FLY HONEYSUCKLE. 



Lonicera ciliata. Honeysuckle Family. 



A bushy shrub three to five feet high, with straggling branches. Leaves. 

 Opposite, entire, oblong-ovate, often heart-shaped, thin, with thread-like 

 leaf stems. Flowers. Yellow, growing in pairs from the axils of the 

 leaves. Calyx. Slightly five-toothed, the teeth not persistent. Corolla. 

 Funnel-formed, almost spurred at base, with five lobes. Stamens. Five. 

 Pistil. One. Fruit. A red berry, growing close to, but distinct from the 

 berry of sister flower. 



In the moist, rocky woods of early May we find the yellow 

 twin blossoms of the fly honeysuckle. 



CYNTHIA. DWARF DANDELION. 



[PI. LVII 

 Krigia Virginica. Composite Family. 



Stems. Usually becoming branched and leafy. (In K. amplexicaulis, a 

 very similar species, there are from one to three stem-leaves only.) Root- 

 leaves. Usually somewhat lyre-shaped, or toothed. Stem-leaves. Earlier 

 ones roundish, not toothed ; later ones narrower, and often deeply toothed 

 or cleft. Flower- heads. Deep orange-yellow ; dandelion-like ; composed 

 entirely of strap-shaped flowers. 



In some parts of the country the blossoms of the cynthia are 

 among the earliest to appear, while in other localities they are 

 especially abundant and conspicuous in June. 



The smooth, pale-green stems of K. amplexicaulis bear but 

 few leaves. 



The cynthias are often confused with the hawkweeds. 



CELANDINE. 



Chelidonium majus. Poppy Family. 



Stem. Brittle ; with saffron-colored, acrid juice. Leaves. Compound 

 or divided ; toothed or cut. Flowers. Yellow ; clustered. Calyx. Of 

 two sepals falling early. Corolla. Of four petals. Stamens. Sixteen to 

 twenty-four. Pistil. One, with a two-lobed stigma. Pod. Slender ; linear. 



The name of celandine must always suggest the poet who 

 never seemed to weary of writing in its honor : 



" Pansies, lilies, kingcups, daisies, 

 Let them live upon their praises ; 



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