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CAPRIFOLIACE.E. 



spring, or rather in winter, and almost the last to blossom 

 in autumn. Though highly ornamental to our woods, 

 it is decidedly injurious to young trees, clasping them 

 so tightly, as to mark the rind with a spiral line, and 

 finally becoming embedded in the wood/ Handsome 



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LONIC^RA PERICLYMENUM (Honeysuckle, WoodUne). 



twisted walking-sticks are thus formed, but the growth 

 of the tree is greatly checked. The leaves are not un- 

 frequently lobed like those of the oak. Fl. July, and 

 again in October. Shrub. 



* Two other species of Honeysuckle are occasionally 

 found, but are not considered natives of Britain. L. 



