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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
I. FILICAULIS, Blum. ; syn. I. DENTICULATA, R. Br. Bot. Reg. t. 317, &c., &c. 
Flowers pale yellow, leaves linear, and stems threadlike. A native of the East Indies, introduced in 1778. 
I. INVOLUCRATA, Beauvais. 
Flowers large and dark rose-coloured, surrounded by two large bracteas, forming an involucre. A native of 
Guinea ; introduced in 1822. 
I. SESSILIFLORA, Roth.; syn. CONVOLVULUS HISPIDUS, Vahl., &c„ &c. 
Flowers small, rose-coloured. There is a variety with white flowers, produced in round sessile heads. A 
native of Nepaul, 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. 
I. 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. 
I. LEUCANTHA, Jacq. 
A native of America, with white flowers ; introduced in 1823. 
I. SIBERICA, Jacq. 
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 1779- 
I. VIOLACEA, Lin.; syn. CONVOLVULUS INDICUS, Miller's Diet., &c. 
Flowers large, and of a pale purple. A native of South America, introduced in 1792. 
I. PUDIBUNDA, G. Don ; syn. CONVOLVULUS PUDIBUNDUS, Lindl., Bot. Reg. t. 999. 
Corolla of a fine rose colour; tube inflated. A native of St. Yincent’s; introduced in 1822. 
I. PILOSA, Siveet.; 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. TRICHOCARPA, 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, Roxh., &c., &c. 
Dark straw-colour flowers, with a pale purple tube. The leaves are deeply palmate, and the stems pink. A 
native of the East Indies ; introduced in 1815. This is probably the I. eriosperma of the seed-shops. 
I. DISSECTA, R. Br. 
Leaves palmate, 7-parted ; flowers white. A native of New Holland ; introduced in 1815. 
