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Capfula, with four round Protuberances, under a thin membrane, containing 
three fattin’d Seeds, like the other Convolvuli. 
It grew onthe larger Trees, in the Road to Guanaboa, and at Colo 
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ler’s Houfe in St. Dorvothies near the Bridge, over Black River. i 
Xf. Convolvulus folio hederaceo, angulo 0, flore dilute purpureo. Cat. 
This fends forth feveral Stems eta {ame Reeuner is ae 
deep and large, cach of the Stalks being round, reddith, and about three or 
four Foot long, trailing on the furface of the ground, at every three or 
four Inches diftance putting forth Leaves and Flowers ex eorum ala. The 
Leaves {land on two Inches long Foot-Stalks. They are an Inch and an half, 
or two Inches long from the Center of the Foot-Stalk to the Oppofite point, 
and as much from one end of the SeGtion at Bafe, to the other, every Leaf 
being angular, having two Se@tions at Bafe or Ears, and a third fharper 
and longer, oppofite to the Foot-Stalk, very like the elder angular Leaves 
of Ivy. The Flower has an half Inch Foot-Stalk, a pentaphyllous Capfula or 
Calyx, and a monopetalous, Bell fafhion’d, pale, purple Flower, agreeing ex- 
actly with the other Convolvuli in all its parts. 
It grows in very great quantities on the Red Hills near Guanaboa, and in 
cleared low Lands, as alfo on the Banks of the Rio-Cobre, below the Town 
of St. fazo dela Vega, on the fame fide of the River. 
By the Figure of the Leaves, which agrees with thofe of what Pifo fays 
gives jalap, { concluded this to be the fame, but on tryal I found it had 
no fuch Root as I expected. 
XIV. Convolvulus folio hederaceo, angulofo, lanuginofo flore magno, ceruleo, pac 
tulo, Cuat.p. §6. Habalnil. Avic. 
The Stalk of this is round, hairy, and pretty large, having Leaves 
{tanding at about two Inches intervals, on Inch long hoary Foot-Stalks. 
They are fhap’d like thofe of Ivy, having three Angles or Points, whitith, 
hoary, woolly, foft, an Inch and an half long, and an Inch broad at Bafe, 
where broadeft. 4d alas foliorwm, come the Mowers, being feveral on the 
fame Foot-Stalk. They are large, blew, monopetalous, and extremely 
pleafiing to the Eye, in every thing agreeing with the other Cosvolvmli. 
It grew in Mrs. Gays Plantation in Guanaboa. 
Lobel tells us that ic was in the Gardens of Jtaly, France, and the Low- 
Countries, and Terrentins in thofe of Ztaly in his time, and their Defcripti- 
ons agree very wellto this Dodoneus’s Cut feems to make the Flower five 
pointed, which may come from the Fafcie moft Comvolvuli have faying they 
are per oras angulofi, and {odo other Authors, fo there may be fome doubt 
whether it be that. 
It purges grofs Humours. Avicen. 
XV. Convolvulus marinus catharticus folio rotund Cat. p.57- An-Con 
volvulus marinus Catharticus folio rotundo, fiore purpureo, S.Patate de Maer. 
Camoulrouloe de Plumier. Plukenct. Alm. p. 113 2? Phyt. Tab. 324. Fig.22 
This had a very deep, white, oblong Root, anda great many Jong, 
round Stalks, as big.as ones little Finger, green, {pread,on the furface of the 
ground for-feveral Yardsin length. The Leaves ftood on them without any 
order. They -had two Inches loog Foot-Stalks, were:almoft round, only a 
very {mall:notch, ordafect, as.if alittle piece had been cutout with a pair of 
Sciflors, at the end. oppofite to the Foot-Stalk, making the Leaf cordated, 
though fometimes it wants this. .defect. It is.of two Inches Diameter, 
having feveral Ribs from the Foot-Stalks, and middle Nerve, {mooth, of a 
yellowifh green colour, and in its furface is like the Caltha ela The 
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