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II. GAMOPET'ALOUS DIVISION. 



Embracing plants with both calyx and corolla, the 

 latter with the petals united (in however slight a degree,) 



ORDER XLVI. CAPRIFOLIA'CE^E. (HONEYSUCKLE F.) 



Shrubs, rarely herbs, with the calyx-tube adherent to the 

 ovary, the corolla borne on the ovary, and the stamens on 

 the tube of the corolla. Leaves opposite and without 

 stipules, but some species of Vibur'num have appendages 

 i-esembling stipules. Fruit a berry, drupe, or pod. 



Synopsis of the Genera. 



* Corolla tubular, sometimes 2-lipped. Style slender. 



1. Linn:*' a. A trailing or creeping herb, with evergreen oval crenate 



leaves and slender scape-like peduncles which fork at the top into 

 2 pedicels, each of which bears a nodding narrowly bell-shaped 

 purplish flower. Stamens 4, 3 shorter than the others. 



2. Symphoricar'pus. Upright branching shrubs, with oval entire 



short-petioled leaves. Flowers in interrupted spikes at the 

 ends of the branches, rose-coloured. Corolla bell-shaped, 4-5- 

 lobed, with as many stamens. Berries large and white, 4-celled, 

 but only 2-seeded. 



3. Lonice'ra. Upright or twining shrubs, with entire leaves. 



Corolla funnel-form, more or less irregular, often with a pro- 

 jection on one side at the base. Berry several-seeded. 



4. Diervilla. Low upright shrubs with ovate pointed serrate leaves. 



Calyx-tube tapering towards the top, the teeth slender. Flowers 

 light yellow, peduncles mostly 4-flowered. Corolla funnel-form, 

 nearly regular. Pod slender-pointed. 



5. Trios' teuin. Coarse herbs. Lobes of the calyx leaf -like. Flowers 



brownish-purple, sessile in the axils of the leaves. Corolla 

 bulging at the base. Fruit a 3-seeded orange-coloured drupe. 

 * * Corolla rotate or urn-shaped, regular, 5-lobed. Flowers 

 white, in broad cymes. 



6. Sambu'cns. Upright shrubs with pinnate leaves, the leaflets 



serrate. Stigmas 3. Fruit purple or red, a juicy berry-like 

 drupe, with 3 seed-like stones. 



7. VilMir iiiini. Upright shrubs with simple leaves, and white 



flowers in compound cymes. Fruit a 1-seeded drupe. 



