HONEYSUCKLE 



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the earliest plants of our hedges to burst into foliage. 

 The heads of flowers usually on a long peduncle. 



Fig. 111. Lonicera Caprifolium, Perfoliate Honeysuckle. 1, flowering 

 shoot; 2, floral diagram; 3, ovary in vertical section ; 4, cluster of fruits 

 (Wo). 



Branches smooth ; twigs round, polished, 

 yellow-brown passing to grey-brown, and 

 fibrous. Leaves next the inflorescence con- 

 nate ; flowers yellow. 



