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kind is growing in Dr. St. D. G. Walter's garden in Honolu- 
lu. The leaves are oval to ovate, the petioles having two 
glands. The fragrant purple flowers are about two inches 
in diameter. The ovoid-pointed fruit has a tough, leath- 
ery shell which, when green is six-striated, with white 
stripes; when quite ripe the fruit is a dull orange-yel- 
low. The numerous seeds are imbedded in the juicy, scent- 
ed pulp, which is aromatic and delicious. Propagation is 
by seed and by cuttings." (G. P. Wilder, Fruits of the 
Hawaiian Islands.) 
Passiflora edulis Sims . (Passlf loraceae . ) 40852. Seeds of 
a passion-fruit from Guemes, Argentina. Presented by Mr. 
H. P. Schultz, Director, Agricultural Experiment Station. 
"At Jujuy I found another variety of edible Passiflora 
which, I think, is superior to the variety I mailed you 
before. The fruit is roundish, smooth and of a very at- 
tractive yellow color, of a rather pale shade and not un- 
like a Yellow Richard apple. The fruit measures about 7 to 
8 cm. in diameter. The pulp is bluish purple in color, 
and, in my opinion, Is more spicy than the other variety. 
The plant is very precocious and a good, strong grower, 
for which reason It should be planted about 8 meters one 
from the other and be trained on four or five wires, a 
foot apart, each, the upper one about 1.80 meters high. I 
do not know where the variety originally came from; a 
friend of the proprietor purchased some fruits In Covent 
Garden, London, and brought him the seeds. The price for 
the fruit there, at that time was two pence each, while 
the fruits of the Queensland variety sold at three pence 
each. " (Schultz . ) 
Passiflora lawrifolia L. (Passif loraceae . ) 40837. Seeds of 
a passion-f rult from Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. 
Garret P. Wilder. "This strong-growing, glabrous vine, 
climbing by tendrils, Is a native of tropical America and 
known there as the Yellow waterlemon . The date when it was 
introduced to Hawaii, and by whom, is not known, but In 
the Hllo and Hamakua districts of Hawaii this variety 
grows wild. Its thick leaves are oval, oblong and entire, 
and have a short, sharp point. The flowers are about two 
and a half inches across, are white, with red spots on 
them. The fruit is slightly oblong, 2 Inches in diameter, 
and very regular in size and shape. When ripe, it Is 
yellow, spotted with white. It has a medium-hard shell or 
skin, and the edible pulp is whitish-yellow, and contains 
many flat, black seeds. "(G. P. Wilder, Fruits of the Ha- 
waiian Islands, ) 
