nearly so, torminaled with a long sharp slender point, the lower
margin entire, and the upper one deeply and sharply serrate.
Tendrils axillary or alongside of the peduncle, the points curling
and catching hold of the first support that comes within their reach.
Peduncle axillary, solitary, thickening towards the summit, scarcely
pubescent. Involucre of three bractes, which are roundly ovate,
obtuse, and serrulate. Flower largo, spreading flat, 3J inches
across. Calyx urceolate at the base, and divided into 5 spreading
segments, which are oblongly lanceolate, white and petal-like on
the upper side, green and sharply keeled on the lower, the keel terminated
in a sharp muronated point, a little below the apex. Corolla
of 5 petals, inserted in the calyx, and alternating with its segments
: petals white, tinged with blush, and dotted with numerous
small red brown spots, oblongly lanceolate, obtuse. Crown composed
of 5 circles of rays, tbe 2 lowermost circles longest, nearly
as long as tbe petals, rays spreading, filiform, cylindrical wit“
bluntish points, variegated with purple, white, and blue; middle
circle between spreading and erect, dark purple; 2 inner ones
nearly erect, the inner one of the lightest purple, and shortest ;
inside of this is a handsome crown, which is spotted with small red
specks, and glandularly crenulate. Column erect, cylindrical, spotted
with faint red spots. Stamens 5; filaments monadelphons, tbe
points distinct and flat, joined to tbe back of the anthers; anthers
oblong, incumbent, 2-celled. Germen slightly hairy. Styles 3,
purple, spreading, club-shaped. Stigmas capitate, with a notch on
one side.—JVcics o f Literature, I. c.
As several of our Subscribers have expressed to us a wish, that
we should, occasionally, introduce into our work some handsome
or curious hardy shrubs, we intend, for the future, to do so, when
any appear interesting, or uncommon ; and we have availed ourselves
of the present opportunity to introduce this handsome hybrid
Passion-flower, wbicli promises to be a very great acquisition to
our gardens, as it will certainly be as hardy as tbe common P . ceeru-
lea, being raised at Mr. Colvill’s Nursery, from a seed of the hardy
P. incarnata that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. cwrulea.
We cannot agree with tbe present method adopted in naming hybrid
plants, wbicli would have occasioned tbe name of ours to have been
P. ctBruleo-incaruata, for we have no doubt but half the plants in
tropical countries are of hybrid origin, and would require to be
named in tbe same way; and when they become to be muled several
times over, they would require a name a yard or two long wc
shall, therefore, continue the plan we have already adopted. The
present plant will grow freely in the ccmmon garden soil, and only
requires to be covered with a mat or two in very severe frost, and a
little dry litter put about its roots. Cuttings strike root freely
under a hand-glass.
1. The 3-tootlied B ra c te s . 2. Calyx. 3. The 6 circles o f Eay.s. 4. Bccep-
ta clc divcsied of th e ray s, to show th e glaiidnlar crown a t th e base of the
column, which is te rm in a ted hy the .S Stamens. 5. F ro n t view of a detached
Stamen. 0. Germen , te rm in a ted hy (lie 3 Styles, and large c ap ita te Stigmas.