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sic. 1. p. 257. Caprifolium implexum, Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 

 5. p. 261. Flowers purplish before expansion, becoming paler 

 on the outside as they expand ; white on the inside ; but finally 

 changing to yellow, as in the common woodbine. The leaves 

 in Curtis's figure appear to be ovate and acute. 



Var. fl, Bakarica (Viv. Camb. et Guss. 1. c.) lower leaves 

 somewhat cordate : upper ones connate, obovate, glaucous be- 

 neath. Tj . ^. H. Native of Corsica, South of France, Italy, 

 Sicily, and Mauritania, &c. Caprifolium Balearicum, Dum. 

 Cours. bot. cult. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 358. Roem. et Schultes, 

 syst. 5. p. 261. L. Balearica, D. C. fl. fr. suppl. 499. L. 

 Caprifolium, Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 183. Evergreen. Bark of 

 branches violaceous, clothed with glaucous bloom. Flowers 

 4-6 in a head, large, cream-coloured, 15-18 inches long. 



Interwoven or Minorca Honeysuckle. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 

 1772. Shrub tw. 



4 L. CYRENAICA (Viv. fl. lib. spec. 12. t. 8. f. 1.) quite 

 glabrous ; branches twining ; leaves elliptic, glaucous beneath : 

 lower ones sessile, distinct : upper ones truncate at the base, 

 and confluent; flowers disposed in whorled heads. 17 . ^"\ H. 

 Native of Lybia, in the vicinity of Cyren, on hills. Said to be 

 allied to L. Caprifolium, but differs in the upper leaves being 

 much smaller, almost as in L. Periclymenum. 



Cyren Honeysuckle. Shrub tw. 



5 L. PERICLY'MENUM (Lin. spec. p. 247.) branches climbing ; 

 leaves all separate, deciduous, sometimes downy, glaucous be- 

 neath, ovate, obtuse, attenuated at the base : upper ones the 

 smallest ; heads of flowers all terminal, ovate, imbricated ; 

 flowers ringent. Jj . r> . H. Native of middle Europe, in 

 hedges, groves, and thickets, common ; plentiful in Britain, in 

 like situations. Smith, engl. bot. t. 800. Curt. fl. lond. fasc. 

 1. t. 15. Oed. fl. dan. t. 908. Schmidt arb. t. 107. Svensk, 

 bot. t. 140. Caprifolium Germanicum, Raii, syn. p. 458. engl. 

 gard. cat. t. 5. Periclymenum, Ger. emac. p. 891. with a figure. 

 Periclymenum Germanicum, Riv. mon. irr. t. 122. P. hor- 

 t6nse, Gesn. icon. pict. fasc. 1. 38. t. 7. f. 49. Caprifolium 

 Periclymenum, Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 262. Caprifolium 

 sylvaticum, Lam. fl. fr. 3. p. 365. There are varieties of this 

 species with either smooth, pubescent, or variegated leaves ; 

 and when the plant grows by the sea-side they are occasionally 

 more glaucous and rather succulent. Corollas externally deep 

 red, or in the earlier flowering varieties all over buff coloured ; 

 in the maritime plant smaller and greenish. Berries nearly 

 globular, deep red, bitter and nauseous, accompanied by per- 

 manent bracteas. The early writers attribute virtues to this 

 shrub which are now quite given up, but the beauty and exqui- 

 site fragrance of the flowers make it a favourite plant in gardens 

 and shrubberies. This is the true woodbine of poets, though 

 likewise the " twisted eglantine" of Milton. Notwithstanding 

 Curtis's imperfect quotation, Shakspeare is guiltless of this 

 blunder. He says, 



" So doth the woodbine, the sweet honeysuckle, 

 Gently entwist the maple." 



Var. j3, serotinum (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 378.) branches gla- 

 brous ; flowers late, reddish. fj . / "\ H. Hort. angl. 14. no. 

 4. t. 7. Mill. fig. t. 7!). Riv. mon. irr. t. 122. Periclyme- 

 num Germanicum, Mill. diet. no. 4. This, the late red 

 honeysuckle, produces a greater number of flowers together 

 than either the Italian or Dutch honeysuckle, so that it makes 

 a finer appearance than either of them, during the time of 

 flowering. It has not been such a long inhabitant of our gardens 

 as the Dutch honeysuckle, for about the year 1715 it was con- 

 sidered a great curiosity, when it was called the Flemish honey- 

 suckle, and was probably brought over by the Flemish florists. 



