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plants when in blossom ; common garden soil and a dry situa- 

 tion, suit them best. They are increased by dividing at 

 the root, or by seed. For culture of the stove species, see 

 fpomoea, p. 283. 



XVII. ANISE'IA (from ano-or, anisos, unequal; in refer- 

 ence to the sepals or segments of the calyx being unequal in 

 size and shape.) Choisy, in mem. soc. phys. gen. 6. p. 

 481. Convolvulus, Ipomoe'a, and Calystegia species of 

 authors. 



Lis. SYST. Pentandria, Monogy'nia, Sepals 5, disposed in 

 2-3 series ; the 2 exterior sepals the largest, and inserted lower 

 down, and also running down the peduncle; the 3d or interme- 

 diate sepal, and the 2 interior ones smaller, and inserted higher 

 upon the peduncle. Corolla campanulate. Style one. Stigma 

 capitate, 2-lobed. Ovarium 2-celled, 4-ovulate. Capsule 2- 

 celled ; cells 2- seeded. Creeping or diffuse herbs, rarely 

 twining. 



1 A. CALYcixA (Choisv, 1. c. p. 482.) stem pilose, twining; 

 leaves oblong-cordate, acuminated, very acute, glabrous, petio- 

 late ; peduncles hardly the length of the petioles, 1-3-flowered ; 

 sepals with villous edges : exterior ones sagittate ; corolla tubu- 

 lar, fj . / "\ S. Native of the interior parts of India, as at 

 Cawnpore, where it was collected by General Hardwicke. 

 Conv. calycinus, Koxb. in Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 51. Conv. 

 Hardwickii, Spreng. syst. 4. p. 60. Stems terete. Leaves 1-2 

 inches long. Petioles pilose. Peduncles villous, furnished with 

 small, acute bracteoles at the apex. Corolla white. Seeds vil- 

 lous, particularly on the angles. 



Large-calyx Aniseia. Shrub twining. 



. AFZE'LII ; downy; leaves cordate-sagittate, acuminated : 

 hind lobes obtuse; peduncles 3-4-fiowered ; calyx foliaceous, 

 involucriform ; bracteas lanceolate. Q. ? . S. Native of 

 Sierra Leone, in humid places. Corolla yellow, with a brown 

 bottom, 5-lobed. with acute segments. 



Afzelius's Aniseia. PI. twining. 



3 A. ME'DIUM (Cbouy, 1. c.) stems glabrous ; leaves sessile, 

 linear-lanceolate, hastately acuminated, auriculately toothed at 

 the base ; peduncles shorter than the leaves, 1 -flowered ; exte- 

 rior sepals sagittately cordate. Q. ^. S. Native of the East 

 Indies, Java, and Madagascar. Conv. medium, Lin. spec. 218, 

 exclusive of the syn. of Rheed ; but not of Wall, nor Willd. 

 Desr. in Lam. diet. 3. p. 542. Conv. Javanensis, Garc. herb, ex 

 Burm. fl. ind. p. 43. Stems and peduncles angular. Auricles 

 of leaves stem-clasping. Leaves glabrous. Bracteas ovate, 

 acuminated. Auricles of outer sepals rounded or toothed ; the 

 2 inner sepals acute. Corolla yellow, a little longer than the 

 calyx. What is Cont. medium, Lour. ? 



Intermediate Aniseia. PI. tw. 



4 A. UKIFLORA (Choisy, 1. c. p. 483.) stem glabrous or 

 pilose at the apex, prostrate ; leaves oblong, on very short 

 petioles, mucronate at the apex, glabrous ; peduncles equal in 

 length to the petioles, 1 -flowered; outer sepals joined obliquely 

 at the base. J/ . S. Native of the East Indies, as of Silhet, 

 Malabar, and Goalpara ; also of Java. Conv. uniflorus, Desr. 

 in Lam. diet. 3. p. 544. Burm. ind. 47. t. 21. f. 2. Conv. 

 emarginatus, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 23. Ipomoe a uniflora, Rcem. et 

 Schultes. syst. 4. p. 247. Conv. Rheedii, Wall, in fl. ind. 2. p. 

 70. Wight, ill. ind. bot. p. 1 7. t. 8. Conv. Bentiru, Ham. 

 herb. Ben-tiru-Tali, Rheed, mal. 11. p. 1H. t. 54. Stem 

 terete, radicant. Leaves 1-2 inches long; lower oaes some- 

 times emarginate. Peduncles nutant, beset with brown hairs, 

 and usually furnished with 2 linear, villous bracteas at apex. 

