P L A T E CCVII.
P A S S I F L O R A M A L I F O R M I S .
Apple-fruited Paffion-Flower.
C L A S S XX. ORB E R IV.
GYNANURIA PENTANDRIA. Chives on the Pointal. Five Chives.
G E N E R I C C H A R A C T E R.
C A L Y X . P e r i a n t h i um q u i n q u e p a r t i t u m , pla- l| FM P A L E M I . \ T . Cup fivc-parled, flat, coloured,
n u m , c o l o r a t u n i , p e t a l í s c o n f o r m e . like t h e p e t a l s.
C O R O L L A . Peíala q u i n q u é , f e m i - l a n c e o l a t a , p í a - BLOSSOM. Petals five, half L-incc-lhapcd, flat,
n a , o b t u f a , m a g n i t u d i n e ct figura calycis. ¡ hlunt, of t h e fize a n d Ihape of t l i e c u p .
Nectarium corona t r i p l e x ; e x t e r i o r l o n g i o r , Honey-cup, a t i i p l e c r o w n ; tlie o u t e r l o n g e r,
i n t r a p e í a l a l i y l um c i u g e u s , f u p c r n e m a g i s \ encircling t h e fliaft w i t h i n t h e p e t a l s , m o re
c o a r & a l a . contracted above.
S T A M I N A . Filamcnta q u i n q u é , fubulala, ad CHIVES. Five i h r c a d s , a w l - i h a p e d , fixed t o t he
b a í i n g e r m i n i s c o l u m n a ; a n n e x a , p a t e n t i a . , bale of t h e c o l u m n of t h e l e e d - b u d , fprcad-
A n t h e r a ; i n c u m b e n t e s , oblonga;, obtufa:. ing. T i p s fixed by t h e i r b a c k s , o b l o n g , n b t u f e.
P I S T I L L U M . Germen f u b r o t u n d u m , apici co- POINTAL. Seed-bud r o u n d i i h , falling i n t o t he
liniiii.-e cy find rácese, rectie i n f i d e n s . Sty I i end of a c y l i n d r i c a l , u p r i g h t c o l u m n . T h r ee
t r e s , l u p e r u c crailiorcs, p a t u l i . Stigmata ibafts, thicker above, f p r e a d i n g . Summits
c a p i t a t a . headed.
P E R I C A H P I U M . Bacca carnol'.i, fubovata, u n i - SEED-VESSEL. A flelliy berry, n e a r l y egg-fhaped,
l o c u l a r i s , p c d i c e l l a l a . one-celled, pedicelled.
S E M I N ,\ pi u r i m a , ovata, a r i l b t a . St E n s m a n y , e g g - i l i a p e d , c o v e r e d b y a feed- c o a t.
Receptaculum lemhium t r i p l e x , c o r t i c i p e - Receptacle of t h e feeds t r i p l e , fixed l o n g i t u -
r i c a r p i i l o n g i l u d m a l i t e r a d u a t u m . II dinally t o t h e r i n d of t h e b e r r y.
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R.
Pafliflora foliis indivifis, c o r d a t o - o b l o n g i s , i n t e - Paífion- F l o w e r with undivided leaves, heartg
e r r i m i s ; pctiolis b t g l a n d u l o l i s j involucro fhape.-oblong, q u i t e e n t i r e ; font-ttalks w i th
t r i p h y l l o , flore m a j u r e ; i r u c t u m a l i f o r m i . two g l a n d s , f e n c e t h r e e - l e a v e d , larger t h an
t h e flower; fruit like an apple.
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E .
1. A ripe f r u i t . , • r a
2. A F l o w e r cut p e r p e n d i c u l a r l y t h r o u g h t h e m i d d l e , to i h e w its i n t e r i o r ftructii.e,
w i t h t h e p a r t s of f r u c t i f i c a t i o n complete.
T H I S l p e c i e s o f P a f l i n n - F I o w e r is f a i d t o b e a f o j o u r n e r w i t h u s fince t h e y e a r I f 8 1 , a n d t o h a v e been
t h e n c u l t i v a t e d by M i l l e r . It is l i k e wife faid t o be a n a t i v e o f D o m i n i c a , b u t it is found in all i he
W e l l India i t l a n d v It r a r e l y flowers in this c l i m a t e ; and we. f h o u l d not n o w h a v e been able t o grat
i f y o u r f r i e n d s w i t h t h i s figure, but f o r t h e p a r t i c u l a r i n g e n u i t y , i n t h e t r e a t m e n t o f h o t - h o u f e p l a n t s,
by Mr. A r n l e r f o n , t ' u p e r i n l e n d a n t of t h e r i c h c o l l e c t i o n of p l a n t s i n t h e g a r d e n s of j . V e r e , Efq. K c n -
fin^ton Gore, w h o by a l o n g e x p e r i e n c e in c u l t i v a t i o n , a d d e d to a p a r t i c u l a r love for t h e profeflion, h as
p l a c e d his k n o w l e d g e i n t h e t r e a t m e n t o f e x o t i c s , i n p a r t i c u l a r , m u c h beyond molt c u l t i v a t o r s o f i he
p r e l e n t d a y . Our figure was t a k e n from a p l a n t w h i c h c o n t i n u e d in flower from J u l y till N o v e m b e r;
i t w a s p l a n t e d in a b o r d e r of r i c h e a r t h , clofe t o t h e t a n - p i t , and t r a i l e d along t h e front rafter of the
h o u f e ; t h e o n l y m e l h o d , w e p r e f u m e , by w h i c h i t c a n b e i n d u c e d t o flower, as w e h a v e never feen it
e l l e w h e r e . It is p r o p a g a t e d w i t h cafe b v c u t t i n g s.
M u c h c o n t e n t i o n has ariTen a m o n g Botanitfs, fince the days o f I.,inna;us, where to place this t r i be
of p l a n t s . S w a r t z p l a c e d it t o M o n a d e l p h i a , w h o i s l a t e l y followed by W i l l d e n o w . Schreber, T l i u n -
b e r g , 8EC. h a v e t h r o w n it to P e n t a n d r i a . But o u r a n t i q u a t e d notions of t h e c a p a b i l i t y of t h a t great
m a n , in c l a l n f y i n g t o h i s own fyflem, thofe p l a n t s which came under his a c t u a l r e v i e w , h a s occasioned
o u r r e t a i n i n g i ( , u n d e r i t s o l d clafs, j u l l as h e left i t.