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In waste places, everywhere ; originally an escape from gardens, 
but now thoroughly established throughout our districts ; native of 
America. 
Voigt gives T. trioniflora as similarly domesticated about Seram* 
pore, but though there are parts of India, e.g. Tenasserim, where 
this species also is quite naturalized, the writer has never met with 
it in a wild state in our districts. 
XL VII. — PA SSIFLORACEdE. 
203 . Passiflora Linn. 
Passiflora suberosa Linn.; H. S. So; B. P. 512. 
In hedges and thickets throughout our districts ; thoroughly 
naturalized everywhere ; native of America. 
Passiflora foetida Linn.; H. S. 81 ; B. P, 512. 
In hedges and thickets about Shibpur, Serampore, Chandernagore, 
Hughli ; apparently quite naturalized ; native of America. 
Both these species are originally escapes from gardens ; both 
appear to have become domesticated since Voigt's time, but the 
first of the two, which is now invading the Sundribuns, must certainly 
be reckoned one of the wild plants of our area. Various other 
species of Passiflora are cultivated ; at least two of them have been 
found by the writer naturalized in hedges and thickets in Northern 
Bengal and no doubt in time others wdll establish themselves in our 
districts, and may, indeed, have already casually done so. 
201 . Carica Linn. 
Carica Papaya Linn.; H. S. 83 ; B. P. 514. 
v. Pippiya (from the American name). 
Generally cultivated, but often also subspontaneous in village- 
shrubberies. The Papaw. 
XLVIII, — CUCURBITACEiE, 
205 , Tricliosanthes Linn. 
Tricliosanthes dioica Roxb. ; H. S. 58 ; B. P. i. 517. 
v. Pat a l . 
Cultivated and occasionally as if wild in village-shrubberies; 
native of India, 
* Tricliosanthes cucnmerina Linn,; H. S, 57; B. P. i, 518. T , 
lobata H. S. 58. 
v. Ban chichinga . 
In hedges. and thickets ; sometimes also cultivated. 
