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PASSION FLOW lilt. 
The fruit is about the size of an Orlean- 
plum: when ripe, it is of a pale orange colour, 
and encloses many rough seeds, lying in a 
sweet pulp. The fruit of some kinds is eat¬ 
able, and in the West Indies much esteemed. 
It varies in size from that of an olive to that 
of a large lemon. 
The fruit of the Laurel-leaved Passion¬ 
flower, or Water Lemon, contain a sweet and 
tasteful juice, which is extremely fragrant. 
The West Indians suck this juice through a 
hole in the rind. The French call this 
species pomme de liane (bindweed apple), and 
English Honeysuckle. 
The Passion-Flower is of the class Pen- 
tandria, and order Monogynia. 
