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Honeysuckle, such as wreathed the house -porch, 

 turned a bending tree, some fence-rails, and a heap 

 of stones into a bower. 



The Honeysuckles, both the Italian with its 

 pinkish flowers, and the yellow Chinese, are far- 



travelling escapes, for both, holding their berries late, 

 when food is scarce, are bird -sown, and grow easily 

 from seed. In fact, the endurance that plants have 

 after their first escape depends largely upon their 

 means of propagation. 



Birds scatter the seeds of all edible berry -bearers; 

 the wind or hides of cattle the seeds of the com- 

 posite tribe, according as to whether their vessels 



