^53 PENTAKDRIA MONOGYNiA, 



5. Obtusilobus. Mich. ' 



C. caiile prostrate ; fo- ) Stem prostrate j leaves 

 liis crassis, sinuato-Ioba- [ thick, sinuate, lobed, 

 tiSj emarginatis ; lobis ro- j emarginate ; lobes round* 

 tundatis j pedunculis uni. I ed ; peduncles 1 flower- 

 floris. j ed, 



Mich. l.p. 139. Pursh, 1- p. 144, 



Soot perennial. Stem herbaceous, glabrous, branching. Leaves 

 alternate, nearly hastate ; the lateral lobes frequently bifid, obtuse, 

 tlie middle lobe larger, obovate, all strongly veined, entire ; petioles 

 1 — 3 inches long. Peduncles longer than the leaves, furnished with 

 two small st'pules near the middle. Calyx acuminate, without brae* 

 teas, Uct^scent. Corolla large, white, with a yellow tube. Filaments 



Style ^ long m 



much 

 the 



^7 — ____^ 



n the sand liills e^pesed 

 4ugust— Oftobeft 



Stigmas 2, globose 



** Caule voluUlL J ** ^em twining. 



6. PURPUREUS. 



C. foliis cordatis, indi- [ Leaves cordate, undi 

 visis ; fructibus cernuis ; vided ; fruit nodding, or 

 pedicellis incrassatis. Sp. j tliickened footstalks 



pi. 1. p. 853. 



Walt. p. 93. 



Bot. Mag. No. 1 13. 



Ipomoea purpurea, Pursh, 1. p. 146, 



Root annual. Stem twining around small shrubs, hairy, sotnC' 



times ascending to a considerable height. Leaves strictly cordate, 



undivided, entire, slightly acuminate. PeduncUa 1—3 flowered, lo- 



lyx hairy. Corolla funnel shaped, blue and purple, sometimes nearr 



\y white^ , i-^ 



Very commn in gardens, and met witli occasionally around enci 



eures. Appears to be an imported plant, not entirely naturahzed. 

 Flowers through the summer. Morning siorji^ 



y. Macrorhizus. 



C. foliis cordatis, sim- I Leaves cordate, 61^- 



plicibu* lobatisciue, ru- j p|e and lobed, muca 



