SOLANALS. 210 BINDWEEDS. — 
:  Catystecia. &. Brown. 
Calya concealed within 2 large leafy bracts. Stiymas 2; linear. Ovary 
2-celled at base, 1-celled at apex. 
1. C. sepium R. Brown.—(Larczr Biypwsep.) Fig. 285. 
Stem twining, smooth, angular; leaves large, smooth, sagittate, 
truncate 
at base ; peduncles angular, 1-flowered ; flowers large. : 
Habitat. Hedges. 
Quality and Uses. Like Seammony, but less active. 
Ai — Ipoma@a. Linneus. 
_ Calyx naked. Stigmas 2, capitate. , 4-seeded. 
ceo de pitate. Ovary 2-celled, 4-seed | 
_ Stem slender, rather downy ; leaves cordate, entire or pandurate, ore” 
3-lobed ; peduncles 1-3-flowered, longer than the petioles 5 
small, ovate ; corolla large, white and purple. Z 
_ Habitat. West Indies and Southern States of the North American Union. — 
Quality. Powdered root acts like rhubarb 
(Uses. Calculous cases, gravel, ‘ 
Fig. 285.—Calystegia sepium; a, the two bracts forced aside to show the calyx. 
