Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



129. St. Andrew's Cross. (Ascyrum Crux-Andreje.) 

 Leaf : i' or less, simple, opposite, entire, na7-row, long-obovaie , 

 black-dotted, thin. Flower : as in 128, but petals narrow-oblong, 

 scarcely longer than sepals ; July-September ; New Jersey to Illi- 

 nois, and south ; i°-2° high. 



130. Shrubby St. John's-wort. (Hypericum prolificum.) 

 Leaf: i'-2^', simple, opposite, entire, lance-oblong, apex 



usually blunt, base narrower, black-dotted ; branchlets 2-edged. 

 Flower : p., yellow (petals 5, stamens many), }(.' across, numer- 

 ous, in thick clusters ; July-September. New Jersey, west and 

 south ; i°-6'' high. 



131. Shrubby St. John's-wort. (Hypericum densiflorum.) 

 Leaf : about i', as in 130, but smaller and crowded. Flow^er : 



as in 130, but smaller {%'-^A' across), more abundant in com- 

 pound clusters. New Jersey to Kentucky, and west ; much 

 branched ; i°-6° high. 



132. Kalm's St. John's-wort. (Hypericum Kalmianum.) 

 Leaf : 1-2', simple, opposite, entire, oblanceolate, with a 



bloom, crowded, black-dotted. Flower : as in 130, but i' across, 

 few-clustered ; August ; branches 4-angled, branchlets 2-edged. 

 Niagara Falls and along Northern Lakes ; i°-6° high. 



133. Fly-honeysuckle. (Lonicera ciliata.) 

 Leaf : 2'-3', simple, opposite, entire, oblong-ovate to oval, 

 base often cordate, with a stem, thin, downy beneath. Flower : 

 m., yellowish, ^' long (corolla tubular, apex 5-lobed, very slightly 

 spurred at base), paired on a single stem ; May ; berries red, sep- 

 arate. Massachusetts to Pennsylvania, and west ; 3°-5° high ; 

 straggling. 



134. Mountain Fly-honeysuckle. (Lonicera cerulea.) 

 Leaf : i'-2', simple, opposite, entire, oval, very short-stemmed. 

 Flower : as in 133, but common stem very short ; berries blue, 

 united. Rhode Island to Wisconsin, and north ; i°-3° high. 

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