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small, stalked clusters, sometimes solitary. Sepals hairy at the 
base, lanceolate. Corolla funnel-shaped, l|-2 in. long ; tube very 
short. Ovary 3-celled. Capsule J-in. diam. 
Valleys below Simla ; August, September. — Throughout India, ascending to 
7000 ft. ; doubtfully indigenous, often cultivated. — Tropical America and culti- 
vated in nearly all warm countries. 
4. Ipomoea eriocarpa, R. Br. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 204. Hairy. 
Leaves lanceolate, 2 3 X in., deeply cordate, long-pointed. 
Flowers small, pink, in sessile or nearly sessile heads. Sepals 
hairy, long-pointed. Corolla bell-shaped, J-f in. long. Ovary 
2-celled. Capsule \ in. diam. 
Valleys below Simla ; August, September. — Throughout India, ascending to 
4000 ft. — Tropical regions of the Old World. 
5. Ipomoea chryseides, Ker ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 206. Glabrous ; 
stems usually rough with small, tubercular outgrowths, sometimes 
procumbent. Leaves broadly ovate, 1| x 1J in., cordate, sinuously 
toothed, long-pointed. Flowers small, yellow, in stalked clusters. 
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