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among the largest which this country produces. — Fl. June — 

 September. Perennial. 



2. C. Soldanella (Sea Bindweed). — A very beautiful species; 

 stems not climbing, usually almost entirely buried beneath the 

 sand ; leaves fleshy, roundish or kidney shaped ; bracts large, ovate, 

 close to the flower ; flowers solitary, almost as large as those of the 

 preceding species ; pale rose-coloured, striped with red or yellow, 



conv6lvulu.s soldanella {Sea Bindweed). 



on 4-sided, winged stalks. ■ — Sandy sea-shores ; frequent. The 

 flowers generally expand in the morning and close before night. 

 — Fl. June — August. Perennial. 



3. C. arvensis (Field Bindweed). — A beautiful, though destruc- 

 tive twining plant ; leaves arrow-shaped, with acute lobes ; bracts 

 2, small, linear, distant from the flower ; flowers i — 3 together, 

 white or rose-coloured, with darker red plaits, handsome and 

 fragrant, opening only in sunny weather. — A common weed in 

 light soil, either trailmg along the ground among short grass ox 



