IPOMOEA 



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IRIARTEA 



/. Pfs-ti'gridis (tiger's-foot). 6. Red. August. E. Ind. 



pilo'sa (long-haired). 4. Pink. August. E. Ind. 

 1815. 



ru'bro-caru'lea (reddish-blue). 8. Blue, red. Sep- 

 tember. Mexico. 1823. 



schiedia'na (Schiede's). Blue. October. Mexico. 

 1838. 



seio'sa (bristly). 9. Purple. August. Brazil. 



solanifo'lia (nightshade-leaved). 8. Pink. July. 

 W. Ind. 1759- 



viola cea (violet- flowered). 8. Purple. August. S. 

 Amcr. 1792. 



STOVE EVERGREEN TWINERS. 

 /. acumina'ta (sharp- pointed). 6. Purple. July. W. 



Ind. 1812. 



ala'lipes (winged-stalked). Salmon. Venezuela. 1862. 

 albive'nia (white- veined). Yellow. September. Algoa 



Bay. 1824. 

 aqua'tica (aquatic). \. Purple. July. Tropics of 



Old World. 1806. Creeper. 

 bignonioi'des (Bignonia-like). Purple. July. Guiana. 



1824. 

 bi'loba (two-lobed). Purple. June. Tropics. 1776. 



Creeper. 

 Bo'na-no'x (good-night). 10. White. July. Trop. 



Amer. 1773. 

 bonarie'nsis (Buenos Ayres). Purple. August. 



Buenos Ayres. 1826. 

 caru'lea (blue). See I. HEDERACEA. 

 cai'rica (Cairo). See I. PALMATA. 

 camerune'nsis (Cameroons). Leaves entire. Came- 



roons. 1891. 

 catka'rtica (purging). 6. Rose. August. Trop. 



Amer. 1822. 

 Cavanille'sii (Cavanilles's). White, red. August. 



1815. 



chrysei'des (golden). 4. Yellow. July. China. 1817. 

 corymbo'sa (corymbed). See I. SID/EFOLIA. 

 digita'ta, (fingered). Purple. July. Tropics. 1799. 

 disse'cta (cut). Tropics. 



diversifolia (di versed-leaved). See I. HEDERACEA. 

 fastigia'ta (pyramidal). 10. Purple. June. W. Ind. 



1816. 

 filifo'rmis (thread-like). 10. Purple. October. 



W. Ind. 1823. 



Fu'nis (Funis). 6. Scarlet. Mexico. 1826. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 18. White. September. 



E. Ind. 1802. 



Hartwe'gi (Hartweg's). 6. Scarlet. Mexico. 1827. 

 hedera'cea (ivy-leaved). 10. Light blue. Summer. 



Tropics. 1597. 

 litnba'ta (limbed). Deep blue and white. Early 



summer. Australia. 1868. 

 hederifo'lia (ivy-leaved). 10. Crimson. July. W. 



Ind. 1812. 



Hooke'ri (Hooker's). See I. RUBROCJERULEA. 

 ,. Horsfa'llice (Mrs. Horsfall's). 20. Rose-coloured. 



October. W. Ind. 1833. 

 a'lba (white). White. W. Ind. 1883. 

 Bri'ggsi (Briggs's). Carmine-rose. 

 Jala pa (jalap). 10. Red. August. Mexico. 1733. 



Tuber. 

 Lea'rii (Mr. Lear's). 30. Dark red. September. 



Ceylon. 1835. 

 linifo'lia (flax-leaved). Yellow. May. Malaya ; 



Australia. 1827. 

 Maho'ni (Mahon's). Reddish-purple, white, pink. 



Uganda. 1903. Shrub. 

 martinice'nsis (Martinique). Yellow. August. Tropics 



of both Worlds. 1731. 



muta'bilis (changeable). See I. ACUMINATA. 

 Ni'l (Nil). See I. HEDERACEA. 

 palma'ta (hand-shaped). White. July. Tropics of 



both Worlds. 1680. 

 pandura'ta (fiddle-shaped). N. Amer. 

 pentaphy'lla (five-leaved). White, red. August. 



Tropics of both Worlds. 1730. 

 perringia'na (Perringian). Violet-rose. Cameroons. 



1897. 



Pefs-ca''pra (goafs-foot). See I. BILOBA. 

 plate'nsis (La Platan). See I. DIGITATA. 

 polya'ntha (auricula-tfoiwraJ). See I. UMBELLATA. 



/. pube'scens (downy). Blue, violet. September. W. 



Ind. 1816. 



