300 LXXI. CAPRIFOLIACE^. Symphoricarpus. 



small, yellow flowers, which are longer than their peduncles. Leaves ovate, 

 oval, obovate and oblong, ending abruptly. May, June. 



'M. L. Tartarica. Tartarian Honeysuckle. — Stems erect, much branched; 

 Ivs. ovate, cordate, obtuse, smooth, shining and dark gi-een above, paler beneath, 

 entire, on short petioles ; pedimdes axillarj^ solitary, 2-flowered; segvients of the 

 corolla oblong, obtuse, equal. — An elegant and much admired shrub, from Rus- 

 sia. Grows from 4 to lOf high. Leaves 1 — 2' by f — IJ', coriaceous. Flowers 

 small, pale purple, varying to pure white, fragrant. Apr. — Jn. j- 



2. DIERVILLA. Tourn. 

 In honor of Dierville, a French surgeon, discoverer of the original species. 



Calyx tube oblong, limb 5-cleft; corolla twice as long, funnel- 

 shaped ; limb 5-cleft and nearly regular ; stamens 5 ; capsular fruit 

 2-celled (apparently 4-celled from the projecting placentae), many- 

 seeded. — Shrubs, with opposite, serrate, deciduous leaves. 



D. TRiFiDA. Moench. (D. Tournefortii. Mlchx. D. Canadensis. Muhl.) Bush 

 Honeysuckle. — L/vs. ovate, acuminate, on short petioles ; ped. axillary and 

 terminal, 1 — 3 flowered ; caps, attenuate above. — A low shrub, not uncommon 

 in hedges and thickets. Can. to Car. Stem about 2f high, branching. Leaves 

 2 — 4' by 1 — 1 J', finely serrate, ending in a long, narrow point. Ovaries slender, 

 4 — 5" long, about half the length of the greenish yellow corolla. Stamens and 

 style much exseried. Stigma capitate. Jn. 



3. TRIOSTEUM. 

 Gt. Tpets, three, oarsov, a bone ; from the three bony seeds. 



Calyx tube ovoid, limb 5-parted, segments linear, nearly as long a3 

 the corolla ; corolla tubular, gibbous at base, limb 5-lobed, subequal ; 

 stamens 5, included ; stigma capitate, lobed ; fruit drupaceous, crown- 

 ed with the calyx, 3-celled, 3-seeded ; seeds ribbed, bony. — %■ Herba' 

 ceous, rarely suffruticose. 



T. PERFOLiATUM. Fever-icort. 



L/vs. oval-acuminate, connate ; Jls. axillary, verticillate or clustered. — A 

 coarse, unattractive plant, growing in rocky woods. Stem simple, stout, erect, 

 round, hollow, 3 — 4f high, covered with soft, clammy hairs. Leaves 6' by 3', 

 entire, abruptly contracted at base, yet always connate, nearly smooth above, 

 pubescent beneath. Flowers sessile, in clusters of 5 or 6. Corolla dull pur- 

 ple, viscid-pubesc^t, the limb in 5 rounded lobes. Fruit a rather dry drupe, 

 somewhat 3-sided, cro-wned with the Long, leafj^, spreading calyx segments, 

 orange-colored when mature, containing 3 bony nuts or seeds. June. — The 

 root is large and fleshy, and in much repute in medicine, having many of the 

 properties of Ipecacuanha. 



4. SYMPHORICARPUS. 



Gt. cvv, together, (pepo), to bear, Kapnos, fruit; bearing fruit in close clusters. 



Calyx tube globose, limb 4 — 5-toothed ; corolla funnel-shaped or 

 bell-shaped, the limb in 4 — 5 subequal lobes ; stamens 4 — 5, inserted 

 on the corolla ; stigma capitate ; berry globose, 4-celled, 2-seeded 

 (2 opposite cell^ abortive). — Small shrubs, with entire Ivs. and small Jls. 



1. S. RACEMosus. Michx. (Symphoria. Pers.y Snofo-berry. 



Fls. in terminal, loose, interrupted, often leafy racemes ; cor. campanu 

 late, densely bearded within ; sty. and sta. included. — A smooth, handsome shrub 

 2 — -"Sf high, common in cultivation, and native in Western N. Y., Canada, &e. 

 Leaves oval or oblong, the margin often wavy, nearly or quite smooth, paler 

 beneath, on short petioles. Corolla rose-color, the throat filled with hairs. Ber- 

 ries large, round or ovoid, of a snowy white, and very ornamental when ma- 

 ture. July, Aug. 



2. S. occiDENTALis. R. Br. Wolf-berry. 



Jyvs. ovate, obtusish ; sp-i/ces dense, axillary and terminal, sobsessile, nod 



