ggy LXXI. CAPRIFOLIACEiE. Lonicera. 



SUBCLASS II. MONOPETAL^. 



Floral envelops consisting of both calyx and corolla, the latter com- 

 posed of petals more or less united (monopetalous). 



Order LXXI. CAPRIFOLIACE^.— Honeysuckles. 



Shrubs rarely herbs, often twining, with opposite leaves and no stipules. 

 Fls. cymose and often fragrant. i . . , /v . >i, j 



Cal. adherent to the ovary (superior), the limb 5- (rarely 4) cleft or toothed. 



^Z- afmtnV"orTne'le""r/^;°as m^ry'^as the lobes of the corolla, alternate with them and inserted on 

 Opa. 3- (rarely 4 or 5-) celled. Style 1. Stig. \—4. , , ,, ^ , , , 



Pr. baccate, fleshy or dry, crowned with the persistent calyx lobes. Seeds pendulous. 



Genera 14, species 220, chiefly natives of the northern temperate regions, and occasionally found in the 

 alpine parts of the tropical zone. 



Provertie^ —The fever-root (Triosteum perfoliatum) is a mild cathartic, and in large doses emetic : the 



dr^d and roasted berries an; sometimes substituted for coflee. The leaves and bark of the elder are both 



emetic and cathartic; the flowers are sudorific, and the berries laxative. The beauty and fragrance of 



the honeysuckles in cultivation are well known to every one. 



The order consists of two distinct tribes ; Lonicerea; and Sambuceaj. 



Conspectus of the Genera. 



Uewseeded Lonicera. T 



< Berry 1—3-celled, ^many-seeded Diervllla. 2 



( Shrubs. I Berry 4-celled, S-seeded Symphoncarpus. 4 



{ \ Stamens 4. Trailing, evergreen LinncEa. 5 



( tubular. ( Herbs. ^ Stamens 5. Stem erect, simple Triosteum. 3 



} ) simi'le leaves Uburnum. 7 



Corolla C rotate, regular. Shrubs with i pinnate leaves. . . . . . . Sainbucua. 6 



Tribe 1. IiONICEREJ3. 



Corolla tubular, the limb often irregular. Style filiform. 

 1. LONICERA. 



In honor of Adam Lonicer, a physician of Frankfort, in the 16th century. 



Calyx 5-toothed, tube subglobose ; corolla infundibuliform or cam- 

 panulate, limb 5-cleft, often fabiate ; stamens 5, exserted ; ovary 2 — 3 

 celled ; berry few-seeded ; stigma capitate. — A genus of climbing or 

 erect shrubs, with opposite and often connate leai-es. 



§ Stems climbing. Flowers sessile, verticillale. Caprifolium. 



1. L. HiRsuTA. Eaton. (C. pubescens. Goldie.') Hairy Honeysuckle. 



Ijvs. hairy above, soft-villose beneath, veiny, broad-oval, abruptly acumi- 

 nate, the upper pair connate-perfoliate ; fls. in viirticillate spikes ; cor. ringent ; 

 fil bearded.— A shrubby climber, rather rare, in woods, N. Eng. to Mich, and 

 Can., twining about trees to the height of 15— 2Gf The whole plant is more 

 or less hairy. Leaves pale green, not shining, the edges and the upper side 

 ciliate with" scattered hairs. The flowers are large, numerous, greenish-yellow, 

 in whorled, axillary and terminal clusters. Limb of corolla spreading. Style 

 and stamens exsert. Jn. 



2. L. PARviFLORA. Lam. (C.parviflorum. PA.) Small-JloiL-ercd Honeysiu-kle. 



L/vs. smooth, shining above, glaucous beneath, oblong, all sessile or con- 

 nate, the upper pair perfoliate ; fis. in heads of several approximate whorls ; 

 cor. ringent ; tube short, gibbous at base ; //. bearded.— A small, smooth, shrubby 

 climber, in rocky woods, Can. and U. S. Stem 8— lOf long. Leaves wavy and 

 revolute on the iiiargin, very glaucous on the under side. Flowers rather small. 

 Corolla 1' in length, yellow, tinged with dull red, gibbous at the base, the short 

 limb in curled segments. Stamens and style exserted. Berries orange-colored. 

 May, Jn. . ,. . 



/?. ■? Sullivantii. Lis. pubescent beneath, all except the upper pair distmct. 

 the lower ones petiolate.— Ohio, W. S. Sullivant ! S. Car. Miss Carpenter ! Per- 

 haps distinct. 



