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roots is in autumn, foon after their (talks decay j thofe 
which are removed at that feafon, will grow much 
(Longer than thofe which are planted in the fpring, 
which is the reafon of my preferring that feafon ; but 
they may be fafely transplanted any time after the 
(talks decay, till the roots begin to (hoot in the 
fpring. As thefe roots greatly increafe, they fliould 
be planted at a wide diftance from each other, that 
they may have room to lpread ; for they fhould not 
be removed oftener than every third or fourth year, 
where they are expeded to grow ftrong, and produce 
a good number of (talks, in which their beauty con- 
fifts. The only culture thefe plants require, is to dig 
the ground between them every fpring, and keep 
them clean from weeds. 
The roots of the fifth fort are ufed in medicine, and 
are greatly recommended for their efficacy in all man- 
ner of contulions. The diftilled water of the plant 
clears the face and beautifies the complexion : a de- 
coftion of it cures the itch, and fuch like cutaneous 
diftempers. 
C O N V O L V U LU S. Lin. Gen. Plant. 198. Tourn. 
Inft. R. H. 82. tab. 77. Bindweed. It is fo titled 
from convolvendo, Lat. rolling round, or twining 
about. 
The Characters are. 
It hath a ■permanent empalement of one leaf which is di- 
vided into five parts at the top •, the flower hath one 
large bell-Jhaped petal, which fpreads open. It hath five 
jhortftamina , terminated by ovale ompreffed fummits, and 
a roundijh germen > flupporting a fender ftyle , crozvned by 
two broad oblong, ftigmas. The empalement afterward 
becomes a roundijh capfule , with one , two , or three 
valves , containing feveral feeds which are convex on their 
outfide , but on the infide angular. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the firft fedion of 
Linnteus’s fifth clafs, intitled Pentandria Monogynia, 
the flower having five (lamina and one ftyle. 
The Species are, 
1. Convolvulus ( Arvenfis ) foliis fagittatis utrinque acu- 
tis, pedunculis unifloris. Flor. Suec. 173. Bindweed 
with arrow-Jhaped leaves pointed on both fides , and a 
fingle flower on each foot-ftalk. Convolvulus minor ar- 
venfis. C. B. P.294. Smaller Field Bindweed, commonly 
called Gravel Bindweed. 
2. Convolvulus ( Sepium ) foliis fagittatis poftice trun- 
catis, pedunculis tetragonis unifloris. Prod. Leyd. 
427. Bindweed with arrow-Jhaped leaves , which are torn 
behind , and a fingle flower on each foot-ftalk. Convol- 
vulus major albus. C. B. P. Larger white Bindweed , 
called Bearbind. 
3. Convolvulus ( Scammonia ) foliis fagittatis poftice 
truncatis, pedunculis teretibus fubtrifloris. Prod. Leyd. 
427. Bindweed with arrow-ftoaped leaves torn behind , 
and two flowers on each foot-ftalk. Convolvulus Syria- 
cus & Scammonia Syriaca. Mor. Hid. 2. p. 12. Syrian 
Bindweed and Syrian Scammony. 
4. Convolvulus (Purpureus) foliis cordatis indivifis 
frudibus cernuis pedicellis incraflatis. Lin. Sp. 219. 
Bindweed with heart-jhaped undivided leaves , nodding 
fruit , and fwelling foot-ftalks. Convolvulus purpureus, 
folio fubrotundo. C. B. P. 295. Purple Bindweed with 
a roundijh leaf commonly called Convolvulus major, or 
Greater Bindweed. 
5. Convolvulus ( lndicus ) foliis cordatis, acuminatis, 
pedunculis trifloris. Bindweed with heart-jhaped pointed 
leaves , and three flowers on each foot-ftalk. Convolvu- 
lus major, folio fubrotundo, flore amplo purpureo. 
Sloan. Cat. Jam. 55. Greater Bindweed with a roundifto 
leaf) and a large purple flower. 
6 . Convolvulus (Nil) foliis cordatis trilobis villofis, 
calycibus laevibus, capfulis hirfutis, pedunculis bi- 
floris. Bindweed with heart-jhaped leaves , having three 
lobes , which are hairy , flnooth flower-cups , hairy feed- 
vejfels , and two flowers on each foot-ftalk. Convolvulus 
cteruleus hederaceo angulofo folio. C. B. P. 295. 
Blue Bindweed with an angular Ivy leaf. 
7. Convolvulus ( Batatas ) foliis cordatis haftatis quin- 
quenerviis, caule repente hifpido tubifero. Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 1 54. Bindweed with fpear heart-jhaped leaves , 
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five nerves , and a creeping flinging ftalk bearing tubers. 
