CAPRIF0LIACE5:, 168 LONICERA. 



SUBCLASS TI. MONOPETAL^. 



Floral envelops consisting of both calyx and corolla, the latter 

 composed of petals more or less united (monopetalous). 



ORDER LXXII. CAPRIFOLIACE^. The Honeysuckle mie. 



Col. — Adlierent to the ovarj' (superior), the limb 5- (rarely 4-) cleft or toothed. 



Cor.— Tubular or rotate, regular or irregular. [and inserted on the tube. 



Sta. — As many, or one less than as many as the lobes of the corolla, alternate with them 



Ofa.— 3- (rarely 4 or 5-) celled. Style 1. Stig.l—4. 



Fr. — Baccate, fleshy or dry, crowned wtth the persistent calyx lobes. Seeds pendulous. 



An order of shrubs (rarely herbaceous), often twining, with opposite leaves and no stip- 

 ules. They are chiefly natives of the Northern temperate regions, and occasionally found 

 in the Alpine parts of the tropical zone. 



Properties. The fever-root (Triosteum perfoliatum) is a mild cathartic, and in large do- 

 ses emetic ; tlie dried and roasted berries are sometimes snbstituted for coflee. The leaves 

 and bark of the elder are both emetic and cathartic ; the flowers are sudorific, and the ber- 

 ries laxative. The beauty and fragrance of the honeysuckles in cultivation are well known 

 lo every one. 



The Order consists of two distinct Tribes; LouicereEc and Sambuceoe. 



Conspectus of the Genera. 



I few-seeded. . . Lonieern. 1 



( Berry ]—.3-ceUed, I many-seeded. . . Diervilla. 2 



( Shrubs. I Berry 4-celled, -i-seeded. . . . Sytnplwricarpus. 4 



< ( Stamens 4. Trailing, evergreen. . . Linnren. 5 



f tubular. ( Herbs. | Stamens 5, Stem erect, simplei . Triosteum. 3 



} ( simple leaves. . . . Vibiirnmn. 7 



Corolla ' rotate, regular. Shrubs with ( pinnate leaves. . . . Sambucus. C 



Tribe 1, LOiNICEREiE. 



Corolla tubular, the limb often irregular. Style filiform. 



1. LOiNl'CERA. 



Caljx 3-tootlied, the tube subglobose; corolla infundibuii- 



form or campanulate, limb 5-cleft, often labiate; stamens 5; 



ovary 2 — 3-celled; berry few-seeded; stigma capitate. 



Named after Adam Lonicer, a physician of Frankfort, in the IGth century. 

 A genus of climbing or erect shrubs, with opposite, entire and often connate 

 leaves. 



* Stem climbing. Flowers sessile, verticillate. Caprikolium. 



1. L. HIRSU'TA. Eaton. CaprifoHum pubescens. Goldie. 

 Hairy; corolla ringent: filaments bearded; leaves hairy above, soft villose 



beneath, veiny, broad-oval, abruptly acuminate, the upper pair cornate-perfo- 

 liate. A shrubby climber found in woods, twining about trees to the hight of 

 15 or 20 feet. The whole plant is more or less hairy. Leaves pale green, 

 not shining, the edges and the upper side ciliate with scattered Itairs. Tlie 

 flowers are large, numerous, greenish-yellow, in whorled, a.\illary and termi- 

 nal clusters. Limb of corolla spreading. Style and stamens cxsert. Jn. 



Hairy Honeysuckle. 



2. L. PARVIFLO'RA. Lam. CaprifoHum parviflorum. P. 

 Smooth; corolla ringent; Jlowcrs in heads of several approximate whorls; 



leaves shining above, glaucous beneath, oblong, all cornate, the upper pair 



