50 PLANTS OF BERMUDA. 



doorwaj'rf, «iiu. ; it has fleshy, oblong, pale leaves, and compact um- 

 bels of pink flowers. 



I. ASCLKPIAS. 



Calyx and corolla valvate, Jive-partite ; Jiowcra furiaahed with a ei'oivn 

 consisti>if/ oftiv hood-liJcc leaves, each containimj a little horn-like appen- 

 dage ; pollen maiisea, five pairs^ inserted in clefts in column ; stigma 

 depressed, hhod. 



\. A. eurassacifu ,h\\.ltei-&y wdKi^j. A peiemiial phuit, two to four 

 feet high, lialf shiubhy nt' ihe base : stems cj-lindrical, downy : 

 leaves opposite, lanceolatf. pointed, entire, four inches long by one 

 wide, shortly petioled : nmbel:^ shorter than leaves, eight to twelve 

 flowered : petals ovate, rol led back, concealing the shorter sepals ; 

 horns recurved, overhanging the central column ; pods (follicles) 

 ovate, smooth, seeds imbedded in glossy, silky hairs. Distribution, 

 West Indies ; habitat, waste places. Flowers showy, scarlet and 

 orange, frequent ; July to November. 



'1. A. linaria. A species with wliite pendulous flowers and nar- 

 rower leaves ; may be seen cultivated in gardens and Public Park. 



]!^at : Ord : 46. Convolvulacece. 



Herbaceous plants or shrubs, vntli twining stems and alternate 

 leaves without stipules. Flowers regular ; sepals five, overlapping 

 each other, in one or more series, persistent ; corolla bell or funnel 

 shaped, limb five-lobed, plaited in the bud ; stamens five, inserted 

 in corolla- tube ; ovary two to four celled, style slender, stigma 

 capitate or narrow and bifid ; fruit a two to four seeded capsule. 



Several of the Convolvulacca* aro cultirated for the beauty 

 of their flowers, their easj^ culture and the rapidity with which 

 tliey cover unsiglitly walls, &c., with elegant evei-green foliage. 

 Perhaps the most beautiful is the "Purple Morning Glory," 

 wliich covers the Avhole south wall of the Public Park. The 

 Noycaii Creeper fCoin-ohiilus dl^sccti/sj is also common; its leaves 

 are divided into five to seven finger- like segments, the latter being 

 again lobed or toothed : these leaves abound in prussic acid, 

 and Avlien bruised emit the well-knoAvn odour of bitter almonds. 

 The flowers are white with a purple base. The Cypress Vine or 

 Barbadoes Pink (Ipomwa QuamocUt) and Ipo,mca coccinca are also 

 garden favourites, being very prett}' and easily trained : both have 

 scarlet flowers, but while the former has pinnate leaves cut into 

 slender segments, the leaves of the latter are entire, with a heart- 

 shaped or angular base. Iponnea grandifiora and some other species 

 aro also occasionally met "with, 



t. iroMCK.v. 



Stjjnlsfivc ; corolla hcll-shapcd ; stamens not projecting beyond corolla- 

 (iche ; ovary usually two-celled, cells two-seeded ; stigma globular^ entire, 

 or two- lobed. 



