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and she was told that it is from eight to twelve 

 feet high, with slender drooping branches, bear- 

 ing evergreen leaves, like the bay, white starry 

 blossoms like the jessamine, and red fruit, like the 

 cherry. 



"But the fruit," continued her father, "is 

 insipid, and would be little prized were it not that 

 each contains two hard oval seeds, enclosed in a 

 parchment-like membrane. These seeds are the 

 coffee-berries. But let us leave this tribe for one 

 that gives us the sweetest ornament of our rustic 

 porch." 



"Oh, the honeysuckle!" said Mary. "It is 

 already showing some early buds; and next 

 month, I dare say it will be covered with blossoms, 

 as it was last year." 



" The HONEYSUCKLE tribe is not only interesting 

 for its fragrance and beauty in these climbing 

 species, but for the elegance or the usefulness of 

 some that do not climb, such as the delicate little 

 northern plant called Linncea, in honour of the 

 great botanist, and the hardy and useful elder, 

 from which a great quantity of wine is made in 

 England, much of it employed, I fear, in the 

 adulteration of port wine. Some of the Viburnums 



