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3. L. FLAVA. Sims. (C. Frasori. Ph.) Yellaw Himeysuckk. 



Lvs. ovate, glaucous beneath, with a cartilaginous margin, upper pair 

 connate-perloliate ; .n7//7.v.s terminal, of elose whorls ; a>r. smooth, tube slender, 

 gibbous at base, limb somewhat ringcnl ; Jll. smooth.— A beautiful shrub, 

 scarcely twining, mountains, N. Y. to Ga. W. to Wisconsin. Ollen cultivated. 

 Leaves deciduous, obtuse, abruptly contracted at base, except the upner perfo- 

 liate pair. Flowers in heads of about 10, fragrant. Corolla an inch or more 

 in length, the tul)e much longer than the limb, bright yellow. Upper lip much 

 broader than the lower, in 4 segments. Jn. Jl. f 



4. L. GRATA. Ait, (C. gralum. PA.) Ev^r^reen Honeysuckle. 



Lvs. evergreen, obovate, smooth, glaucous beneath, the upper pair con- 

 nate-perfoliate; JIs. in sessile, terminal and axillary whorls; cor. ringent, tube 

 long, slender, not gibbous at base. — A beautiful climbing .species, damp wood- 

 lands, N. Y., Penn. and Western States. Leaves opposite or in 3s, margin 

 revolute. Flowers large and very fragrant, 5 or 6 in each whorl. Corolla pale 

 yellow within, becoming reddish without. Stamens exserted. Berries red. 

 The leaves are very obtuse, ending in a short, abrupt point. Jn. 



5. L. SEMPERViRENs. Ait. (C. sempervirens. Michx.) Trumpet Hoiieysuckle. 

 Lvs. oblong, evergreen, the upper ones connate-perfoliate; fis. in nearly 



naked spikes of distant whorls ; cor. trumpet-shaped, nearly regular, ventricose 

 above. — In moist groves and borders of swamps, N. Y. to Flor. and La. Com- 

 mon in cultivation, where few flowers are found more beautiful, although they 

 are deficient in fragrance. Stem woody, twining with the sun. Leaves ovate 

 or elliptical, of a dark, perennial green above. Corolla trumpet-shaped, nearly 

 2' long, dilated at the mouth, with 5 short, nearly regular segments, of a fine 

 scarlet without and yellow within. May — Aug. f 



6. L. Periclymenum. Tourn. (C. Periclpnenum. Linn.) Woodbine Honey- 

 suckle. — Lvs. deciduous, all distinct, elliptical, on short petioles; Jls. in ovate, 

 imbricate, terminal heads ; cor. ringent. — A woody climber, native of Europe, 

 cultivated and nearly naturalized. Flowers yellow and red, fragrant, succeeded 

 by red berries. May — Jl. f 



0. qnercifolia. {Oak-lcavcd Honey stickle.) Z/t;5. sinuate-lobed. 



7. L. Caprifolium. (Caprifolium Italicum. R. tp S.) ItoMan Honeysuckle. — 

 Jjvs. deciduous, the upper pair perfoliate-connate ; jls. in a terminal verticil ; 

 cor. ringent. — Native of Europe. Greath'- admired in cultivation for its beauty 

 and fragrance. Flowers of various hues, red, yellow and white. Jn. — Aug. f 



§§ Stem erect. Floicers pedunculate, geminate. Xylosteum. 



8. L. ciLiATA. Muhl. (Xylosteum ciliatum. Ph.) Ply Honeysuckle. 

 Lvs. ovate, subcordate, ciliate; corolla limb with short and .subequal lobes; 



tube saccate at base; sty. exserted; berries distinct. — A branching, erect shrub, 

 3 — 4f high, found in woods. Me. to Ohio and Can. Leaves thin, oblong-ovate, 

 often cordate at the base, somewhat ciliate on the margin, and villose beneath 

 w^hen young. Flowers pale straw-yellow, in pairs at the top of the peduncle, 

 with an obtuse spur turned outwards at the base. Berries ovoid, red, in pairs, 

 but not connate, 3 — 5-seeded. June. 



9. L. OBLONGiFOLiA. Hook. (X. oblongifoHum. Goldie.) 



l/vs. oblong or oval, veh^ety-pubescent beneath ; corolla limb deeply bila- 

 biate; tube gibbous at base; ped. long, filitbrm, erect; berries connate or united 

 into one, globose, purple, bi-umbilicate. — A shrub 3— 4f high, in swamps. Can. 

 and N. Y. Leaves almost sessile, 1 — 2' long, pedvmcles of equal length. Co- 

 rolla hairy, greenish-yellow outside, purplish inside, the lower lip nearly entire, 

 the upper one 4-lobed, erect. Berries marked with the remains of the two 

 calyces. Jn. 



10. L. coERULEA. (X. villosum. Mr. X. Solonis. Eat.) Blue-fruited 

 Ho7teysuckle. — Lvs. oval-oblong, ciliate, obtuse, villous both sides, at length 



smoothish; ped. short, reflexed in iruit ; bracfs longer than the ovaries; berries 

 connate or united into one, deep blue. — A low shrub, in rocky woods, Mass. 

 and N. Y., N. to Hudson's Bay. Stem 2f high, with small leaves and pairs of 

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