. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. Fig. 452.âPassiflora Raddiana. and white; P. Raddiana {P. kermesina) (Fig. 452), blood-red and purple ; P. princeps (P. racemosd) (Fig. 453), scarlet; P. trifasciata, white, leaves prettily blotched with white, yellow, and pink ; vitifolia, vermilion red ; and P. Watsonii, green, white, violet, and lilac. Paulunia thalictrifolia.âThis is a very handsome semi-scandent foliage plant, native of Brazil, with pretty leaves much resembling the fronds of the Maidenhair Fern. The mature leaves are of a bright green, whil
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. Fig. 452.âPassiflora Raddiana. and white; P. Raddiana {P. kermesina) (Fig. 452), blood-red and purple ; P. princeps (P. racemosd) (Fig. 453), scarlet; P. trifasciata, white, leaves prettily blotched with white, yellow, and pink ; vitifolia, vermilion red ; and P. Watsonii, green, white, violet, and lilac. Paulunia thalictrifolia.âThis is a very handsome semi-scandent foliage plant, native of Brazil, with pretty leaves much resembling the fronds of the Maidenhair Fern. The mature leaves are of a bright green, while in the young growth the vâ stems and foliage have a ⢠pleasing rosy tint. It is very useful for cutting for bouquets and vases, as it keeps-fresh for a considerable time, and imparts an air of lightness and elegance when intermixed with cut flowers. P. thalictrifolia forms a nice trellis plant, or if kept pinched into shape makes pretty Bushy subjects for table decoration. It is propagated by cuttings, and grows freely in peat, loam, and sand. Pellionta. â These creeping perennial ornamental foliaged herbs are suitable subjects for baskets, for rockwork, or for covering damp walls, to which they readily cling. P. Daveauana is a native of Cochin China; it has dark olive-green leaves, iin. to 2in. long, slightly violet-tinted, with an irregular silvery band running down the middle of the blade on the upper surface; the succulent stems cling to a damp surface, and have a very pretty effect. P. pulckra, also from Cochin China, has oblong, very obtuse leaves, the upper surface â of which is of a dull blackish colour along the midrib and veins, the interspaces being. Fig. 453.âPassiflora Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U.
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