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Order XL. LORANTHACE^E. 
Genus 1. Viscum. 
V. album. Mistletoe. Fig. 581. 
A parasitic shrub. Stems forked. Leaves opposite. Dioecious. 
On apple and other trees. March-May. Yellowish; berries white, 
(f) E. B. 1. 1470. E.B.2. 1386. H.fyArn. 191. Bab. 153. Lind. 133. 
Order XLI. CAPRIEOLIACE^E. 
Genus ]. Sambucus. 
S. Ebulus. Dwarf Elder. Dane-wort. Fig. 582. 
Leaflets lanceolate. Stem herbaceous. Cymes with 3 branches. 
Waste ground. Violently purgative. 2-3 ft. Perenn. July. Pink; 
berries black, (f) E. B. 1. 475. E. B. 2. 444. H. Am. 192. 
Bab. 154. Lind. 132. 
S. nigra. Common Elder. Fig. 583. 
A large shrub. Leaflets ovate. Cymes with 5 principal branches. 
Hedges; common. Bark and leaves cathartic. 8-15 ft. June. 
White; berries black, (§) E. B. 1.476. E. B. 2. 445. H.tyArn. 192. 
Bab. 154. Lind. 132. 
Genus 2. Viburnum. 
V. Lantana. Meal-tree. Fig. 584. 
A shrub. Leaves heart-shaped, serrated, downy beneath. Hedges 
and thickets. 6-12 ft. June. White; berries purple when ripe, 
(f) E.B. 1.331. E.B. 2.442. H.fyArn. 193. Bab. 154. Lind. 132. 
V. Opulus. Guelder Rose. Fig. 585. 
A large shrub. Leaves 3-lobed, serrated. Outer flowers barren, with 
one large 5-lobed petal. Woods. 10-15 ft. June. White; berries 
red. (f) E.B. 1.332. E.B. 2. 443. H. fyAm. 193. Bab. 154. 
Lind. 132. 
Genus 3. Lonicera. 
L. Caprifolium. Perfoliate Honeysuckle. Fig. 586. 
A climbing shrub. Upper leaves united round the stem. Woods; 
rare. May and June. White or purple. (■§■) E.B. 1.799. E.B. 2.324. 
II. fy Am. 193. Bab. 154. Lind. 131. 
L. Periclymenum. Honeysuckle. Woodbine. Fig. 587. 
A climbing shrub. Leaves separate. Flowers in terminal heads. 
Woods; common. June and July. Pale yellow, red outside, ff) 
E. B. 1. 800. E. B. 2. 325. H.fyArn. 193. Bab. 154. Lind. 131. 
L. Xylosteum. Upright Honeysuckle. Fig. 588. 
A shrub. Flower-stalks 2-flowered. Thickets in Sussex. June. 
Pale yellow, (f) E. B. 1. 916. E.B. 2.326. H. Am. 193. 
Bab. 155. Lind. 132. 
Genus 4. Linn^ea. 
L. borealis. Fig. 589. 
A small creeping shrub. Leaves opposite. Flowers in pairs, drooping. 
Northern Pine-woods. 6—8 in. Perenn. May and June White or 
pale rose-colour, (f) E.B. 1.433. E.B. 2.884. II. Am. 194. 
Bab. 155. Lind. 132. 
Order XLII. RUBIACE^E. 
Genus 1. Rubia. 
R. PEREGRIN A. Wild Madder. Fig. 590. 
Leaves 4 in a whorl, oval, with prickles on the margin, evergreen. 
Shady thickets. 8 in. Perenn. July. White, (f) E. B. 1.851. 
E. B. 2. 218. II. Am. 195. Bab. 159. Lind. 131. 
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