Convolvulus, PENTANDRIA MONOGTT* T IA. 61 



The black sort : Tnf^*ft> Paiindliee, ^fe^T, Sooshemka, ^ T ^ T , 

 Kala, 7{F?:f^«lT» Miraoorvjdwla, ira^SfX' Urddhuchuadn, ^ 

 «TW[t}^:i» Kalumesh»ka,%i r ^[x, Koushz'ka. 



According to the Raja-Niroh«nta the Teoree is dry and hot; a 

 good remedy against worms ; a remover of phlegm, swellings of the 

 limbs and diseases of the stomach. It also heals ulcers and is use- 

 ful in diseases of the skin. It is known to be one of the best pur- 

 gatives." 



The Bhavoprwkasha has the following observation : " The white 

 Teoree is cathartic, its taste pungent; it increases wind, is hot and 

 efficacious in removing cold and bile ; it is useful in bilious fevers 

 and complaints of the stomach. The black sort is somewhat less 

 efficacious; it is a violent purgative, is good in fainting*, and dimi- 

 nishes the heat of the body in fevers with dilirium." N. W, 



Sect. 9.d. Twining with divided or compound leaves. 



20. C. vitifoliw, mild. Sp. PI. i. 861. 



Perennial, twining, hairy. Leaves cordate, five-lobed, serrulate- 

 dentate. Peduncles as long as the leaves, from three to six-flower- 

 ed ; leaflets of the calyx obovate. 



A native of hedges and forests ; flowering in the cold season. 



Stem twining, perennial, round, very hairy, two or three fathoms 

 long, the extremities of the branches are often highly colored, and 

 less hairy than the other parts. — Leaves alternate, petioled, broad- 

 cordate, frequently five-lobed, remotely serrate-dentate, a little dovv- 

 n^; size very various, being from one to six inches long. — Petioles of 

 the longer inferior leaves equalling these in length ; those of the floral 

 leaves short. — Peduncles axillary, about as long as the floral leaves, 

 from three to six-flowered. — Flowers large, bell-shaped, very beauti- 

 ful, of a bright lively yellow. — Calyx hairy. — Anthers becoming spi- 

 ral after opening the extremities. — Stigma of two round lobes. 



