148 HOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



This twining vine is from tliree to five feet in 

 lena^th, and is a most attractive feature of the 

 wooded roadside in July, when the brilhant ber- 

 ries gleam from their green background. The 

 plant has a northern range from New England 

 and Pennsylvania. 



TRUMPET HONEYSUCKLE. CORAL 

 HONEYSUCKLE 



Lonicera sempervirens Honeysuckle Family 



Fruit. — The bright, translucent, shining, 

 coral-red berries bear the tiny calyx teeth at 

 the summits. They are ovoid and several- 

 seeded and grow in a spike of more or less 

 fully developed whorls, somewhat separated from 

 each other. There are usually three or four of 

 these whorls with sometimes a solitary berry at 

 the top. August-October. 



Leaves. — The entire leaves are smooth and 

 are whitened on the under surface. They are 

 in pairs, with the bases of the upper pairs joined. 

 The flower and fruit clusters proceed from this 

 united pair of leaves. They are evergreen at 

 the south and deciduous at the north. 



