394 ORDER 66. CAPRIFOLIACE^E. 



seeds ribbed, bony. H Herbs coarse, hairy. Lvs. large, connate. 



Fls. axillary. 



1 T. perfolisitum L. Hirsute ; Ivs. oval, acuminate ; fls. verticillate or clustered, 

 sessile, brownish-purple. Rocky woods, N. Eng. to Wise. S. along the Mts. St. 

 stout, 3 to 4f high, covered with soft, clauiiny hairs. Lvs. 6' by 3', entire, 

 abruptly contracted at base, pubescent beneath. Fls. in clusters of 5 or G. Cor. 

 limb in"5 rounded lobes. Fr. a rather dry drupe, crowned with the long, leafy, 

 spreading calyx segm., orange-colored when mature. Jn. Root large, fleshy, 

 in much repute, having many of the properties of Ipecacuanha. 



T. angustifolium L. Hispid; Ivs. lanceolate, acuminate, scarcely connate; 

 fls. mostly solitary, short-stalked, yellowish or straw-colored. S. States to 111. and 

 Glen Cove, L. I. (Mr. J. Coles). Plant 2 to 3f high, more slender and rougher 

 than the other. Lvs. about 4 or 5' by 1', contracted to a narrow base, roughest 

 on the upper surface. May. 



3. SYMPHORICAR'PUS, Dill. SNOW-BERRY. (Gr. ovv, together, 

 (f)epd), to bear, leapfrog, fruit ; bearing fruit in close clusters.) Calyx 

 tube globous, limb 4 to 5-toothed ; corolla funnel-shaped or bell-shaped, 

 the limb in 4 to 5 subcqual lobes ; stamens inserted on the corolla, and 

 as many as its lobes; stigma capitate; berry globous, 4 celled, 2-seeded 

 (2 opposite cells abortive). Small shrubs, with entire, oval Ivs., and 

 small, rose-colored fls. 



1 3. racemosus MX. Fls. in terminal, loose, interrupted, often leafy roc. ; cor. 

 campanulate, densely bearded within ; sty. and sta. included ; berries snow-white. 

 A smooth, handsome shrub, 2 to 3f high, common in cultivation, and native in 

 W. N. York, Can., &c. Lvs. oval or oblong, the margin often wavy, nearly or 

 quite smooth, paler beneath, on short petioles. Cor. rose-color, the throat filled 

 with hairs. Berries large, round or ovoid, and very ornamental when mature. 

 JL, Aug. 



2 3. occidentalis R. Br. WOLF-BERRY. Lvs. ovate, obtusish; spikes dense, 

 axillary and terminal, nodding ; cor. somewhat funnel-form, densely bearded in- 

 side; sta. and bearded style exserted; berries white. Woods, Midi, to Wis. and 

 Can. Shrub 2 to 4f high. Lvs. 1 to 3' by to 2' ; pubescent or nearly glabrous, 

 paler beneath. Cor. rather larger and more expanded than in the last, purplish 

 white. Jl. 



3 S. vulgaris MX. Lvs. roundish-oval ; spik&s axillary, subsessile, capitate and 

 crowded; cor. campanulate, lobes nearly glabrous; sta. and bearded style in- 

 cluded ; berries dark ra/.-j-River banks, Penn to Iowa (Cousens), and S. States. 

 Shrub 2 to 3f high. Branches purplish and often pubescent. Lvs. 1 to 2' by 

 to 1}', somewhat pubescent. Cor. greenish-red. Jl. (Lonicero, Symphori- 

 carpus L.) 



- 4. LONICE'RA, L. HONEYSUCKLE. WOODBINE. (In honor of 

 Adam Lonicer, a physician of Frankfort, in, the sixteenth century.) 

 Calyx 5-toothed, tube snbglobous ; corolla infundibuliform or campanu- 

 late, limb 5-cleft, often labiate ; stamens 5, exserted ; ovaries 2 to 3- 

 celled ; berry few-seeded ; stigma capitate. A beautiful genus of 

 climbing or erect shrubs, with opposite and often connate Ivs. 



$ XYLOSTEON. Shrubs erect. Leaves never tonnate. Flowers in pairs (a). 



a Corolla gibbous at base, lobes somewhat irregular Xos. 1 8 



a Corolla not gibbous, lobes spreading, equal, roseate No. 4 



S CAPRIFOLIUM. Shrubs climbing. Fls. sessile, mostly \vhorled (b). 



b Leaves nil distinct. Corolla ringent. Cultivated exotics ^'os. 5, 6 



b Leaves (the upper pair) connate-perfoliate (c). 



C Corolla subequal, both tube and limb scarlet No. 7 



Corolla limb ringent, tube equal (not gibbous) at base , Nos. 8 10 



-Hube gibbous at the base , Nos. 11, 12 



