276 CAPEIFOLIACEAE. 



2, S. Symphoricarpos (L.) MacM. Shrub 1-2 m. tall, the twigs aud leaves 

 pubescent: leaf -blades ovate, oval, or elliptic, 1-4 cm. long, or rarely larger: 

 flowers sessile or nearly so: corolla greenish-red, 2.5-3.5 mm. long: drupes 3-4 

 mm. long. — S. Occasional, in thickets. Nat. of the W. — Coral-berky. 

 Indian-currant. 



5. NINTOOA Sweet. Woody vines. Leaf-blades entire. Flowers in 

 pairs terminating axillary peduncles, accompanied by 2 foliaceous bracts and 2 

 small bractlets, the hypanthia distinct. Sepals slender or subulate. Corolla 

 relatively long: tube not gibbous: limb 2-lipped. Berries distinct. 



1. N. japonica (Thunb.) Sweet. Diffusely creeping or climbing vine: leaf- 

 blades oblong, ovate, or orbicular-ovate, 2-5 cm. long; corolla white or pink, 

 becoming yellow; tube about 2 cm. long: stamens and style exserted: berries 

 subglobose or oval, 4-6 mm. long, black. — Common, on roadsides and open 

 banks, and in waste places. Nat. of Japan. — Sum. — Japanese-honey- 

 suckle. 



6. LONICERA L. Woody vines. Leaf -blades entire, or lobed on shoots. 

 Flowers in sessile axillary clusters. Hypanthium short. Sepals minute. Co- 

 rolla mostly 2-lipped: tube more or less gibbous at the base. Berries clustered. 

 — Spr. and sum. — HONEYSUCKLE. 



Corolla ringent, with a prominently 2-lipped limb : filaments adnata up to the lower 

 lip : stamens and style long-exserted. 1. L. dioica. 



Corolla trumpet-shaped, with an almost regular limb : filaments 

 not adnate up to the base of the upper lobe : stamens and 

 style slightly exserted. 2. L. sempervirens. 



1. L. dioica L. A diffuse or twining vine, the twigs glabrous: leaf -blades 

 oblong, ovate, oval, or obovate, 5-12 cm. long: corolla yellowish-green, tinged 

 with purple; tube 10-12 mm. long. — M. Occasional, on rocky banks along 

 the Conestoga Creek. — Limestones. 



2. L. sempervirens Ait. A twining vine, the twigs glabrous: leaf -blades nar- 

 row or broad, mostly 3-& cm. long: corolla scarlet or yellow, 3-4 cm. long, the 

 lower lip slightly narrower than the lobes of the upper lip. — M. S. Occa- 

 sional, on banks or creeks. — Limestones, schists. — Trumpet-honeysuckle. 



7. DIERVILLA [Tourn.] Mill. Shrubs. Leaves with mostly toothed 

 blades. Flowers in dichotomous cymes. Hypanthium elongate. Sepals 5, 

 narrow. Corolla unequally 5-lobed. Capsule elongate. 



1. D. Diervilla (L.) MacM. Shrub 5-15 dm. tall, the twigs terete: leaf- 

 blades oval to oblong-ovate, 3-15 cm. long: sepals 4-5 mm. long: capsules 

 gradually long-beaked. — N. S. Frequent, in rocky woods. — Sandstones and 

 shales, schists. — Spr. and sum. — Bush-honeysuckle. 



Order VALERIAN ALES. 



Caulescent or rarely acaulescent, succulent, coarse or woody plants. 

 Leaves opposite: blades entire, toothed, or divided. Flowers mainly per- 

 fect. Calyx of partly united sepals, pappus-like, or obsolete. Corolla of 

 2-5 partly united petals. Androecium of usually fewer stamens than there 

 are petals. Gynoecium 1-3-carpellary. Ovary inferior, 2 of the carpels 

 commonly abortive. Fruit an achene, or nut-like. 



Gynoecium 3-carpellary, but with two of the cavities empty: flowers not in Invo- 

 lucrate heads. Fam. 1. Valbrianaceae. 



Gynoecium 1-carpellary : flowers in dense involucrate heads. Fam. 2. Morinaceae. 



