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TACSONIA PINN ATISTIPULA. 
(pinnated STIPULED TACSONIA.) 
CLASS. ORDER. 
MONADELPHIA. PENTANDRIA. 
NATURAL ORDER. 
PASSIFLOREiE. 
Generic Character. Involucrum three-parted. Perianthemum coloured, consisting of ten leaves. 
Stamina fine, united in a long tube. 
Specific Character. Stem twining, covered with woolly hairiness, four-sided. Leaves smooth and 
glossy on the upper side, woolly on the under, three lobed, and serrated. Leaf-stalks half an inch 
long. Flower-stalks solitary, from two and a half to three inches long, usually twisted. Tube of 
the flower two inches long, of a yellow green colour outside, white within. Outer segments of the 
perianthemum pale green, tinged with a light rose colour. Inner segments of a brighter rose colour, 
delicate. Crown purple. Fruit nearly globular, bright yellow when ripe. 
This elegant passion-flower is a native of Chile and Peru, whence seeds were 
procured in 1829 by Mrs. Marry at, of Wimbledon, in whose conservatory the 
original plants flourish and flower in profusion, and to whose kindness we are 
indebted for our figure, 'which was made from a branch separated from one of the 
original plants. 
It grows freely in the same kind of soil as the strong-growing species of passi- 
florae, namely, in a mixture of rich loam and peat. It is nearly hardy, and requires 
an airy open situation in the house. 
Cuttings of the previous year’s wood, planted in pots filled with sand or sandy 
loam, well drained, and plunged in a little heat, will strike root easily. It also 
bears seeds, which should be sown as soon as they are separated from the fruit. 
