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bluntly spurred at the base; with short, nearly equal, lobes. Berries dis- 
tinct, red, divaricate. Flowers white, with a tinge of red or yellow; tube 
ventricose above; limb with short acute segments; style protruded. 
(Don’s Miill., iii. p.448.) A shrub, from 4 ft, to 6 ft. high, a native of 
North America, on mountains among rocks, in rich soils; from Canada to 
Virginia, and throughout Canada to the Saskatchawan. It-was introduced 
in 1824, and, in British gardens, flowers in June and July. It is of the 
easiest culture in any soil, and is readily propagated by cuttings. The white- 
flowered variety mentioned by Pursh, is said to be Vaccinium album. 
2 19, L. pyrena'ica L. The Pyrenean Honeysuckle. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., p. 248. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 335.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 448. 
Synonymes. Caprifdlium pyrenaicum Lam. Fl. Fr., 3. p. 366. ; Xylésteum pyrendicum Tourn. Inst., 
609. 
Spec. Char., §c. Glabrous, erect. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, acute, glaucous 
beneath. Peduncles 2-flowered, shorter than the leaves. Bracteas oblong- 
linear, foliaceous. Flowers almost regular. Berries globose, distinet. 
Corolla white, twice the size of that of L. Xylésteum, funnel-shaped. 
Limb 5-cleft, flat; with equal, ovate, obtuse segments. (Don’s Miil., iii. 
p. 448.) A shrub, growing to the height of from 4 ft. to 5 ft., a native of 
the Pyrenees, on calcareous rocks, in exposed situations, Introduced in 
1739, and flowering in May. A very hardy shrub, of easy culture, and 
frequent in collections. 
% 20. L. puni’cea Sims. The crimson-flowered Honeysuckle. 
Identification. Sims Bot. Mag., t. 2469.; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 335. ; 
Don’s Mill., 3. p. 448. 
Synonyme. Symphoricarpos punfceus Sw. 
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 2469.; and our jig. 815. 
Spec. Char., §c. Erect. Leaves ovate, subcordate 
at the base, of the same colour on both surfaces. 
Peduncles axillary, and almost terminal, 2- 
flowered, shorter than the leaves. Tube of 
corolla rather gibbous at the base ; segments of 
corolla nearly equal, irregularly arranged, 3 one , 
way and 2 another. Berries distinct ? Flowers ~~ 
deep red, or crimson. Leaves sometimes three 
in a whorl on the young shoots. (Don’s Mill., 
iii. p. 448.) A shrub, growing to the height of 
from 2 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1822, and 
flowering in April and May. 

% 21. L. Xv.o’strrum L. The bony-wooded, or upright, Fly Honeysuckle. 
Identification. Lin. Sp,, 248. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 335.; Don’s Mill., 3, p. 448. 
Soe geet ree dumetdrum Lam. Fi. fy, 3. p. 367.; Xylésteum dumetdrum Meench 
Enea Eng. Bot., t. 916. ; Fl. Grec., t. 293.; Ed. Fl. Dan., t. 808. ; Du Ham. Arb., 1. p. 153. 
t.59.; Riv. Mon. Irr., t. 120, ; Mill. Icon., 167. f. 1. and our fig. 816. 
Spec. Char., §c. Erect, downy. Leaves ovate, acute, petiolate, soft. Pe- 
duncles 2 flowered, shorter than the leaves. Bracteas hairy, double; the 
two outer ones lanceolate, spreading; inner a small concave scale under 
each germ. Berries oval, distinct, 1-celled, 6-seeded. Flowers small, cream- 
coloured, downy. Calyx of 5 obtuse lobes. Berries scarlet. (Don’s Miil., iii. 
p. 449.) A shrub, growing to the height of from 8 ft. to 10 ft., flowering 
in July; and, according to Sir J. E. Smith, of “ little beauty, and no 
known utility, though common in plantations.” It is a native throughout 
nearly the whole of Europe, even to Caucasus, in thickets, hedges 
and rocky places, and by the sides of woods. It has been found in a few 
situations in Britain, but is a very doubtful native. Linnzeus says that 
it makes excellent hedges in a dry soil; that the clear parts between the 
joints of the shoots are used, in Sweden, for tobacco-pipes; and that the 
