118 FLORA DOMESTICA. 



A species of Colutea is much esteemed at the Cape of 

 Good Hope, as a cure for diseases of the eye. 



CONVOLVULUS. 



CONVOLVULACE^E. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Commonly known, when wild, by the name of bind-weed, from 

 some of the species twining their stem round other bodies ; which is 

 also the signification of the Latin name. French, le liseron. Italian, 

 il villuchio. 



THIS is a most extensive genus : Martyn's edition of 

 Millar's Dictionary mentions 110 different species, besides 

 a great many flowers of different genera, which are inti- 

 mately connected with it. 



The Common Field Bind-weed is one of the greatest 

 pests to gardeners and farmers. It is yet worse than the 

 Hedge Bind-weed ; for that, for the sake of climbing, con- 

 fines its ravages to the borders of the fields or gardens, 

 while this wanders over the whole ground, and is with 

 great difficulty rooted out. And yet it must be acknow- 

 ledged that this little red and white flower is extremely 

 beautiful; and, were it but a little more modest, would, 

 doubtless, be a general favourite. As it is, it must suffer 

 the consequence of its impertinence, not only in being 

 avoided, but positively turned out. From the frequent 

 occurrence of this beautiful intruder, it has acquired a 

 multitude of names, as bell-bind, bell-wjnd, rope-weed, 

 with-wind, hedge-bells, weed-bind ; in some counties, wood- 

 bine. In French, la lizeret, le liseron des champs; in 

 Provence, courregeolo ; in Languedoc, campanette; in Lor- 

 raine, ocillet [pink]. In Italian, vilwchioj viticchio; cor- 

 reggiola; campanella; convolvolo ; in the Venetian terri- 

 tories, brocca: in the Brescian, tirangolo. 



There are comparatively few of these plants cultivated 



