Order I. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 139 
§ 1. Leaves pinnate, digitate, or palmate. 
i?207 Leaves pinnate pinnae filiform, Pedunc. a little longer than leaf 1-flowered 
'3208 Leaves palmate. Segments narrow pinnatifid toothed, Pedunc. about 2-flowcreu 
^09 Leaves digitate. Leaflets stalked, Pedunc. 1-flowered 
2210 Leaves palmate. Lobes 7 lanceolate acute entire, Pedunc. 3-flowered 
2211 Smooth, Leaves palmate. Lobes 7 oblong lane, entire. Cymes dichotomous, Cal. equal obtuse, Caps, erect 
2212 Leaves digitate in 5s hairy entire. Seeds smooth 
^13 Leaves digitate in 7, Peduncles umbelled very short 
2214 Leaves digitate or nearly pedate 7-parted smooth. Stalks warted rough, Pedunc. 1-flowered 
2215 Leaves palmate pedate. Lobes ciliate mucronate at end, Pedunc. 1-flowered 
2216 Leaves palmate. Flowers aggregate 
2217 Branches peduncles and petioles tubercled. Leaves palmate. Lobes 7 narrow oblong with a short point 
\ 2. Leaves cordate, angular, or lobed. 
2218 Leaves obi. cordate rarely obsoletely 3-lobed, Pedunc. 1-fl. shorter than leaf, Calyx very smooth 
2219 Leaves cordate 3-lobed villous, Pedunc. 2-3-fl. Edge of cor. nearly entire. Stigmas 3-lobed 
2220 Branches petioles peduncles and calyxes bristly, Leaves naked cordate 3-lobed, Lobes tooth sinuated 
2221 Stem twining. Leaves cordate 3-lobed, Pedunc. longer than petiole. Fruit nodding 
2222 Leaves cordate angular, Stem membranous square. Peduncles many-flowered 
2223 Leaves cordate acuminate angular, Pedunc. first dichotomous afterwards branching 
2224 Downy, Lvs. cord. acum. at base angular, Pedunc. 5-flowered, Cal. warted bearded. Limb, of cor. entire 
2225 Smooth, Lvs. cord, below obscurely repand or ang. Pedunc. short 1-fl. Cal. hairy ciliated. Cor. small short 
2226 Leaves cordate at the end 5-lobed smooth. Peduncle many-flowered corymbose 
2227 Very smooth. Leaves cordate entire or angular, Pedunc. 1-3-fl. Cal. aristate. Cor. undiv. Tube very long 
2228 Pedunc. upwards cymose trichotomous longer than the 5-lobed cordate or hastate leaves 
2229 Leaves cordate entire or 3-lobed acuminate above pubescent beneath villous, Flowers numerous in cymes 
2230 Smooth, Leaves cordate acuminate entire. Peduncles many-flowered without bracteae 
2231 Stem warted. Leaves cord, ovate rugose villous beneath entire or lobed, Pedunc. 1 many-fl. Seed woolly 
2232 Leaves 3-lobed, Flowers aggregate 
\ 3. Leaves cordate entire. 
2233 Leaves cordate acute entire, Pedunc. 1-flowered solitary as long as leaves 
2234 Leaves cordate, Pedunc. many-fl. Outer calyx orbicular. Cor. campanulate lobed 
2235 Leaves cordate entire, Flowers close together, Cor. undivided 
223t) Leaves roundish cordate smooth, Pedunc. many-flowered. Cor. edged 
2237 Leaves cordate oblong repand acuminate. Peduncles branched cymose 
2238 Leaves cordate acuminate smooth. Peduncles 2-flowered 
2239 Leaves cordate ovate acute above hairy, beneath silky, Pedunc. longer than the stalks in umbels 
2240 Leaves cordate undivided. Fruit cernuous. Stalks thick. Leaves cordate entire, Ped. many-fl. Cal. hispid 
2241 Stem very tall. Leaves orbicular rounded. Flowers spotted with eyes 
2242 Leaves 3-lobed cordate. Peduncles 3-flowered 
2243 Leaves 3-lobed cordate. Peduncles many-flowered racemose 
2244 Leaves cordate 3-lobed, Flowers half 5-cleft, Peduncles shorter than the petioles 
22+5 Hairy, Leaves cordate 3-lobed, lateral lobes acuminate intermediate acute, Pedunc. 1-fl. Cal. hairy 
2246 Leaves cordate 3-lobed, Lobes cuspidate. Peduncles 1-fl. Sepals linear very hairy at base 
2247 Leaves cordate acuminate hairy, Flowers aggregate 
224o Leaves cordate ovate obtuse entire, Pedunc. about 2-fl. Cal. coriaceous, Stem and petioles pubescent 
2249 Leaves cordate roundish with a long point smooth, Pedunc. thick 3-fl. and cal. smooth, Stem muricated 
2250 Leaves cordate acuminate, Pedunc. filiform 1-fl. and cal. smooth. Stem very hairy 
\ 4. Leaves sagittate or hastate. 
2251 Very smooth. Leaves oblong sagittate with a very deep sinus, Auricles acummate, Pedunc. 1-flowered 
2252 Leaves linear hastate pointed. Auricles toothed. Flowers solitary, Cal. sagittate 
22.''j3 Smooth, Leaves hastate lanceol. or linear acute, Lobes toothed, Pedunc. 1-fl. Sepals oblong lane, ovate 
2254 Leaves sagittate truncate behind, Peduncles 2-flowered 
2255 Leaves linear hastate obtuse mucronate smooth. Auricles nearly entire. Peduncles 1-flowered 
§ 5. Leaves oblong, entire, or lobed. 
2256 Leaves oblong 3-pointed dilated at base toothed, Pedunc. 1-fl. thick 4-cornered 
\ 6. Leaves rounded. 
2277 Creeping smooth, Lvs. roundish emarginate or 2-lobed thickish at base beneath with 2 glands, Cal. obt. 
2258 Leaves emarginate with 2 glands at base. Peduncles 3-flowered 
2253 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
I. bona-nox, like most of the species of this genus and Convolvulus, varies much in the leaves, which it pro- 
duces cordate, lobed, or panduriform. ^ ^ ,^ ,. 
I. nil is a highly beautiful plant, with the corollas of a clear blue color, whence its name of Anil or Nil (Indigo,^ 
I. quamoclit is a most beautiful tender annual. Its name has been formed from xvoi^tog, a bean, and kXitc?, 
dwarf, because it resembles the kidney-bean in its climbing stem, but is less tall. a- i 
1. jalapa is found wild near Mexico, at Xalapa, whence probably the name of the drug which its root attords. 
It is said to have been first brought to Europe in 1610. Its virtue as a purge resides chiefly in the resin. 
