Passion Flower
the genus Passiflora. The three stigmas seemed to the devout Roman Catholics of South America to represent nails; one transfixing each hand, and one the feet of the crucified Saviour; the five anthers, His five wounds; the rays of the corona, His fied Saviour; the five anthers, His five crown of thorns, or the halo of glory around His head; the digitate leaves, the hands of those who scourged Him; the around His head; the digitate leaves, the tendrils, the scourge itself; while, finally, the 10 parts of the perianth were the 10 tendrils, the scourge itself; while, finally, apostles-that is, the 12, wanting Judas who betrayed, and Peter who denied, his apostles-that is, the 12, wanting Judas Lord.