148 MEDICINAL HERBS AND POISOXOUS PLANTS 



Caprifoliaceae. — Honeysuckle Family. There is no 

 single feature in this order Avhicli is sufficiently outstand- 

 ing to arrest attention at once, and so for its identifica- 

 tion recourse must be liad to a careful examination of 



the plant with the aid of 

 the table on p. 151. A 

 plant possessing a flower 

 with fused petals, inferior 

 ovary, and not made up of 

 numerous florets of the 

 Daisy pattern, will prob- 

 ably be found to be a 

 member of the Caprifoli- 



aceae. 



If the plant is 



a 



shrub, the probability is 

 changed into a certainty. 



Elder (Savihitcus nignt). 

 See Chap. X. 



Guelder Rose or Sxow- 

 liALL Tree ( Vibiimitm 

 Opulufi), See Chap. X. 



Valerianacese. 



The Va- 



Fig. 93.— Woodruff (^^n/ia odumta) 



whorled (cf. Woodruff). 

 3. The plant is a herb, not a shrub. 



lerian Family. A plant may 

 be included in this family 

 group if — 



1. The flowers have fused 



petals and an inferior 

 OA ary. 



2. The leaves are not 



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Of 



the three genera in this order, the orenus Valeriana is 

 distinguished from the othere owing to the possession 