 Corolla white, exceeding the calyx a little, clothed with brown 



hairs outside. Capsule glabrous, but clothed with silky hairs 

 inside. 



One-jlaicered Aniseia. PI. prostrate. 



5 A. BIFLORA (Choisy, 1. c.) stem pilose; leaves cordate-ob- 

 long ; peduncles twin, shorter than the petioles ; outer sepals 

 cordate-oblong. . H. Native of China. Ipomoe'a biflora, 

 Pers. ench. 1. p. 183. Conv. biflorus, Lin. spec. 168. but not 

 of Forsk. Stems terete. Petioles pilose. Peduncles hairy, 

 approximating nearly into one at the base. Corolla white, cam- 

 panulate, small. Stigma purple. 



Ttro-Jlorrered Aniseia. PI. erect or diffuse. 



6 A. BARLERIOIDES (Choisy, 1. c. p. 284.) stems elongated, 

 downy ; leaves oblong, attenuated at the apex, usually obtuse, 

 entire at the base, or hardly cordate, on very short petioles ; 

 peduncles 1 -flowered, exceeding the petioles ; outer sepals ob- 

 long-lanceolate, acute ; corolla long, tubularly funnel-shaped. 

 If. G. Native of India, as of Gorackpur, Sukanagur, Kamaon, 

 Mysore, &c. Conv. oblongus, Wall. cat. no. 1 382. Conv. 

 subacaulis, and Conv. barlerioides, Ham. herb. Wall. cat. no. 

 2256. Stems beset with grey or yellow down. Root thick, 

 twisted. Leaves often mucronate, 1-2 inches long, clothed with 

 adpressed hairs on both surfaces. Peduncles and petioles 

 downy. Calyx villously downy. Corolla with an entire pli- 

 cate limb, smoothish, 2-3 times longer than the calyx. 



Barliria-like Aniseia. PI. diffuse. 



7 A. SALICIFOLIA (Choisy, 1. c. p. 482.) glabrous ; leaves lan- 

 ceolate, serrated, on short petioles ; calyx angular. TJ. . S. Na- 

 tive of St. Domingo. Conv. salicifblius, Desr. in Lam. diet. 3. 

 p. 542. Leaves acute at both ends, 3-4 inches long. Peduncles 

 1 -flowered, shorter than the leaves. Bracteas small, subulate, 

 under the tops of the peduncles. Sepals large, acute at both 

 ends. 



Willow-leaved Aniseia. PI. diffuse. 



8 A. MARTINICE'NSIS (Choisy, 1. c.} glabrous ; stems terete, 

 creeping; leaves elliptic; peduncles 1 -flowered, longer than the 

 leaves : the 3 outer sepals ovate, acute, very large, and very 

 loose : the 2 inner ones much smaller, lanceolate, acuminated. 

 If. S. Native of Martinico, in shady, inundated places. Conv. 

 Martinicensis, Jacq. amer. p. 26. t. 17. pict. p. 19. t. 29. 

 Willd. spec. 1. p. 878. Loefl. itin. p. 231. Leaves 2 inches 

 long. Bracteas small. Corolla white. 



.^fartinico Aniseia PI. creeping. 



Cult. Elegant plants when in blossom. See Calonyclion, 

 p. 264, for the culture of the perennial, herbaceous kinds ; and 

 Pharbitlf, p. 263, for the annual species. 



XVIII. POLYME'RI A (from jroXwc, polys, many ; and 

 merit, a part ; in allusion to the stigma being divided into many 

 parts.) R. Br. prod. p. 488. Choisv, in mem. soc. phys. gen. 

 6. p. 484. 



Lix. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Co- 

 rolla funnel-shaped, plicate. Style one ; stigmas 4-6, acute. 

 Ovarium 2-celled; cells 1-seeded. Capsule 2-4-valved, 1- 

 celled, 1-2-seeded. Diffuse or creeping, non-lactescent herbs, 

 natives of Australia. Peduncles axillary, bi-bracteate. This 

 genus differs from Convolvulus, in the greater number of stigmas, 

 and the cells of the ovarium being only 1-seeded. 



1 P. CALYCIXA (R. Br. prod. p. 488.) sepals unequal : outer 

 ones cordate at the base ; seeds glabrous. I/ . G. Native of 

 New South Wales, and New Holland, within the tropic. 



Far. a ; leaves oblong, obtuse, smoothish. 1J..G. Native 

 of New South Wales, about Port Jackson. 



I'ar. p , leaves oblong-linear, clothed with very fine down. 

 %. S. Native of New Holland, within the tropic. 



