CONVOLVULUS FAMILY. Convolvulaceae. 



the borders of thickets and woods throughout the north, 



and south to Ga. Found near Lake Dun more, Vt. 



_ . ^ An early-flowering species with deUcate 



Four=leaved . , r. , 



Milkweed magenta-pnik flowers, the reflexed lobes 



Asclepias of which are palest pink. The stem is 



quadrifoiia slender and generally leafless below, bear- 



Magenta=pink j^^^ about two circles of four leaves about 



the middle and two pairs of opposite 



smaller leaves at the upper part of the stem. The plant 



is delicate and small, with few flower-clusters. 1-2 feet 



high. Woods and copses, throughout the north, and 



south to N. Car. 



, , . An extremelv small narrow-leaved plant 



Asclepias • , , i "^ i ^ , 



verticillata with a slender stem leafy at the summit. 



Green=white The leaves smooth and very narrowly lin- 



J"ly- ear, generally grouped in circles of 4-7. 



September Flowers greenish white. 1-2 feet high. 



Common on dry hills, especially so south. Me., west to 



S. Dak., and south. 



CONVOLVULUS FAMILY. ConvolvulacecE. 



Herbs, in our range, with twining or trailing stems, 

 alternate leaves, and regular, perfect flowers with gen- 

 erally a bell-shaped or funnel-formed corolla, and five 

 stamens. Flowers visited by the honeybee and bumble- 

 bee. Self-fertilized as well as cross-fertilized. The 

 name from the Latin convolvo, to roll together. 



A small, erect or slightly twining plant. 

 Bindweed scarcely a foot long, with blunt, oval. 



Convolvulus light green leaves, heart-shaped at the 

 spithariKxxis base, short -stemmed, about 1-2 inches 

 White long. Funnel-formed white flowers about 



2 inches long, borne singly. Calyx in- 

 closed in two large leafy bracts. In sandy or rocky 

 fields. Me., south and west. 



A smooth-stemmed vine with arrow- 

 Bindweed shaped, triangular, grayish green leaves, 

 Convolvulus slender - stemmed and acute - pointed. 

 septum Handsome bell-shaped or funnel-shaped 



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