Qynandria . 
US 
Order III. Texrandria. 
Nepenthes Distillatoria s one pistil ? cal. four* 
parted ; no corolla ; caps, four-celled. This singular 
plant, a native of Ceylon, is remarkable for the pecu- 
liar structure of its leaves, each of which terminates in 
a kind of close shut tube, like a tankard, and is fur® 
nished with a lid or covering, which contains water, 
supposed to be secreted through the foot-stalk. Small 
worms and insects are found dead in the tube, and a 
little animal like a shrimp, which is met with alive, is 
supposed to feed on them. 
Order IV. Pentandria. 
Passieeora. Gen. char . — Three pistils ; cal. five- 
parted ; cor. five-petaled ; nectary in the form of a 
crown | berry on a foot-stalk. 
Pass. Ceerulea % Common Passion-flower j with en- 
tire, palmated leaves. Native of the Brazils, and cul- 
tivated in the green-house in this country. 
Pass. Alata, Winged Passion-flower ; with undivid- 
ed entire leaves ; membranaceous square stem. Native 
of the West Jndies, and cultivated in the stove on ac- 
count of the beauty of its flowers. 
Pass. Serratifolia, Notch-leaved Passion-flower j— 
with undivided, ovate, serrated leaves. Native of Su- 
rinam, and has been admitted into the stove, for the 
sake of the beauty and fragrance of its flowers. 
