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GLAUCOUS iiONLYSUCKLL. Lontcera dioica L. (L. glauca Hill), 



This species frequents rocky woodlands preferring dry to 

 moist soils. It has a weakly stem, usually three to six feet long, 

 but capable of developing somewhat of a shrubby habit in the ab- 

 sence of other support. It is a plant of such unusual appearance 



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Glaucous Honeysuckle. 

 Branch with clusters of berries, X %. 



as to attract attention. The stems are a light gray ; the leaves 

 are large, smooth, whitish (glaucous) beneath, the upper ones 

 curiously united in pairs at the base ; the greenish yellow or 

 purplish flowers are nearly one-third of an inch long, a half 



