CHAP. I.] CAPRIFOLIACE^. 383 



spongy pith. The white-berried Elder is a va- 

 riety of the common kind. 



The genus Viburnum contains several well- 

 known plants, among which may be mentioned 

 the Laurestinus {V. Tinus)^ the Guelder Rose 

 {V. Opulus), and the Wayfaring Tree (V. Lan- 

 tana). This genus is very nearly allied to Sam- 

 bucus in the flowers, but it is easily distin- 

 guished, on examination, by its leaves, which are 

 not pinnate, and by its wood, which is hard and 

 not spongy. The berries have also only one 

 seed, and they are not eatable, — those of the 

 Laurestinus are, indeed, injurious. The Lau- 

 restinus and some other species are evergreen ; 

 but by far the greater number of species are 

 deciduous. 



The genus Lonicera formerly included all the 

 kinds of Honeysuckle ; but now only the upright 

 species, or what are called the Fly Honey- 

 suckles, are comprised in it, and the climbing 

 kinds are called Caprifolium. One of the up- 

 right kinds, most common in gardens, is the 

 Tartarian Honeysuckle (L. tartarica)^ the 

 flowers of which are in twins. The corolla is 

 tubular and funnel-shaped, with a five-cleft 

 limb. There are five stamens, a filiform style, 

 and a capitate stigma. The berries are dis- 

 tinct when young, but they afterwards grow 

 together at the base. The leaves are always 



