IPOMCEA — IRIS. 



IPOMCEA. 



Tnis phnt derives its name from ips, bindweed, 

 and homoios, similar ; alluding to the twining habit 

 of the plant. The Ipomoea is native of all warm 

 climates, a few extending into North America. 

 It belongs to the same family and is often called 

 Morning Glory. Som : of the varieties of Ipomoea 

 are very large and excel the best Convolvulus ; 

 others like the Ipomoea Quamoclit, (Cypress Vine), 

 have small bright colored flowers with a dainty 

 fragrance. They are generally more delicate than 

 the Convolvulus, more desirable for house culture, 

 and some are eminently beautiful, combining mar- 

 vellously brilliant colors with white margins. 



For the general treatment of Ipomoea, see that of 

 Convolvulus. 



VARIETIES. 



Ipomcea Coccinea, or Star Ipomoea, small scarlet flowers. 

 /. Bona A r ox, flowers large white. 



/. Grandiflora superba, fine large flowers, sky-blue with broad 

 border of white. 



/. Limbata elegantissima, large flowers, mazarine blue with broad 

 border of white. 



7. Quamoclit, or Cypress Vine, tender climber, flowers small, 

 elegant and striking, foliage beautiful. 



IRIS. 



The Iris or Flowering Flag, as it is sometimes 

 called, or Fieur dc Lis of the French, is a well- 

 known family of hardy border plants. Linnaeus 



