300 LXXI. CAPRIFOLIACEiE. Syi^phoricarpus. 



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

 oval, obovate and oblong, ending abruptl)^ May, June. 



.11. L. Tartarica. Tartarian Honcys^icklc. — Sterns erect, much branched; 

 Ivs. ovate, cordate, obtuse, smooth, shining and dark green above, paler beneath, 

 entire, on short petioles ; peduncles axillary, solitary, 2-flowered; segments 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 — 1^', coriaceous. Flowers 

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



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- 

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

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

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



D. TRiFiDA. Ma?nch. (D. Tournefortii. Michx. D. Canadensis. MiM.) Bush 

 Honeysuckle. — Lvs. 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 — i' by 1 — H', finely serrate, ending in a long, narrow point. Ovaries slender, 

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

 style much exserted. Stigma capitate. Jn. 



3. TRIOSTEUM. 



Gr. rpeis, three, oa-reov, a bone; from the three bony seeds. 



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

 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. Fevev-wort. 



Lvs. oval-acuminate, connate ; fis. axillary, verticillate or clustered. — A 

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

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

 entire, abruptly contracted at base, yet alwa5''s connate, nearly smooth above, 

 pubescent beneath- FloT\'ers sessile, in clusters of 5 or 6. Corolla dull pur- 

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

 somewhat 3-sided, crowned vith the long, leafy, 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. SYMFHORICARPUS. 



Gr. aw, together, 0£pa), to bear, Kaptros, 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 cells abortive). — Small shrubs, with entire lvs. and small fls. 



1. S. RACEMosus. Michx. (Sj-mphoria. Pers.') Snoiv-berry. 



Fls. in terminal, loose, interrupted, often leaty racemes; 'cor. campanu- 

 late, densely bearded within'; 5///. andste. included.— A smooth, handsome shrub, 

 2 — 3f high, common in cultivation, and native in Western N. Y., Canada, &c. 

 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. occiDENTALTs. R. Br. Wolf-berry. 



Jjcs. ovate, obtusiah; spikes dense, axillary and terminal, subsessile, nod- 



