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Convolvulu 
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fol. diiiormibus cord 
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oblongis lanceolatis, caule volubili, ped 
Veg, ^ Mant, 43. Convolvulus foliis 
oris. 
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ped 
radice tuberofa cathar 
MilL BiB, Convolvulus Americ 
acanna nisricans 
Jalapium didus. Rail Hijt, vol. i. 724. 
five Jalapium. Park, 180. Bryonia Meclioacanna nigrican! 
Bauh, Pin, 298. - 
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EJf, Gen, Ch, Cor, campanulata, plicata. Stig?nata 
2-rocularis : loculis difpermis. 
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Cap 
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Sp, Ch, 
C. caule volubili, foliis ovatis fubcordatis obtufis obfolete 
repandis fubtus villofis, pedunculis unifloris. Hort, Kew, vol 1,211. 
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of 
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an HTesful 
perennial, large, ponderous, abounding with a milky 
form, and blackiili 
the llalks 
numerous", ihrubby, flender, tv^iited, ftriated, rifmg abov< 
high, and tv/ming for fupport round the neighbouring pi 
leaves 
feet 
the 
are various 
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mo 
or lefs heart-lhaped, but often 
gular, or oblong and pointed ; they are fmooth, of a bright g 
colour, and Hand alternately up 
g 
footftal 
the flowers are 
produced from ihort branches, fending off two peduncles, each of 
which fupports a fmgle flowei ; this is large, bell-fhaped, entire. 
Gated, externally of a reddifh colour, but of a dark purple withi 
the calyx cdnfifts of five oval leaves, thefe are concave, fomewh'at 
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but the plants obtained 
Houfton from 
This plant, at Kew, produced yellowifh flowe 
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