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Passiflora (To the species and varieties)

To the species and varieties described on pp. 29-33, Vol. III., the following should now be added:

P. quadrangularis variegata (variegated). A variety differing from the type only in its leaves, which are freely covered with yellow spots and blotches. P. violacea (violet). fl. 3in. in expanse; sepals and petals pale lilac, oblong, obtuse; outer coronal filaments blue in the middle, white at base and tips, the inner, violet ones shorter; peduncles long. l. three-lobed; stipules large, obliquely semi-cordate. Brazil, 1885. A beautiful, stove or greenhouse species. (R. H. 1885, p. 468.) P. Watsoniana (Watson's). fl. about 3in. in diameter; sepals green with whitish margins outside, within white, flushed violet, narrow-oblong, horned at apex; petals delicate lilac, similar to the sepals; corona of several rows of erect threads, the outer rows twice as long as the inner, violet, barred white. l. three-lobed, 2in. to 2 1/2in. long, 3in. broad, green above, violet beneath. Brazil (?). Greenhouse. (G. C. n. s., xxvi., p. 648.)