Brown, in his Hiftory of Jamaica, remarks that it varies 

 in the form of the leaves, being fometimes heart-fhaped and 

 fometimes lobed, which feems to be a circumftance common 

 to many of the Convolvuli of tropical countries. 



Native of the Weil-Indies, where it grows to a very great 

 length, trailing its branches along the ground and climbing 

 lofty trees. 



It is an annual of very rapid growth, but does not readily 

 flower. Linnaeus remarks, that in the garden of Mr. Clif- 

 ford, it grew from the feed to the length of twelve feet in 

 about eight weeks, but produced no bloffoms. 



Introduced to this country by John, Earl of Bute, in 1773. 

 Is a tender annual requiring the conftant heat of the ftove. 

 Flowers in July — September. 



Our drawing was taken at Mr. Woodford's, Vauxhall. 



