PI. 311. 
THE CURUBA, FAVORITE FRUIT OF THE COLOMBIANS. 
(Passiflora mollisdma (H. B. K.) Bailey, 8. P. I. No. 51399.) 
In Bogota, capital of the Kepublic of Colombia, no fruit is more 
popular than the curuba. Usually it is prepared for eating in 
the form of a "sorbete," or sherbet. The pulp is put through a 
sieve to remove the numerous seeds and is then mixed with milk 
and sugar. Like many other passifloras, the plant is of value as 
an ornamental; it is a vigorous climber with attractive foliage 
and beautiful deep-pink flowers 3 inches in diameter. It is 
sufficiently hardy for cultivation in California, where it has been 
planted occasionally, but where its fruit has never been appre- 
ciated, probably because the proper way of eating it was not 
known. (Photographed by Wilson Popenoe, Bogota, Colombia, 
September 19, 1920; P18056FS.) 
