CAPRIFOLIACER. V, Lonicera. 
sic. 1. p. 257. Caprifòlium impléxum, Rem. et Schultes, syst. 
5. p. 261. Flowers purplish before expansion, becoming paler 
on the outside as they expand; white on the inside; but finally 
changing to yellow, as in the common woodbine. The leaves 
in Curtis’s figure appear to be ovate and acute. 
Var. B, Baleérica (Viv. Camb. et Guss. l. c.) lower leaves 
somewhat cordate: upper ones connate, obovate, glaucous be- 
neath. h. ©. H. Native of Corsica, South of France, Italy, 
Sicily, and Mauritania, &c. Caprif òlium Baledricum, Dum. 
Cours. bot. cult. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 358. Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 5. p. 261, L. Balearica, D. C. fl. fr. suppl. 499. L. 
Caprifolium, Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 183. Evergreen. 
branches violaceous, clothed with glaucous bloom. 
4-6 in a head, large, cream-coloured, 15-18 inches long. 
Interwoven or Minorca Honeysuckle. Fl. June, Sept. 
1772. Shrub tw. 
4 L. Cyrena'ica (Viv. fl. lib. spec. 12. t. 8. f. 1.) quite 
glabrous ; branches twining; leaves elliptic, glaucous beneath : 
lower ones sessile, distinct : upper ones truncate at the base, 
and confluent ; flowers disposed in whorled heads. kh. ™. H. 
Native of Lybia, in the vicinity of Cyren, on hills. Said to be 
allied to ZL. Caprifdlium, but differs in the upper leaves being 
much smaller, almost as in L. Periclijmenum. 
Cyren Honeysuckle. Shrub tw. 
5 L. Pericry’menvum (Lin. spec. p. 247.) branches climbing ; 
leaves all separate, deciduous, sometimes downy, glaucous be- 
neath, ovate, obtuse, attenuated at the base: upper ones the 
smallest; heads of flowers all terminal, ovate, imbricated; 
flowers ringent, h. ©. H. Native of middle Europe, in 
hedges, groves, and thickets, common; plentiful in Britain, in 
like situations. Smith, engl: bot. t. 800. Curt. fl. lond. fase. 
1.t.15. Oed. fl. dan. t. 908. Schmidt. arb. t. 107. Svensk, 
bot. t, 140. Caprifdlium Germanicum, Raii, syn. p. 458. engl. 
gard. cat. t. 5, Periclymenum, Ger. emac. p. 891. witha figure. 
Periclymenum Germanicum, Riv. mon. irr. t. 122. P. hor- 
tense, Gesn. icon. pict. fasc. 1. 38. t. 7. f. 49. Caprifdlium 
Periclymenum, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 262. Caprifdlium 
sylvaticum, Lam. fl. fr. 3. p. 865. There are varieties of this 
Species with either smooth, pubescent, or variegated leaves ; 
and when the plant grows by the sea-side they are occasionally 
more glaucous and rather succulent. Corollas externally deep 
red, or in the earlier flowering varieties all over buff coloured ; 
in the maritime plant smaller and greenish. Berries nearly 
globular, deep red, bitter and nauseous, accompanied by per- 
manent bracteas. The early writers attribute virtues to this 
shrub which are now quite given up, but the beauty and exqui- 
site fragrance of the flowers make it a favourite plant in gardens 
and shrubberies. This is the true woodbine of poets, though 
likewise the “ twisted eglantine” of Milton. Notwithstanding 
Curtis’s imperfect quotation, Shakspeare is guiltless of this 
blunder. He says, 
Flowers 
Clt. 
“So doth the woodbine, the sweet honeysuckle, 
Gently entwist the maple.” 
Var. B, serótinum (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 378.) branches gla- 
brous; flowers late, reddish. h. ^O. H. Hort. angl. 14. no. 
4. t. 7. Mill. fig. t.79. Riv. mon. irr. t. 122. Periclýme- 
num Germånicum, Mill. dict. no. 4. This, the late red 
honeysuckle, produces a greater number of flowers together 
than either the Italian or Dutch honeysuckle, so that it makes 
a finer appearance than either of them, during the time of 
flowering. It has not been such a long inhabitant of our gardens 
as the Dutch honeysuckle, for about the year 1715 it was con- 
sidered a great curiosity, when it was called the Flemish honey- 
suckle, and was probably brought over by the Flemish florists. 
