152 CONVOLVULACEAE 



the anthers : hoods entire. — Locally common on moist prairies near 

 Atherton, Dodson, Waldo Park, Lake City and Lee's Summit. July- 

 September. 



4. GONOLOBUS Michx. 



Twining vines with opposite, long-petioled, cordate ovate leaves, and 

 flowers in axillary peduncled cymes. Corolla lobes erect, somewhat 

 twisted. Crown of live membranous 2-horned bodies. Anthers termi- 

 nated by a white dilated appendage. 



1. G. laevis Michx. Climbing Milkweed. 4°-12° long, puberu- 

 lent : flowers whitish : pods 3' long, smooth. — Common in thickets, 

 especially in the bottoms along the Missouri River. July-September. 



Family 102. CONVOLVULACEAE Vent. 

 Herbaceous vines with alternate leaves, no stipules and large axillary 

 regular and perfect flowers. Calyx 5-parted or divided. Corolla gamo- 

 petalous, 5 angled or lobed. Stamens five, alternate with the corolla 

 lobes. Ovary superior, 2-3-celled or falsely 4-6-celled, with two erect 

 ovules in each cell. Fruit a capsule. 



Stamens and styles exserted. 1. Quamoclit. 

 Stamens and styles included. 



Stigmas capitate or subglobose. 2. IPOMOEA. 



Stigmas filiform or oblong. 3. CoxvoLVULL'S. 



1. QUAMOCLIT Moench. 

 Sepals long-pointed. Corolla salver-form. Stigmas capitate. 

 1. Q. coccinea (L.) Moench. Ked Morning Glory. Leaves ovate- 

 cordate, acuminate pointed : flowers red, V long. — Frequent in waste 

 places at Kansas City ; also occurs in bottoms near Courtney and Atherton. 

 July-October. 



2. IPOMOEA L. Morning Glory. 



Corolla funnel form or caiiipaiiulate. 

 Stigma entire or 2- lobed. 



Corolla A"-Q" long. 1. /. Uuunom. 



Corolla 2''-3' long. 2. /. pandurata. 



Stigma 3-lobed. 



Leaves entire. 3. I. ptirpurea. 



Leaves 3-lobed. 4. I. hederacea. 



1. I. lacunosa L. Swamp Morning Glory. Pubescent annual, 

 2°-4° long: leaves ovate, cordate, entire or 3-lobed: peduncles short, 

 1-3 flowered : sepals acuminate, ciliate : flowers white. — In bottom lands, 

 Sheflield, Courtney, Atherton and Sibley. Local. July-Ootober. 



2. I. pandurata ( L. ) Meyer. Man of the Earth. Glabrous peren- 

 nial, 2°-8° long : root large : leaves broadly ovate-cordate • peduncles 

 1-5-flowered : flowers white with purple lines : sepals obtuse. — On dry 

 banks throughout, but not common. July-September. 



3. I. purpurea ( L. ) Koth. Plrple jMorning Glory. Hairy annual, 

 6°-25° long : leaves lieart-shaped, acuminate, entire: sepals lanceolate: 



