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1 L. ciliata Muhl. Fly Honeysuckle. Lvs. ovate, subcordato, ciliate; cor. 

 limb with, short and subequal lobes ; tube saccate at base ; sty. exserted ; berries 

 distinct, red. — A branching, erect shrub, 3 to 4f high, found in woods, Me. to 

 Ohio and Can. Lvs. thin, oblong-ovate, often cordate at the base, somewhat cdi- 

 ate on the margin, and villous beneath when young. Fls. pale straw-yellow, in 

 pairs at the top of the peduuele, with an obtuse spur turned outwards at the base. 

 Berries ovoid, red, in pairs, but not connate, 3 to 5-seeded. Jn. 



2 L. oblougifolia Hook. Lvs. oblong or oval, velvety-pubescent beneath, cor. 

 limb deeply bilabiate; tube gibbous at base; ped. long, filiform, erect; berries 

 connate or united into one, globous, purple, bi-umbilicate. — A shrub, 3 to 4f high, 

 in swamps, Car. and ST. Y. Lvs. almost sessile, 1 to 2' long, ped. of equal length. 

 Cor. hairy, greenish-yellow outside, purplish inside, tho lower lip nearly entire, 

 the upper one 4-lobed, erect. Berries marked with tho remains of the two 

 calyces. Jn. 



3 L. ccerulea L. Lvs. oval-oblong, ciliate, obtuse, villous both sides, at length 

 Bmoothish; ped. short, relaxed in fruit ; bracts longer than the ovaries; cor. gib- 

 bous at base, lobes short, subequal; berries connate or united into one, deep blue. — 

 A low shrub in rocky woods, Mass. and N. Y. north to Hudson's Bay. St. 2f 

 high, with small lvs. and pairs of small, yellow Ms., which are longer than their 

 peduncles. Lvs. ovate, oval, obovato and oblong, ending abruptly. May, Jn. 



4 Ij. Tartarica L. Tartarian Honeysuckle. Sts. erect, much branched; 

 lvs. ovate, cordate, obtuse, smooth, shining, and dark green above, paler beneath, 

 entire, on short petioles; ped. axillary, solitary, 2-flowered; segiu. of tho cor. ob- 

 long, obtuse, equal. — An elegant and much admired shrub, from Russia. Grows 

 from 4 to lOf high. Lvs. 1 to 2' by f to 11', coriaceous. Fls. small, pale purple, 

 varying to pure white, fragrant. Apr. — Jn. f 



5 L. Japonica L. Chinese Honeysuckle. Sts. soft-pubescent; lvs. ovate 

 and oblong, minutely pointed, all distinct, petiolate; ped. axillary, 2-bracted and 

 2-flowered ; cor. limb ringent, tube equal at base, slender, downy ; stam. and 

 sty. exsertecL — From China. Sts. flexuous, climbing 15f high, bearing a profusion 

 of orange-colored fls. f South. 



6 L. Periclymeirum Tourn. "Woodbine. Lys. deciduous, all distinct, 

 elliptical, rather acute, on short petioles; fls. in dense, imbricate, terminal heads; 

 •cor. ringent. — A woody climber, native of Europe, cultivated and nearly natur- 

 alized. Fls. yellow and red, fragrant, succeeded by red berries. Variety querci- 

 folium has sinuate lvs. May — Jl. f 



7 L. senipervirens Ait. Trumpet Honeysuckle. Lvs. oblong, evergreen, tho 

 upper ones counatc-peifoliatc ; fls. in nearly naked spikes of distant whorls; 

 cor. trumpet-shaped, nearly regular, ventrieous above. — In moist groves and bor- 

 ders of swamps, N. Y. (near the city), to Fla. and La. St. woody-, twining with 

 the sun. The distinct lvs. in the wild plant are elliptical or almost linear ; the 

 connate, but 1 or 2 pairs. Cor. nearly 2' long, of a line scarlet without and yel- 

 low within. Mar, Apr. (S.) — May — Jl. (X.) f. 



8 L. flava Sim. Yellow Honeysuckle. Lvs. ovale, glaucous both sides, upper 

 pair connate-perfoliatc ; spikes terminal, of about 2 close whorls ; cor. smooth, 

 tube slender, not gibbous at base, limb somewhat ringent; stam. exserted, 

 smooth. — Shrub scarcely twining, N. Y. to Ga., ~W. to Wise. Lvs. deciduous, 

 abruptly contracted at base, except the upper perfoliate pair. Fls. in heads of 

 about 10, fragrant Cor. an inch or mora in length, the tube much longer than 

 the lips, bright y r ellow ; upper lip much broader than the lower, in 4 segm. May, 



9 It, grata Ait. Evergreen Honeysuckle. Lvs. evergreen, obovate, smooth, 

 glaucous beneath, tho upper pair connate-perlbliato; fils. in sessile, terminal and 

 axillary whorls ; cor. ringent, tube long, slender, not gibbous at base. — Damp 

 woodlands, N. Y., Penn., and TV. States. St. climbing many feet. Lys. oppo- 

 site or in 3s, margin revoluto. Fls. large and very fragrant, 5 or G in each whorL 

 Cor. whitish, becoming yellowish within, reddish without. Sta. exserted. Ber- 

 ries red. Jn. f 



10 L. Caprifolium L. Common or Italian Honeysuckle. Lvs. decidu- 

 ous, the upper pair perfoliatc-connatc ; fls. in a single t&rmirial verticil; cor. rin- 