Var. y, Bélgica; branches smooth, purplish ; leaves oblong- 
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oval, of a lucid green above, but pale beneath, on long petioles ; 
flowers in terminal, verticillate heads, each flower arising out of 
a scaly cover, reddish on the outside, and yellowish within, of a 
very agreeable odour. h.^©.H. Periclýmenum Germánicum, 
Mill. dict. no. 4.—Hort. angl. 15. no. 5. t. 6. This, the Dutch 
honeysuckle, may be trained with stems, and formed into heads, 
which the wild sort cannot, the branches being too weak and 
trailing for that purpose. 
Var, 6, quercif lium (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 378.) leaves sinu- 
ated like those of an oak. h.%.H. This variety is to be 
found in England in a wood near Kimberly, Norfolk ; and near 
Oxford. There is also a kind of this with variegated leaves. 
The flowers are like those of the species. ‘This is called the 
Oak-leaved honeysuckle. 
Woodbine or Common Honeysuckle. 
Britain. Shrub tw. 
6 L. rra'va (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1318.) quite glabrous ; 
branches twining a little ; leaves ovate, sometimes glaucous be- 
neath, with cartilaginous margins; upper leaves connately per- 
foliate; flowers in terminal verticillate heads; corollas rather 
ringent : with oblong, obtuse lobes. h.^©.H. Native of the 
Paris Mountains, South Carolina; on the Catskill Mountains, 
New York. Torrey, fl.un. st. 1. p. 243. Caprifdlium flavum, 
Ell. sketch. 1. p. 271. Caprifolium Fraséri, Pursh, fl. amer. 
sept. 1. p. 160. Flowers bright yellow, but as they fade be- 
coming orange-coloured, very fragrant. 
Yellow-flowered Honeysuckle. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. 
Shrub tw. 
7 L. puse'scens (Sweet, hort. brit. p. 194.) branches twin- 
ing; leaves broad-ovate-elliptic, on short petioles, pubescent 
and ciliated, glaucous beneath : upper ones connately perfoliate ; 
spikes or racemes composed of verticillate heads of flowers; 
corollas beset with glandular pubescence. h.^. H. Native 
of North America, in Massachuset, Vermont, New York, and 
Canada, in many places. Caprifdlium pubéscens, Goldie, in 
edinb. phil. journ. 1822. april, p. 323. Hook, exot. fl. t. 27. 
L. hirsùta, Eaton, man. bot. ed. 3. p. 341. ex Torrey, fl. un. st. 
1. p. 242. L. Goldii, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 758. Flowers yellow. 
This appears to hold the place in the more northern parts which 
L. flava does in the south ; of which indeed Dr. Torrey suspects 
it to be a variety. 
Pubescent Honeysuckle. Fl. June, Jul. Cit. 1822. Sh. tw. 
8 L. parvirtora (Lam. dict. 1. p. 728.) quite glabrous ; 
branches twining ; leaves elliptic, sessile: lower ones somewhat 
connate: upper ones connately perfoliate, glabrous, very glau- 
cous beneath; flowers disposed in verticillate heads; corollas 
glabrous ; with the tube gibbous at the base on one side ; fila- 
ments hairy. h. ^. H. Native of North America, from New 
England to Carolina, in rocky shady situations; frequent in 
Canada, and as far north as the Saskatchawan; and from Hud- 
son’s Bay to the Rocky Mountains. Caprifdlium parviflorum, 
Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 161. Lonicéra dioica, Lin. syst. 
veg. ed. 13. p. 181. L. média, Murr. nov. comm. gætt. 1776. 
p- 28.t. 3. Caprifdlium bractedsum, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. 
p- 105. Caprifolium dioicum, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p 
260, Caprifdlium glaticum, Moench. Flowers yellow, smaller 
than in any of the foregoing species ; but it varies exceedingly 
in the colour of the flowers, for there is a variety mentioned by 
Michaux having purplish flowers. 
Zar. [3; leaves pubescent or tomentose beneath. h. H. 
Native of Canada, along with the species. 
Small-flowered Honeysuckle. Fl. June, July. Shrub tw. 
9 L. Dovata'str (D. C. prod. 4. p. 332.) branches twining ; 
leaves oval, acute at both ends, petiolate, glabrous, ciliated, 
tomentose on the outside : upper ones connate ; flowers disposed 
in capitate whorls ; stigma exserted ; stamens inclosed. h. ^. H, 
Fl. June, July, Oct. 
