IPOMCEA 



(both as C.panduratus}. B.R. T:5S8.-In some places 

 tliis sjiecies is a very troublesome weed, which is almost 

 im|iiissil)le to exterminate because of its loug tuberous 

 roots. It can easily be kept within bounds in the gar- 

 den with a little care, and makes a very desirable plant 

 for covering an old dead stump or back fence. The 

 chief merit of /. pandtirata as a garden plant is its har- 

 diuess; hence it is often sold as the "Hardy" or "Per- 

 ennial Moonflower." If well mulched the roots will stand 

 20° below zero. There is a double-fld. form. 



19 L4ari, Paxt Blue Dawn- Flower Stem a very 

 rapid grow er, of ten 30-40 tt loiv somew hat shrubby at 

 the base hs 3-0 in long cordate icuti niosth entire 

 or slightl> 3 lobed, \ ariable fls bom ii In t i f IJ 

 30, opening m succession , corolla 4 i I ill! 

 shaped, deep lilac sometimts daik i 1 In c 



lighter plaits \ erv heautifnl \u i \ t 



1 t' 1 ill I'M 4 1 H M / I 



attractiv e coppery purple 



20 Jalapa, Pursh (/ Michaiij-i, Sweet) Stem 6-8 

 ft high, branched, slighth rough, springing from an 

 oblong root weighing 4-30 lbs h s 3-5 in long ovate 

 tordate membranaceous veiny repand or deeply lobed 

 pubescent beneath variable fls 3-4 m wide, the corolla 

 bowl shaped withinur h t il e i whit iir se puiple 

 \u,I O.t Mei LI riHj ,) 

 B M li72 ( IS C < 1 s I 1 

 — \ 1 erv ornainei t I 1 i I 1 1 i 

 the garden if th t i 1 use 

 before being set i 1 il i 1 u t scl luiu 

 blooms much befoie tiust ThL J il ip ot ccmmerce 

 does not come from this plant but from / Pinga The 

 roots of / Jalapa are but slighth purgative 



21 Bona n6x I m ^\ nfi im-i I in ^tet 

 10-20 tt h .h 1 



819 



long 4-fa m w i 1 



times with green 1 



ing m the mornin 



Aug -Sept Am 



B K 11 8i)9 (as / 



V 10 ^i9 Known in „ u I 



Hort (/ qtandiflota Kt 



which does not differ matei 



1 11/ / 



I 1 \ 1 grand! 

 flora is lis s Id undfr 

 the following names / 

 Cliildsii I iioctiphyton, 

 I noctifloia, I ilexi 

 carta qrandi flora, J 

 Mexicana qrandiflora 

 alba, I Mexicana 

 qrandiflora teta These 



with \ 1 I is 



offerc 1 II 'M II «(r 

 IS most p pnl ir is i gir 

 den plant but it also does 

 well tr lined ilong the 

 roof of a low house or 

 against a pillar. It is 

 excellent for cut-flowers in the evening. 



22. grandifldra, Lam. (Calonijction grandifldnim, 

 Chois. /. Bona-n6x, Hort., not Linn.). Differs from 

 /. Bona-nox in having the stem usually covered with 

 short, sharp points: Ivs. smaller, entire; peduncle much 

 shorter (usually 1-2 in.) : fls. not over 3 in. wide; sepals 

 elliptic, obtuse (in I. Bona-nox ovate, mucronate) : seeds 

 shortly villose, with shaggy margins (in /. Bona-nox 



1170. Ipomoea Bona-i 



-.UVa,). 



smooth). Cosmop. trop. — Some of the inferior strains 

 passing as /. Bona-nox a-nd. its synonyms belong here. 



23. chrys^ides, Ker. Stem slightly woody, much twin- 

 ing, smooth or branches slightly hairy : Ivs. 1-2 in. long, 

 ovate-cordate to subhastate, acute, entire or toothed, 3- 

 angled, 3-lobed and repand : peduncles 1-7-fld., longer 

 than the petioles: corolla j^-jj in. wide, funnel-shaped. 

