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lus, and what were relied upon as distinct characters 
have proved fallacious. 
IPOMEA VKRSICOrOR. I. FISTUROSA. 
SYN. MINA. — From Gardening. 
Convolvulus, “bindweed,” has 160 species in 
the temperate, sub-tropical and tropical regions. 
They are often pretty garden plants, but such as 
the Calystegias and “Bearbinds” are apt to be 
nuisances. 
Porana has 9 species in the Indian peninsulas, 
the Malay islands and Australia. They are some- 
times handsome climbers with thryses of white 
flowers. They should be tried at the south. 
Nolanece is a little tribe of 4 or 5 genera and 
about 26 species from Chili and Peru. They are 
sub-shrubby or annual herbs often handsome in the 
way of some convolvuli, with shades of blue, blue 
and yellow, and yellow and white flowers. They are 
well worth a trial. 
CONVOI.VUI.US SKPIUM RKPKNS. SYN. C.VI.YSTIJC.IA. 
Cnscnta “dodder” has about 80 species in the 
Wwild so far as known, of which 1 think Dr. Engel- 
man made out 32 forms to be natives of the United 
States. The seeds vegetate in the ground, but the 
thready plants are parasitical upon various trees, 
shrubs and herbs, hardl}'' ever those of their own 
alliance so far as I have seen. Some of the 
bright orange species are quite showy in the 
vicinity of water over which they often throw long 
golden shadows. 
Ly coper siciim is the tomato in 3 or 4 species. 
Cyphoinandra Betaceuin is shrubby. 
Sola 7 iuin has somewhere between 75 ® 95 ® 
species. They are found all over the world except 
in the very coldest regions. Several are climbers. 
Very many are highly ornamental shrubs, both in 
foliage flowers and fruit, and although it seems 
unnecessary several hybrid forms have been pro- 
duced. The potato 
belongs to the ge- 
nus, and a wild form 
is found in New 
Mexico, a little 
starved looking af- 
fair when compared 
with the cultivated 
forms. The fruits of 
several species are 
u n w h olesome and 
poisonous. S. Sea- 
f o rt h i a n u m is a 
climber, described 
as having lilac or 
bluish flowers. 
Cop sic uni “red 
pepper” is natural- 
ized in Florida and Texas. 
Physalis also in some species is naturalized in 
various parts of the sub tropics, and there are 
several edible species at the south. P. alke- 
kengi, the European “Winter Cherry,” and the 
Japanese form P. Francheti, have bright colored 
calyxes enclosing the berries and are good orna- 
mental perennial herbs. 
Withania” has been sold in one species re- 
cently as “Climbing Lily of the Valley!” Torrey 
applied the name to 2 or 3 chamsesarachas of the 
south western states, but the true species are 
Mediterranean and Canary Island plants. The 
flowers of the plant advertised are axillary and 
single, not in “valley”-like racemes. 
Lycium “box thorn” has 70 species scattered 
over the world, and among the 16 or 17 shrubs and 
trailers found along the Mexican border are some 
quite superior to the naturalized L. halimifolium or 
L. barbarum (whichever it may be) often found in 
the Atlantic states. L. Chinense is quite showy in 
fruit. James MaePherson. 
{To be Continued). 
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