152 THE LADIES' FLOWER-GARDEN 
I. FILICAULIS, Blume; syn. I. DENTICULATA, R. Br. hot. Reg. t. 317, &c., &c. 
Flowers pale yellow, leaves linear, and stems threadlike. A native of the East Indies, introduced in 1778. 
I. INVOLUCRATA, Beaumis. -4 
Flowers large and dark rose-coloured, surrounded by two large bracteas, forming an involucre. A native of 
Guinea ; introduced in 1822. 
I. SESSILIFLORA, Both.; syn. CONVOLVULUS HISPIDUS, FahK, &c., &c. 
Flowers small, rose-coloured. There is a variety with white flowers, produced in round sessile heads. A 
native of Nepal, introduced in 1816. 
I. OCHRACEA, G. Don. ; syn. CONVOLVULUS OCHRACEUS, Lindl., Bot. Reg. t. 1060. 
The limb of the corolla is flat, with crenulated lobes ; the colour is an orange-yellow, having the tube deep 
purple inside. A native of Guinea on the Gold Coast ; introduced in 1826. 
L OBSCURA, Ker, Bot. Reg. t. 239 ; I. SOLANIFOLIA, Burm., &c., &c. 
Nearly allied to the last species, with pale yellow or cream-coloured flowers, having a red centre. A native 
of the East Indies ; first grown in England in Dr. Sherard's garden at Eltham, in 1732 ; but which is generally 
included in every parcel of seeds sent by unbotanical collectors from India to this country. 
\. LEUCANTHA, Jacq. 
A native of America, with white flowers ; introduced in 1823. 
L SIBIRICA, J'acy. 
Strongly resembling the common little wild Convolvulus of our fields and hedges, but with smaller flowers, 
which are white or very pale pink, with a yellow centre. A native of Siberia, introduced in 1 779- 
I. VIOLACEA, Lin. ; syn. CONVOLVULUS INDICUS, Miller's Diet., Sec. 
Flowers large, and of a pale purple. A native of South America, introduced in i 792. 
I. PUDIBUNDA, G. Don ; syn. CONVOLVULUS PUDIBUNDUS, Lindl., Bot. Reg. t. 999. 
Corolla of a fine rose colour; tube inflated. A native of St. Vincent's ; introduced in 1822. V 
L PILOSA, Sweet} syn. C. ALBICANS, Wall., &c. 
Flowers small, pink ; plant hairy ; leaves clothed with white wool beneath. A native of the East Indies ; 
introduced in 1815. 
I. TRICIIOCARPA, Ell. ; &c., &c. 
A native of Carolina; introduced 1732. The flowers are very large, and of a pale purple, and the 
capsules are globose and hairy. Seeds may be procured at Carter's ; and they may either be sown in the open 
air in April, or raised on a hot-bed, and planted out in May. This species flowers in July and August. 
I. DASYSPERMA, Jacq. ; syn. I. TUBERCULATA, Ker, Bot. Reg. t. 86 ; C. DIGITATIS, Roxb., &c., &c. 
Dark straw-colour flowers, with a pale purple tube. The leaves are deeply palmate, and the stems pink. A 
Dative of the East Indies ; introduced in 1815. This is probably the /. eriogperma of the seed-shops. 
I. DISSECTA, R. Br. 
Leaves palmate, 7-parted ; flowers white. A native of New Holland ; introduced in 1815. 
