Order 8 1. Convolvulacea. 201 



* L. setosa (Argyreia s. D.). Covered with close pressed stiff 

 hairs, leaves as the last, flowers rose-coloured or whitish, in 

 dense long-stalked corymbs, stamens included; berry ovoid, red. 

 Sdmbhar vel. Near Viziadrug and Surat (D.). Matheran (Birdwood). 



Note. The flowers of this gen as are generally smaller than in the 

 Argyreias, from which it is difficult to distinguish those species 

 which have the anthers included. 



Erycibe, sepals about equal, roundish ; corolla lobes 10, equal, 

 style none ; stigma large, round j berry fleshy. 



* E. paniculata, a large climbing shrub, covered with tawny hairs ; 

 leaves oblong ; flowers yellow in long terminal panicles, very small for 

 the order ; berry oblong, black. Konkan jungles (D.). Throughout 

 India (H.). By the descriptions it must be a very variable plant. 



(b.) 4. IPOMCEA. 



Out of 57 species given in H., 29 are found in this Presidency. 



1. /. bonanox (Colony ction speciosum, D.). Moon creeper. 

 A large climber, leaves large, smooth, heart-shaped, pointed ; 

 petioles very thick ; peduncles long, with one to five large 

 long-tubed white flowers, very fragrant, capsule smooth, 3 or 

 4-seeded. Gul chdndani, soma vel, lanya bauri, Chandra 

 kdnt. 



Throughout India, but very often cultivated. A delightful plant, 

 but rather aggravating from the very short life of the flowers, as 

 they open at sunset, and close once for all soon after sunrise. 



" The midnight flower, 



That scorns the eye of vulgar light, 

 Begins to bloom for sons of night, 



And maids who love the moon." T. Moore. 



Called by negroes in America " The lady of the night." 



I. muricata was included by Z>. in this, but is called by H. clearly 

 distinct, as it certainly is to an ordinary eye, the stems being covered 

 with soft prickles, the flowers smaller, and pale purple. It is 

 attributed to Bombay and S. Konkan. 



2. /. coccinea (Quamodit Phoenicia, D.). A beautiful twiner, 

 all smooth, leaves ovate cordate acute, sepals long-pointed, 

 flowers small, bright scarlet or crimson, long-tubed, limb 

 spreading, capsule ovoid with four densely furred seeds. Ishak- 

 pech. 



3. /. quamoclit, like the last, but the leaves pinnate with 

 very numerous linear segments, seeds nearly smooth. G-anesh- 

 vel Sitache kesh. 



