152 CONVOLVULACEAE 



the anthers : hoods entire. — Lqcally common on moist prairies near 

 Atherton, Dodson, Waldo Park, Lake City and Lee's Snmmit. July- 

 September. 



4. GONOLOBUS Michx. 



Twining vines with opposite,' long-petioled, cordate- ovate leaves, and 

 flovrers in axillary pednncled cymes. Corolla lobes erect, somewhat 

 twisted. Crown of five membranous 2-horned bodies. Anthers termi- 

 . uated by a white dilated appendage. 



1. G. laevis Miohx. Climbing Milkweed. 4°-12° long, puberu- 

 lent : flowers whitish : pods 3' long, smooth. — Common in thickets, 

 especially in the bottoms along the Missouri Eiver. July-September. 



Family 102. CONVOLVULACEAE Vent. 

 Herba^ieons vines with alternate leaves, no stipules and large axillary 

 regular and perfect flowers. Calyx 5-parted or divided. Corolla gamo- 

 petalous, 5-angled or lobed. Stamens five, alternate with the corolla 

 lobes. Ovary superior, 2-3-oelled or falsely 4-6-celled, with two erect 

 ovules in each cell. Fruit a capsule. 



Stamens and styles exserted.' 1. Quamoclii. 

 St-amens and styles included. 



Stigmas capitate or subglobose. 2. Ipomoka. 



Stigmas filiform or oblong. 3. Convolvulus. 



1. QUAMOCLIT Moench. 

 Sepals long-pointed. Corolla salver-form. Stigmas capitate. 

 1. Q. coccinea (L.) Moench. Eed Morning Glory. Leaves ovate- 

 cordate, acuminate- pointed : flowers red, V long. — Frequent in waste 

 places at Kansas City ; also occurs in bottoms near Courtney and Atherton. 

 July-October. 



2. IFOMOEA L. Moenikg Glory. 



Corolla funnel form or oampanulate. 

 Stigma entire or 2-lobed. 



Corolla 4"-6" long. 1. /. lacunosa. 



Corolla 2'-3' long. 2. /. pandurata. 



Stigma 3-lobed. 



Leaves entire. 3. I. purpurea. 



Leaves 3-lobed. 4. /. hederacea. 



1. I. lacunosa L. Swamp Morning Glory. Pubescent annual, 

 2°-4'' long : leaves ovate, cordate, entire or 3-lobed : peduncles short, 

 1-3-flowered : sepals acuminate, ciliate : flowers white. — In bottom lands, 

 Sheffield, Courtney, Atherton and Sibley. Local. July-Ootober. 



2. I. pandurata (L.) Meyer. Man op the Earth. Glabrous peren- 

 nial, 2°-8° long : root large : leaves broadly ovate-cordate ; peduncles 

 1-5-flowered : flowers white with purple lines : sepals obtuse. — On dry 

 banks throughout, but not common. July-September. 



3. I. purpurea (L. ) Eoth. Purple Morning Gloey. Hairy annual, 

 6°-25° long : leaves heart-shaped, acuminate, entire : sepals lanceolate : 