Convolvulus radice tuberofa efculensa minore purpu- 
rea. Sloan. Cat. Jam. 54. Bindweed with a fmall, pur- 
ple, tuberous , efculent root , commonly called Spanifh 
Potatoes. J ~ 
8. Convolvulus (. Palmatis ) foliis palmatis, lobis fep- 
tem-finuatis acutis, pedunculis unifloris, calycibus 
maximis patentibus. Bindweed with palmated leaves, 
with f even finuated pointed lobes , a fingle flower on each 
foot-ftalk , and a large fpreading empalement. Convol- 
vulus pentaphyllos, folio glabro dentato, viticulis hir- 
futis. Plum. Cat. 
9. Convolvulus (. Ariftolochiofolius ) folio haftato lanceo- 
tis, auriculis rotundatis, pedunculis multifloris. Bind- 
weed with ftp ear -pointed leaves , having rounded ears , and 
many flowers on each foot-ftalk. Convolvulus Ameri- 
canus, Ariftolochke folio longiore, floribus plurimis 
ex uno pediculo infidentibus, Houft. MSS. 
10. Convolvulus ( Hirtus ) foliis cordatis fubhaftatifque 
villofis, caule petioliique pilofis, pedunculis multi- 
floris. Lin. Sp. Plant. 159. Bindweed with heart-jhaped 
leaves , fomewhat fpear-pointed and downy , with hairy 
Jialks and foot-ftalks , having many flowers. Convolvu- 
lus Americanus Polyanthos, Althteae folio villofo 
Houft. MSS. 
11. Convolvulus (Glabrus) foliis ovato oblongis, gla- 
bris pedunculis unifloris, calycibus decempartltis. 
Bindweed with oval , oblong , flnooth leaves , and foot - 
Jialks having a Jingle flower, whofe empalement is cut into 
ten parts. Convolvulus foliis oblongis, glabris flori- 
bus amplis purpureis. Houft. MSS. 
12. Convolvulus ( Pentaphyllos ) hirfutiffimus, foliis 
quinquelobatis, pedunculis longifllmis bifioris. Very 
hairy Bindweed , with leaves having five lobes , and very 
long foot-ftalks, with two flowers. Convolvulus penta- 
phyllos hirfutis. Plum. Cat. 
13. Convolvulus ( Frutefcens ) caule fruticofo, glabro, 
foliis quinque lobis, pedunculis geniculatis unifloris, 
capfulis maximis. Bindweed with a Jhrubby flnooth ftalk, 
leaves having five lobes, many jointed foot-ftalks with one 
flower, and very large feed-vejfels. Convolvulus pen- 
taphyllos, flore & frudu purpureis maximis. Plum. 
Cat. 
14. Convolvulus (Brajilienjis) foliis emarginatis, baft 
biglandulofis, pedunculis trifloris. Tin. Sp. Plant. 
159. Bindweed with indented leaves, having two glands 
and foot-ftalks, with three flowers. Convolvulus ma- 
rinus Catharticus, folio rotundo, (lore purpureo. 
Plum. PI. Amer. 89. tab. 104. 
1 5. Convolvulus ( Multifiorus ) foliis cordatis, glabris, 
pedunculis multifloris, femine villofo ferrugineo. 
Bindweed with fmooth heart-ftoaped leaves, foot-ftalks 
having many flowers, and feeds covered with an iron-co- 
loured down. Convolvulus Americanus vulgaris folio, 
capfulis triquetris numerofis, ex uno pundo, longis 
petiolis propendentibus, femine lanugine ferruginea 
villofa. Pluk. Phyt. tab. 167.fi r - 
16. Convolvulus ( Canarienfls ) foliis cordatis pubef- 
centibus, caule perenni, villofo, pedunculis multi- 
floris. Lin. Sp. Plant. 155. Bindweed with foft, woolly , 
heart-jhaped leaves, a hairy perennial ftalk, and foot- 
ftalks having many flowers. Convolvulus Canarienfls 
fempervirens, foliis mollibus & incanis. Hort. Amft. 
2. p. 101. 
17. Convolvulus ( Hederaceus ) foliis triangularibus acu- 
tis, floribus plurimis feffilibus patulis, calycibus acu- 
tis multifidis. Bindweed with Jharp-pointed triangular 
leaves, many fpreading flowers fet clofe to the ftalk, and 
acute empalement s ending in many points. Convolvulus 
folio hederaceo, angulofo, lanuginofo, flore magno, 
cteruleo, patulo. Sloan. Cat. Jam. 56. 
18. Convolvulus ( Rofeus ) folii? cordatis, acuminatis 
pedunculis bifloris. Bindweed with heart-jhaped pointed 
leaves, and foot-ftalks having two flowers. Convolvu- 
lus Americanus hirfutus, folio acuminato, (lore am-, 
plo rofeo. Houft. MSS. 
19. Convolvulus ( Repens ) foliis fagittatis poftice obtu- 
fis, caule repente, pedunculis unifloris. Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 158. Bindweed with narrow-pointed leaves, which 
are obtufe at the foot-ftalk , a creeping ftalk , and one 
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