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volvulus, cannot have failed to have been struck 

 with their charm, and will, we imagine, desire to 

 introduce them within their own domain. We have 

 many yards of it, and there is scarcely anything 

 more beautiful that one grows than the long 

 festoons of it, laden with countless blossoms ex- 

 panded in all their purity of tint in the early 

 morning. Though ordinarily having these beautiful 

 campanulate flowers of spotless white, it may at 

 times be found yielding blossoms of a delicate 

 pink. Of these we have had specimens sent to 

 us from Sandown, Cranbrook, and elsewhere by 

 kindly fellow plant-lovers. As each flower lasts but 

 a day the French name for the plant, the belle d'un 

 jour, is very expressive. 1 In America it is the 

 morning glory. 



The bindweed spreads freely, and admirably 

 serves to ramble over any bit of rough fencing, 

 but both species require watching, or they will 

 take possession of more ground than we may be 

 willing to spare. In the names bindweed and 

 convolvulus we have the hint that both the plants 

 are quite ready in their own interest to lay hands 

 on any neighbour and flourish at its expense. The 

 bindweed may sometimes be seen running riot 

 over the gooseberry and currant bushes in some 

 old neglected garden, and under such conditions 



1 It has several names in France : the manchettes de la 

 Vierge, our Lady's sleeves, grand liseron, and others. 



