. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. IPOMCEA tion. Mi ta, Pharbitis and QimmocUt. Vonvolvuliceee. MoRNiNC Glory. Moonflower. Over 300 species of auuual or perennial herbs, ruostly twining, rarely trees (G. F. 7:364) or shrubs, widely distributed in tropical and temperate regions. They are remarkable for e
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. IPOMCEA tion. Mi ta, Pharbitis and QimmocUt. Vonvolvuliceee. MoRNiNC Glory. Moonflower. Over 300 species of auuual or perennial herbs, ruostly twining, rarely trees (G. F. 7:364) or shrubs, widely distributed in tropical and temperate regions. They are remarkable for easy cul- ture, quick growth and beautiful flowers; hence the genus includes several of our most popular plants for covering verandas and screening unsightly objects. The generic characters of lpom(£a are not clearly defined. The list of synonyms given above is a record which this large and variable genus may be separated into smallerand more definite groups. It is distinguished from Convolvulus, its nearest ally, by having but 1 capi- tate or 2-3 globose stigmas, while Convolvulus has 2 linear or ovate stigmns. stpni iimitly slender, twining or climbing, sometiin. m, .nii,. diffuse or erect; leaves alternate, entii' ii.'i], often varying greatly on the same I ill ,~u:illy showy, borne singly or in cymes on . pi .luiirles ; corolla fun- nelform, salvertorm or bell-stuiped (in one species bag-shaped), the limb sometimes entire, but usually 5-angled or o-Iobed, red, purple, blue, white or yellow, in various shades and mixtures; calyx without the bracts at the base, which appear in some species of Convol- vulus, but the outer sepals are commonly larger. The flowers of most species open in early morning and last but a few hours under bright sunlight, hence the popu- lar name. A few open only at night-fall. "The Japanese Morning-Glories," also called "Impe- rial "and "Emperor" Morning-Glories, were introduced to the American trade from Japan in 1
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