188 CAPKIFOL1ACE.E. (hONEYSUCKLK FAMILY.) 



•'5- L. flava, SiiMS. Smootli and noiiR-wliat glaucoius ; stem scarcely twin- 

 ing; leaves oval or olujvate, the upjur j>air8 connate; whorls of Howers 

 crowded, terminal ; corolla slender, liilahiate. — Hanks of rivers in the uj»per 

 districts. June -July. — Corolla 1' long, bright yellow; tke 4-cleft limb 

 uearly iw long a.s the tube. 



4. L. glauca, Hill. ISmooth; stem twining; leaves ellii)tical, glaucous 

 beneatii, 2-3' lung, the upper pairs connate; whorls of Howers cnjwded, 

 peduncled ; corolla short, bilabiate, gil)bous at the biu<e ; stanjens hairy below. 

 — Mountains of Korth Carolina. June. — Corolla 8"- 10" long, yellow and 

 purplish. 



5. L. Sullivantii, Gray. Smooth and glaucous ; leaves oval or obovate- 

 obl(»ng, 2-4 lung, nearly all more or less connate; corolla yellow; stamens 

 smoothish. (L. parviHora, in part, Flora.) — Mountains of East Tennessee. 

 May -June. — Stem 3^ - 6 high. Corolla 1' long. 



4. TRIOSTEUM, L. Fevek-woht. 



Calyx ovoid, with 5 leafy linear-lanceolate persistent lobes. Corolla tubu- 

 lar, e(|ually 5-lobed, rather longer than the calyx. Stamens 5. Ovary 3- 

 celled, with a single ovule in each cell. Fruit a dry drupe containing 3 bony 

 nutlets. — Pereuuial hairy herl)s, with large leaves, narrowed but connate at 

 the base, and sessile axillary flowers. 



1. T. perfoliatum, L. Stem soft-hairy ; leaves oval, acuminate, entire, 

 hairy above, tomentose beneath ; flowers commonly clustered, brownish 

 purple. — Shady woods in the upper districts. June -July. — Stem 2° -4° 

 high. Leaves 4' - 7' long. 



2. T. angustifolium, L. Stem hirsute ; leaves lanceolate or oblong, 

 acuminate, hirsute above, pubescent beneath ; flowers mostly solitary, yel- 

 lowish. — Shady rich soil among the mountains. June. — Plant smaller than 

 the last. 



5. SAMBUCUS, Tourn. Elder. 



Calyx lobes minute or none. Corolla rotate, .5-lobed. Stamens 5. Fruit 

 a globular baccate drupe, containing three 1-seeded nutlets. — Shrubs, with 

 pinnate leaves, and white flowers, in ample terminal cymes. 



1. S. Canadensis, L. Leaflets 7-11, oblong, serrate, smoothish, acute, 

 the lower ones often 3-parted ; cymes flat, .5-parted ; fruit black. — Low 

 grounds, common. June -July. — Stem 4° -16° high, the straight young 

 shoots with large ])ith. 



2. S. pubens, Michx. Leaflets 5-7, oblong, serrate, pubescent beneath ; 

 cymes paniculate, j)yraniidal; fruit red. — Mountains of North Carolina, and 

 northward. June. — Shrub 6°- 10° high. Cymes smaller than in the last. 



6. VIBURNUM, L. Haw, Sloe. 



Calyx minute, .5-toothed. Corolla rotate or somewhat campanulate, 5- 

 lobed. Stamens 5. Ovary 1-3-celled, one of the cells containing a single 

 ovule, the others empty. Drupe baccate, containing a single compressed 



