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paler colour. Ipomoea phoentcea, Roxb. ; Quamoclit phcenicea, Choisy ; /. eoccinea, Bot. Rep. t. 449, the 
Crirason Ipomoea, which is sometimes confused with the Scarlet Ipomoea, is a hothouse climber, a native of the 
East Indies, which will not live in England in the open air. There are also several perennial Ipomoeas with 
scarlet or crimson flowers which require to be constantly kejjt in a hothouse. 
2.— IPOMCEA QUAMOCLIT, Lam. THE COMMON QUAMOCLIT OR WIN,3ED-LEAV£D IPOMCEA. 
Specific Charactrr, — Leaves pinnatifid, even to the middle nerve. 
Segments linear, parallel, a£ute. Peduncles 1-flowered. Sepals ovate- 
lanceolate.- — (G. Don.) 
ENGRA.VINGS. — Bot. Mag. t. 244, and out Jig. 10, in Plate 26. 
SvNoNVMKs. — Convolvulus pinnatus, Lam. ; Quamoclit vulgaris: 
Choisy ; Scarlet .I.ismine. 
Variety. — L Q. 2 albillora, G. Don. Flowers white. ' 
Description, &c. — Tlie flowers are scarlet, and in the shape of those of a jasmine, and the leaves are curious. 
The plant is a native of the East Indies and South America, and is much more tender than the scarlet Ipomoea. 
The kind from America is said to have two flowers on each footstalk instead of one, and to be hardier than the 
other ; but the difference appears to be too slight, and too uncertain, to constitute a regular variety. The speciea 
was introduced before 1629, as it is mentioned by Parkinson. It is generally kept in the greenhouse, but if raised in 
a hot-bed, it may be planted out late in May or the beginning of June, in warm, sheltered situations and good soil, 
where it will flower freely, and if the summer be favourable it will ripen its seed. The plants intended to 
produce seed are, however, generally kept in the greenhouse or stove. 
3.— IPOMCEA C.SRULEA, Roxb. THE CELESTIAL BLUE IPOM(EA. 
Engraving. — Bot. Reg. t. 276. i diatelobedilatedafetlie base, and notcontracted. Ped uncles 2-3-flowered, 
SvNONYMF.8. — Convolvulus Nil, X.irt. j C. hederaceus, Lm. ; Ipomcea commonly exceeding the petioles. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, hispid at 
Nil, Roth. ; 1. hcpaticifolia, Hayne ; Pharbitis Nil, Choisy. the base. — (G. Don.) 
Specific Character. — Hairy ; leaves cordate, 3-lobed ; interme- I 
Description, &c. — This plant, which is supposed to be the true Convolvulm Nil of Linnaeus, differs from the 
plant usually bearing that name, in having the segments of the limb of its corolla circular and very shallow, 
instead of deep and tapering to a point. The flowers also of a pale delicate celestial blue, softening into white, 
and, when fading, with a very slight admixture of pink. The leaves are curiously shaped, and the stems and the 
points of the sepals of the calyxes are of a dark red. Ipomcea cwrulea is a native of the East Indies, where it is 
generally found in hedges and on old walls. It is also found wild in the tropical regions of Africa and South 
America. It is supposed to be the species introduced before the time of Gerard (1596), which that author tells 
us the Arabians called Nil, and the Italians Campana azurea, and Fior de noUi ; but if this were the case, it 
had been long lost to our gardens, and was re-introduced from India in 1817, by Dr. Roxburgh. It is tender, 
and though it will flower in the open air, it should be raised on a hot-bed, and not planted out till the middle of 
June. It rarely flowers till the latter end of August or beginning of September. 
4— IPOMffiA HEDERACEA, Jacq. THE IVY-LEAVED IPOMCEA. 
Engravino. — Bot. Reg. t. 85. 
SvNONVMEs. — I. barbata. Roth. ; I.Nil, Pursh. ; Convolvnlns Nil, 
Michx. ; L scabra, Forsk. ; Pharbitis hederaeea, Choisy ; P. Pur- 
sliii, G. Don ; P. barbata, G. Don ; P. Forskoeli, G. Don ; P. 
DiUenii, G. Don. 
Varieties. — I. h. 2 purpurea, Hort, Corolla funnel-shaped and 
purple. 
Pharbitis scabrida, G. Don. Corolla white. 
I. h. 4. villosa, Hort. ? I. villosa, Ruiz et Pavon. Flowers 
very large. 
I. h. 5. punctata, Hort. ? I. punctata, Pers. Calyx dotted. 
Specific Character. — Pubescent ; leaves cordate, deeply 3-lobed, 
lobes acuminated, central one ventricose. Peduncles 1-3-flowered ; tube 
i ofthe calyx bearded. Bracteaslaciniated and slightly recurved. Corolla 
I. h. 3. scabra, i?or<. ; I. scabra Schultea: I. scabrida, Ram.: I somewhat funncl-slraped. 
Description, &c. — This flower, from the beautiful blue of its flowers, and from its being only seen to 