,, pudtbu'nda (blushing). See I. CATHARTICA. 

 ,, pulche'lla (pretty). See I. FASTIGIATA. 

 ,, Pu'rga (purgative). Crimson. August. Mexico. 



" Jalap." 

 ,, repanda (wavy-edged). 10. Scarlet. July. E. Ind. 



1793- 



,, re'ptans (creeping). See I. AQUATICA. 

 Robefrtsii (Roberts's). White, lined pink, with rose- 

 purple rays. Queensland. 

 sanguinole'nta (blood-coloured). Rose, and tube 



blood-red within. 1880. 

 ,, scrobicula' ta (pitted). 2. Pale red. Trinidad. 1825. 



Trailer. 



senegalc'nsis (Senegalese). See I. PALMATA. 

 sepia'ria (hedge). 8. Red. July. E. Ind. 1799. 

 sidafo'lia (Sida- leaved). 2. White. July. Mexico. 



1823. 



,, si'mulans (resembling). Mexico. 

 specio'sa (showy). See ARGYREIA SPECIOSA. 

 ,, sple'ndens (splendid). See ARGYREIA SPLENDENS. 

 stipula'cca (stipuled). See I. SEPIARIA. 

 terna'ta (three-leaved). 10. White. W. Ind. 1884. 

 thomsonia'na (Thomsonian). See I. TERN ATA. 

 tubero'sa( tuberous-rooted). 10. Pale yellow. August. 



W. Ind. 1731. Tuber. 



uniflo'ra (one-flowered). See I. MARTINICENSIS. 

 Turpe'thum (Turpeth). 5. White. August. E. Ind. 



1752. 

 Twee did (Mr. Tweedie's). 6. Reddish-purple. July. 



Parana. 1838. 

 tryia'nfhina (purple). Purple. October. Mexico. 



1838. 

 umbella'ta (umbelled). Scarlet. June. S. Amer. 



1739. 

 veno'sa (veiny). Purple. July. Mascarene Islands. 



1820. 

 vitifo'lia (vine-leaved). 10. Yellow. July. E. Ind. 



1820. 

 ,, wolcotlia'na (Wolcottian). Mexico. 1894. 



IPOMO'PSIS. (From ipo, to strike forcibly, and opsis, 



sight. Nat. ord. Phloxworts [Polemoniaceae]. Linn. 5- 



Pentandria, i-Monogynia. See GILIA.) 



1. e'legans (elegant) of Lindley. See GILIA AGGREGATA. 



eflegans (elegant) of Michaux. See GILIA CORONOPI- 



FOLIA. 

 ,, inconspi'cua (inconspicuous). See GILIA INCONSPICUA. 



I'PSEA. (Not explained. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchi- 

 daces]. Linn. 2o-Gynandria, i-Monandria. Allied to 

 Pachystoma.) 



Stove orchid. Rough peat and a little fibrous loam. 

 Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 55. 

 7. specio'sa (showy), i. Yellow. May. Ceylon. 1840. 



lEESI'NE. (From eiros, wool ; referring to the 

 woolly aspect of the branches. Nat. ord. Amaranis 

 [Amarantaceae]. Linn. 22-Dicecia, $-Pentandria. Allied 

 to Gomphrena.) 



Half-hardy, herbaceous, white-flowered perennials. 

 Division in spring, and by saving and sowing the seeds 

 in a gentle hotbed ; sandy loam, leaf-mould, and a little 

 peat. If saved over, must be protected in a cold pit 

 or frame during the winter. 

 7. acumina'ta (long-pointed). Leaves purple. Mexico. 



1869. 



,, celosioi'des (Celosia-like). ij. July. N. Amer. 1733. 

 diffu'sa (straggling). See I. CELOSIOIDES. 

 ,, ela'tior (taller). 3. July. Antilles. 1820. Annual. 

 ,, elonga'ta (\ong-leaved). 2. July. S. Amer. 1822. 

 flave'scens (pale yellow), i. July. S. Amer. 1824. 



This is Alternanthe'ra flave'scens. 

 He'rbstii (Herbst's). Green. Leaves crimson, with 



rose veins. Brazil. 1864. 

 ,, ,, au'reo-reticula'ta (golden-netted). Leaves with 



golden veins. 



,, Linde'ni (Linden's). Leaves blackish purple. 

 Ecuador. 1867. 



IRIA'RTEA. (Commemorative of Juna Iriarte, a 

 botanist of Spain. Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



Stove Palms of low stature. Seeds. Loam, peat, 

 and sand. 



