Convolvulaceae
Hardy, glabrous, twining or prostrate herbs. Peduncles solitary, one-flowered; corolla campanulate, five-plicate. All the species are of easy cultivation in common garden soil. Propagation may be effected by dividing the plants; or by seeds, sown in spring.
C. dahurica (Dahurian).* fl., corolla of a rosy-purple; sepals lanceolate, acute, the two outer ones broadest; peduncles tetragonal, tomentose; bracts broad-ovate, acute, longer than the calyx. July. l. glabrous or hairy, oblong-cordate, having the margins and nerves on the under side tomentose. Dahuria, 1826. (B. M. 2609.) C. Inflata (inflated). Synonymous with C. sepium incarnata. C. Pubescens flore-pleno (downy, double-flowered).* fl. 2in. to 3in. across; petals long, narrow, wavy, and reflexed, flesh colour, but ultimately bright rose; pedicels 2 1/2in. to 3 1/2in. long. Summer and autumn. l. alternate, hastate, downy. China, 1844.
C. sepium (hedge). Common Bindweed. fl. white, sometimes tinged with red; peduncles tetragonal, exceeding the petioles; bracts cordate, keeled, acute, longer than the calyx, but one-half shorter than the corolla. Summer. l. sagittate or cordate, very acute; hind lobes obtuse, or truncate, entire. Britain. A very troublesome weed. (Sy. En. B. 924.) There is a variety named incarnata, with rose-coloured flowers. North America. SYN. C. inflata. (B. M. 732.) C. Soldanella (Soldanella-like).* Sea Bells. fl. pale red, with five longitudinal, yellowish plaits, large; peduncles angular, angles winged; bracts large, ovate, blunt, mucronate, generally shorter than the calyx. June. l. rather fleshy, reniform, entire or a little angular. Sea-shores, Britain. This pretty species can only be grown with success in a very sandy soil. (Sy. En. B. 925.)