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Passion Flower in Bloom

The passion flower has great popular interest because of the curious configuration of its essential parts, and the symbolical meaning associated with them in the minds of the superstitious. In Mr. Burbank's garden, however, the passion flower is cultivated not so much for its blossom as for its fruit. Varieties are being developed that give good promise of producing a fruit of marketable quality.

This image is from: Luther Burbank: his methods and discoveries and their practical application. Volume 7 Chapter 7