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and the stalk seems to grow through the middle of the leaf : 

 hence it is called Perfoliate. 



The Upright Honeysuckle, with its pairs of scentless flowers 

 and distinct berries, is scarcely considered a native of Britain. 

 Its leaves are simple and downy. 



The common Gueldres Eose (Viburnum opulus), is a frequent 

 ornament of our groves. Its large cymes have small fertile 

 flowers in the centre, and large barren ones round the edge. 

 The leaves are lobed and cut. The whole shrub is smooth. 

 The flowers appear in June ; and in autumn the tree is very 

 conspicuous, with its crimson leaves, and clusters of crimson 

 berries. I remember our adjourning from a pic-nic to an 

 extempore evening party, when I was in Wiltshire, and we 

 transformed our plain muslin dresses into very elegant evening 

 costumes by means of sprays of these berries that we gathered 

 in a wood called Vallis. The Gueldres Eose is named from a 

 district in the Low Countries, called Gueldres-land, where it 

 flourishes in great abundance. Though to our taste the berries 

 have a nauseous flavour, they are much esteemed by the 

 Swedes, who make them into cakes with honey and flour. In 

 Siberia a spirit is distilled from them. 



The Mealy Gueldres Eose (V. lantana), I found on the Wilt- 

 shire downs. It has simple leaves, covered underneath with 

 a thick yellow meal, and cymes of dull white flowers, all the 

 same size. In some parts of the country it is called the 

 " Cotton Tree," from its general mealiness. The berries are 

 nearly black when ripe. Mrs. Howitt terms it the "Wild 

 Hydrangea," ancl it certainly has some resemblance to that 

 plant. In the Crimea the young branches are used for pipes, 

 and they are employed in Germany in basket-making. 



Now for Linnseus's favourite flower. This pretty creeper, 

 with its pairs of rose-coloured bells, was discovered by him, 

 frequenting Pine woods, where no other flowers could exist. 

 My specimen was sent from the Dalmahoy Crags, near Edin- 

 burgh, where the plant is occasionally found. It is called 



