It thrives best when trained against a wall or other fence, planted in rich soil; and is usually propagated by laying down the lowest branches in a careful manner; which take root in due time, and may then be safely separated from the mother plant.[Pg 85]

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PLATE CCCCIII.

IPOMÆA GRANDIFLORA.

Great-flowered Ipomæa.

CLASS V. ORDER I.

PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

Calyx quinquefidus. Corolla infundibuliformis longa, limbo plicato quinquefido aut quinquedentato. Stigma capitatum. Capsula trilocularis polysperma. Uster’s Juss. Gen. Pl. 149.