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ovoiil-oMoiijr, narrowed into a ncrk above. — Mountains of North C'arolinii. 

 June. — Stem '2° -4'^ liigli. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



2. D. sessilifolia, Buckley. Leaves ovate-laneeolate, closely sessile and 

 somewhat daspin;;; peduncles niany-tlowered ; capsule cylindricnl-ohlong, nar- 

 rowed into a short neck above. — With the preceding. — Leaves and capsule 

 larger than in that species. 



3, LONICERA, L. Woodbine. HoNEYsrcKLE. 



Calyx ovoid, 5-toothcd. Corolla tubular, 5-cleft, often bilabiate, and gibbous 

 near the base. Stamens 5. Ovary 2-3-ceIled, with several ovules in each cell. 

 Berry 1 -3-cellcd, several-seeded. Seeds bony. — Erect or twining shrubs, with 

 entire, often connate leaves. Flowers by pairs or in spiked whorls. 



1. L. sempervirens, Ait. Stem twining; leaves oblong or lanceolate, 

 pale and tomentose beneath, the upi)er pair shorter and connate ; spikes ter- 

 minal ; whorls distinct; corolla nearly equally 5-lobcd, scarlet or orange with- 

 out, yellow within. (Caprifolium, Ell.) — Margins of swamps, Florida, and 

 northward. April - Sept. — Leaves perennial. Corolla 2' long. 



2. L. grata, Ait. Stem twining; leaves obovate, glaucous beneath, the 

 2 or 3 upper pairs connate; whorls of flowers axillary and terminal; corolla bi- 

 labiate, the tube long and slender. — Mountains of Carolina, and northward. 

 May. — Young branches often hairy. Corolla 1^' long, with a nd or iiuri)lish 

 tube and a white limb, changing to yellow. Berry orange-red. 



3. L. flava, Sims. Smooth and somewhat glaucous; stem scarcely twining; 

 leaves oval or obovate, the upper pairs connate ; whorls of flowers crowded, ter- 

 minal ; corolla slender, bilabiate. — Banks of rivers in the upper districts of 

 Georgia and South Carolina. June and July. — Corolla 1' long, bright yellow; 

 the 4-cleft limb nearly as long as the tube. 



4. L. parviflora, Lam. Smooth; stem twining; leaves elliptical, glau- 

 cous beneath, all more or less connate; whorls of flowers crowded, ])eduneled; 

 corolla short, bilabiate, gibbons at the bstsc ; stamens hairy below. — Mountains 

 of North Carolina. — Jmie. — Corolla 8"- 10" long, yellow and purplish. 



4. TRIOSTEUM, L. Fever-wort. 



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

 equally 5-lobod, 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. 



— Perennial hairy herbs, with large leaves, narrowed but connate at the base, 

 and sessile axillary flowers. 



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

 hairj' above, tomentose beneath; flowers commonly clustered, brownish-purple. 



— Shady woods in the upper districts. June and 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, yellowish. 



— Shadv rich soil among the mountains. June. — Plant smaller than the last. 



