594 Order 66.— CAPRIFOLIACE^E. 



seeds ribbed, oony. — U Herbs coarse, hairy. Lvs. large, connate 

 Fls. axillary. 



1 T. perfoliatum L. Hirsute ; lvs. oval, acuminate ; fis. verlicillate or clustered, 

 sessilo brownish-purple. — Rocky woods, N. Eng. to Wise. S. along tho Mts. St. 

 stout, 3 to 4f high, covered with soft, clammy hairs. Lvs. 6' by 3', entire, 

 abruptly contracted at base, pubescent beneath. Fls. in clusters of 5 or G. Cor. 

 limb in 5 rounded lobes. Fr. a rather dry drupe, crowned with the long, leafy, 

 spreading calyx segm., orange-colored when mature. Jn. — Root large, fleshy, 

 in much repute, having many of tho properties of Ipecacuanha. 



2 T. angustifolium L. Hispid ; lvs. lanceolate, acuminate, scarcely connate : 

 fis. mostly solitary, short-stalked, yellowish or straiv-colored. — S. States to 111. and 

 Glen Cove, L. I. (Mr. J. Coles). Plant 2 to 3f high, more slender and rougher 

 than the other. Lvs. about 4 or 5' by 1', contracted to a narrow base, roughest 

 on the upper surface. May. 



3. SYMPHORICAR'PUS, Dill. Snow-berry. (Gr. cvv, together, 

 <Pspu), to bear, Kap-og, fruit ; bearing fruit in close clusters.) Calyx 

 tube globous, limb 4 to 5-toothed ; corolla funnel-shaped or bell-shaped, 

 the limb in 4 to 5 subeqnal lobes ; stamens inserted on the corolla, and 

 as many as its lobes; stigma capitate ; berry globous, 4-cellcd, 2-seeded 

 (2 opposite cells abortive). — Small shrubs, with entire, oval lvs., and 

 small, rose-colored fls. 



1 S. racernosus Mx. Fls. in terminal, loose, interrupted, often leafy roc. ; cor. 

 campanulate, densely bearded within ; sty. and sta. included ; berries snow-white.. 

 — A smooth, handsome shrub, 2 to 3f high, common in cultivation, and native in, 

 "W. N. York, Can., &c. Lvs. oval or oh'.ong, the margin often wavy, nearly or 

 quite smooth, paler beneath, on short petioles. Cor. rose-color, tho throat filled 

 with hairs. Berries large, round or ovoid, and very ornamental when mature. 

 JL, Aug. 



3 S. occidentalis R. Br. "Wolf-berry. Lvs. ovate, obtusish ; spikes dense, 

 axillary and terminal, nodding ; cor. somewhat funnel-form, densely bearded inr 

 side ; sta. and bearded style exserted; berries white. — "Woods, Mich, to Wis. and 

 Can. Shrub 2 to 4f high. Lvs. 1 to 3' by § to 2' ; pubescent or nearly glabrous, 

 paler beneath. Cor. rather larger and inoro expanded than in the last, purplish 

 white. Jl. 



3 S. vulgaris Mx. Lvs. roundish-oval ; spikes axillary, sicbsessile, capitate and 

 crowded; cor. campanulate, lobes nearly glabrous; sta. and bearded stylo in- 

 cluded ; berries dark red. — River hanks, Perm to Iowa (Cousens), and S. States. 

 Shrub 2 to 3f high. Branches purplish and often pubescent. Lvs. 1 to 2' by £- 

 to 1£', somewhat pubescent. Cor. greenish-red. JL (Lonicera Symphori- 

 carpus L.) 



4. LONICE'RA, L. Honeysuckle. oodeine. (In honor of 

 Adam Lonicc?; a physician of Frankfort, in the sixteenth century.) 

 Calyx 5-toothed, tube subglobous ; corolla infundibulilbrm or campanu- 

 late, limb 5-cleft, often labiate ; stamens 5, exserted ; ovaries 2 to 3- 

 celled ; berry few-seeded ; stigma capitate. — A beautiful genus of 

 climbing or erect shrubs, with opposite and often connate lvs. 



J XYLOSTEON. Shrubs erect. Leaves never connate. Flowers fa pairs (ci). 



a Corolla gibbous at base, lobes somewhat irregular Nos. 1 — $ 



a Corolla not gibbous, lobes spreading, equal, roseate No. 4 



§ CAPR [FOLIUM. Shrubs climbing. Fls. sessile, mostly whorled (b). 



b Leaves all distinct. Corolla ringent. Cultivated exotics Jos. 5, ft 



b Leaves (the upper pair) connate-perfoliate (c). 



C Corolla subeqnal, botla tube and limb scarlet No. T 



Corolla limb ringent, — tube, equal (not gibbous) at base Nos. 8 — 10 



— tube gibbous at the base Nos. 11,14 



