruit is very sweet and palatable. 
P. tiliarfolia. A native of Peru, and introduced in 1823. It has beautiful m 
flowers, and the fruit is very handsome, and the flavour pleasant. 
All the above, with the exception of P. incarnata, are natives of the tropics, anc! 
consequently require the stove, and thrive best in a strong moist heat, with a gooc 
supply of water when in a growing state. They are all robust growers, and should 
be planted in a good rich loam with one-fourth rotten dung. 
It must be remembered that excepting P. edulis none of the above species will 
