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Natural Order, Convolvulaceae. 



Iponioea Pres-Caproe. Roth. Seaside convolvulus. A creep- 

 ing plant with smooth reddish stems, branching from the root, 

 and spreading over sand and rocks for long distances, rooting 

 at the nots. Leaves leathery, round, emarginate, three to four 

 inches in diameter. Flower stalks long, and generally bearing 

 three blossoms, with a short tube. Flowers two to three inches 

 across, purple. Perennial. July to October. 



Ipomoea Nil. Pers. Convolvulus nil (purple morning glory. ) 

 A plant with turning stem, slender, leafy, intertwining and 

 running over old walls and waste corners. Leaves heart-shaped, 

 entire, or three-lobed slightly hairy. Its foliage rapidly covers 

 what would be otherwise an unsightly waste. Flower stalks 

 short, one to three flowers, one inch long. It grows universal- 

 ly, and its purple-blue flowers succeed each other all the year 

 round. It is asserted that its seeds never germinate, and that 

 its reproduction is by means of rootlets from its joints. This I 

 am unable to verify, although after continuous search I have 

 failed to find perfect seeds. Perennial. Most of the year. 



Ipomoea Purpurea. Linn locally known as cave convolvulus 

 resembles closely the above, and is the ornament of the Con- 

 volvulus Cave. Although differing very little from the above 

 it has been assigned a separate place by Lefroy. Flowers of a 

 redder hue than the preceeding. 



Ipomoea Sidifolia. Schrad. (tree convolvulus). Stem 

 woody, twisted thick branched, and ascending trees to a great 

 height. Leaves heartshaped, pointed, entire, velvety under- 

 neath. Rare. Flowers numerous, one inch in diameter. 

 White with purple base, slightly fragrant. Some fine speci- 

 mens on road south-east of Prospect, and at Clarence Cove 

 where it runs from tree to tree. October and November. 

 Perennial. 



Ipomoea Sagittaefolia. Hook. Similar except not attaining 

 any height. Found only in a marsh near Shelly Bay, where it 

 is abundant. Lefroy styles it ' ' naturalized from America. ' ' 



Iponioea Dissecta. ( Poir. ) A creeper or vine. A beautiful 

 species, creeping over bushwood. Leaves divided into five to 



