134 IPOM^A 



IPOMJEA continued. 



I. hedera'cea limba'ta. Dark blue, bordered with 

 white. N. Australia, 1868. Syn., Pharbitis 

 limbata. 



I. ru'bro coeru'lea has sky-blue flowers and grows 

 about 8 ft. high in a genial situation. This is 

 one of the prettiest climbers where the con- 

 ditions are suitable to its requirements. 

 Mexico, 1823 or 1880. 



/. ver'sicolor is better known under its synonym of 

 Min'a loba'ta (which see). 



Sow the seeds of 7. purpur'ea and varieties 

 J in. deep in pots in temp. 65 in March ; harden off 

 and plant out in June in a warm sunny place 

 against a post or trellis. Water occasionally in 

 hot, dry weather. The ivy -leaved forms are rather 

 more hardy, and may be sown out of doors in April 

 in light rich soil. 



/. ru'bro Gwru'lea requires special care and must 

 be raised in heat. Sow in February in 65 and pot 

 up. Plant out in June. It is only under very 

 favourable conditions that this plant will succeed, 

 and then only in mild climates and a warm situa- 

 tion. When it does succeed it is about the best of 

 the species mentioned. It is not a true annual, 

 but must be treated as such in this country. 



IPOMOP'SIS (from Gr. ipos, a trap, and opsis, sight). Nat. 

 Ord. Polemoniacece. 



Pretty Calif ornian biennials having feathery 

 foliage and graceful spikes covered with flowers 