 July-Oct. Trop. Asia and Africa. B.R. 4:270. -It can 

 be grown out-of-doors, but is tardy in blooming. Best 

 treated as a warmhouse evergreen climber. /. chryseides 

 is advertised abroad. /. chri/sdnllia, Hort., described in 

 American catalogues as having rich, glossy foliage and 

 golden yellow fls., may belong here. 



24. Pes-caprse, Roth (/. marUima, R. Br.). Stem 

 creeping, seldom twining, 20-60 ft. : roots often 12 ft. 

 long and 2 in. thick: Ivs. 1-4 in. long, fleshy, roundish, 

 often broader than long, with 2 glands at the base and 

 prominently pinnate-veined: peduncles usually few-fld., 

 equaling the petioles : corolla nearly 2 in. long, bell- 

 shaped, margin scarcely lobed. Aug.-Oct. Trop. coasts 

 of both hemispheres; drifting sands of coast, Ga. to 

 Tex. B.R. 4:319. 



25. Ba,tii,tdiS,PoiT. (BalAtas idulis, Chois.). Sweet Po- 

 tato. Lvs. ovate-cordate, usually angular or lobed, 

 variable, petioled: peduncles equaling or exceeding the 

 petioles, several-fld.: corolla 1-2 in. wide. Origin un- 

 known, unless it be from /. fastigiata of tropical 

 America — Largely cultivated in many varieties for its 

 edible tubers bee Sii eet Potato 



2b Purga, Hayne Lvs sagittate cordate, smooth : 

 peduncles generalh 1 fld , longer than the petioles fls. 

 rise jiui pie corolla long tubular, with a flat limb. 

 Sept Oci Trop Amer BR 63 49 (as hxogomum 



IBESINE (Gieek name for a hanest ^ iil ml wound 

 with wool the floweis and seeds ot these pi mts are 

 woolly) Amaiantdcea- Ach\ranthes Iiom20to25 

 species ft hells or subshrubs, m tropic il and sub- 

 ti I I 1 \ I ^ stalked opposite, the margins not 



t tl 1 i tl species fls very small, biacte- 



t 1 II It unalpmicles perfect or imperfect 



((lit I I 1 clous) the pel lanth of one series 



terete putel w ith o\ ate oblong segments , stamens 

 5, st\Ie shoit cr none the stigmas 2 or 3 fr a utricu- 

 lus T«o or three species are in common cultivation as 

 bedding plants because f tli ir li ,1 1\ colored Ivs and 

 stems Thefarstoftl I I 1 1 was described 



before the fls were I ricd to Achy- 



ranthes(4 I e> li i us the anthers 



aie2 1oculed where 1 I iled To 



gardeners they are still 1 t 1 



Because of ease of pioi i„ hstand 



sun and shearing, and the bri 1 t es are 



amongst the most popular bi 1 1 I lants 



are easier to grow btockplu mtei in 



acooltemperatniei s ii i I u 1 in Feb- 



ruaiy and Maich th \ I t and moisture, 



and cut back to get itl I t js root quickly 



in any good cutting bed. i'm- ni.i^s l.ediling, plants are 

 usually set 0-10 in. apart. They will not withstand frost. 



H^rbstii, Hook. {.{Achyrdnthes VerschaffHtil, Lem.). 

 Lvs. broadly ovate or orbicular, obtuse and notched at 

 the apex, p'uride-re.l. with prominent arched veins, or 

 in the i-.iniiiioner v;ii i.tv sreen or green-red with yellow 

 veins (^■;ll^ ,,-.,-..,/, rl, /,;•,, i . S. Amer. B.M. 5499.- 



This ^^:l- .\. -■rj\::{ ;i.mI !i-;ire.l in August, 1864, by Le- 



maiiea-.l./,,,,,,,,/;,, M.', I, ,, s, ;„/r/c«u (I. H. 11:409), and 

 later l.v Van Houtte us Ircsine Verschaffeltii (F.S. 