Var. y, Belgica ; branches smooth, purplish ; leaves oblong- 



oval, of a lucid green above, but pale beneath, on long petioles ; 

 flowers in terminal, verticillate heads, each flower arising out of 

 a scaly cover, reddish on the outside, and yellowish within, of a 

 very agreeable odour. J? . ^. H. Periclymenum Germanicum, 

 Mill. diet. no. 4. Hort. angl. 15. no. 5. t. 6. This, the Dutch 

 honeysuckle, may be trained with stems, and formed into heads, 

 which the wild sort cannot, the branches being too weak and 

 trailing for that purpose. 



far. S, quercifolium (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 378.) leaves sinu- 

 ated like those of an oak. fj . ^\ H. This variety is to be 

 found in England in a wood near Kimberly, Norfolk ; and near 

 Oxford. There is also a kind of this with variegated leaves. 

 The flowers are like those of the species. This is called the 

 Oak-leaved honeysuckle. 



Woodbine or Common Honeysuckle. Fl. June, July, Oct. 

 Britain. Shrub tw. 



6 L. FLA'VA (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1318.) quite glabrous; 

 branches twining a little ; leaves ovate, sometimes glaucous be- 

 neath, with cartilaginous margins ; upper leaves connately per- 

 foliate ; flowers in terminal verticillate heads ; corollas rather 

 ringent : with oblong, obtuse lobes. Tj . . H. Native of the 

 Paris Mountains, South Carolina; on the Catskill Mountains, 

 New York. Torrey, fl. un. st. 1. p. 243. Caprifolium flavum, 

 Ell. sketch. 1. p. 271. Caprifolium Fraseri, Pursh, fl. amer. 

 sept. 1 . p. 1 60. Flowers bright yellow, but as they fade be- 

 coming orange-coloured, very fragrant. 



IW/ow-flowered Honeysuckle. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. 

 Shrub tw. 



7 L. PUBE'SCENS (Sweet, hort. brit. p. 194.) branches twin- 

 ing; leaves broad-ovate-elliptic, on short petioles, pubescent 

 and ciliated, glaucous beneath : upper ones connately perfoliate ; 

 spikes or racemes composed of verticillate heads of flowers ; 

 corollas beset with glandular pubescence. Jj . '~ > . H. Native 

 of North America, in Massachuset, Vermont, New York, and 

 Canada, in many places. Caprifolium pubescens, Goldie, in 

 edinb. phil. journ. 1822. april, p. 323. Hook, exot. fl. t. 27. 

 L. hirsuta, Eaton, man. bot. ed. 3. p. 341. ex Torrey, fl. un. st. 

 1. p. 242. L. Golclii, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 758. Flowers yellow. 

 This appears tp hold the place in the more northern parts which 

 L.flava does in the south ; of which indeed Dr. Torrey suspects 

 it to be a variety. 



Pubescent Honeysuckle. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1822. Sh. tw. 



8 L. PARVIFLORA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 728.) quite glabrous ; 

 branches twining ; leaves elliptic, sessile : lower ones somewhat 

 connate : upper ones connately perfoliate, glabrous, very glau- 

 cous beneath ; flowers disposed in verticillate heads ; corollas 

 glabrous ; with the tube gibbous at the base on one side ; fila- 

 ments hairy. Pj . ^\ H. Native of North America, from New 

 England to Carolina, in rocky shady situations ; frequent in 

 Canada, and as far north as the Saskatchawan ; and from Hud- 

 son's Bay to the Rocky Mountains. Caprifolium parviflorum, 

 Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 161. Lonicera dioica, Lin. syst. 

 veg. ed. 13. p. 181. L. media, Murr. nov. comm. gcett. 1776. 

 p. 28. t. 3. Caprifolium bracteosum, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. 

 p. 105. Caprifolium dioicum, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 

 260. Caprifolium glaucum, Mcench. Flowers yellow, smaller 

 than in any of the foregoing species ; but it varies exceedingly 

 in the colour of the flowers, for there is a variety mentioned by 

 Michaux having purplish flowers. 



Var. fi ; leaves pubescent or tomentose beneath. Fj . H. 

 Native of Canada, along with the species. 



Sma ll-Jlomered Honeysuckle. Fl. June, July. Shrub tw. 



9 L. DOUGLA'SII (D. C. prod. 4. p. 332.) branches twining ; 

 leaves oval, acute at both ends, petiolate, glabrous, ciliated, 

 tomentose on the outside : upper ones connate ; flowers disposed 

 in capitate whorls ; stigma exserted ; stamens inclosed. Fj . / ~ > . H. 



