64 FLOWERS OF THE WOODS AND COPSES 



Upon the leaves one finds ^Ecidium periclymeni and Microsphoera 

 lonicera, and it is galled by Siphocoryne xylostei. 



A beetle, Orchestes lonicera, and various Lepidoptera, White Ad- 

 miral (Liinenitis sibyllti), Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth (Sesia fuci- 

 formis), Silver Y (Plusia iota), Boarmia repandata, Alucita polydactyla, 

 and many others, and a fly, Chromatomyia obscurella, frequent Honey- 

 suckle. 



Lonicera, Linnaeus, is from a botanist, Lonicer, and Periclymenum, 

 Dioscorides, was the Greek name of honeysuckle or a similar shrub. 

 Honeysuckle is from the A.S. hunigsuge, which was, however, applied 

 to the privet. 



Honeysuckle is called Bearbind, Benewith Tree, Benwytre, Bind, 

 Bindweed, Bindwood, Binnwood, Bynde, Caprifole, Cernoyle, Chervell, 

 Eglantine, Goat's Leaves, Goat-tree, Hinnisickle, Honey bind, Honey- 

 suckle, Honeysuck, Irish Vine, Lady's Fingers, Lily-among-thorns, 

 Mel-silvestre', Ood bine, Servoile, Suckle-bush, Suckling, Sycamine, 

 Trumpet Flower, Wiclbin, Woodbine, Woodbind. 



Widbin is Scotch for Woodbine. 



" The ro\vn-tree in (and) the widd-bin 

 Hand the witches on cum in." 



Chervell is a contraction of ckevre feuille, an old French name for 

 it, and Goat-tree is a translation of it, so also is Goat leaves. 



In one version of the story of Tristan and Ysoncle we have: 

 " From his grave there grew an eglantine which twined about the 

 statue, a marvel for all men to see, and though three times they 

 cut it down, it grew again and ever wound its arms about the image of 

 fair Ysoncle." 



Consumptive patients were passed three times "through a circular 

 wreath of woodbine, cut during the increase of the March moon, and 

 let down over the body from head to foot ". 



Honeysuckle is grown in the garden, and utilized as a climber 

 and for its sweet scent. 



ESSENTIAL SPECIFIC CHARACTERS: 



139. Lonicera Periclymenum, L. Stem climbing, twining, woody, 

 leaves ovate, all distinct, upper sessile, flowers cream and red, ringent, 

 in terminal head, berries crimson, juicy. 



