CLASS V. ORDER I.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla infundibuliformis. Stigma capitato-globosum. Capsula 3-locularis.
Blossom funnel-shaped. Summit headed, of a globular form. Capsule of 3 loculaments.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Ipomæa foliis hederinis: pedunculis multifloris: corollis saturate coccineis: caule purpureo, torto et involuto.
Ipomæa with ivy-shaped leaves: footstalks with many flowers: blossoms of a deep scarlet: stem purple, twisted, and twining.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The empalement.
2. A blossom spread open.
3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.