394 OHDER 66. CAPRIFOLIACE^E. 



seeds ribbed, bony. H Herbs coarse, hairy. Lvs. large, connate. 

 FJs. axillary. 



1 T. perfoliatum L. Hirsute ; Ivs. oval, acuminate ; fls. verticillato or clustered, 

 sessile, brownish-purple. Rocky woods, N. Eng. to Wise. S. along the Mts. St. 

 stout, 3 to 4f high, covered with soft, clammy hairs. Lvs. 6' by 3', entire, 

 abruptly contracted at base, pubescent beneath. Fls. in clusters of 5 or 6. Cor. 

 limb in 5 rounded lobes. Fr. a rather dry drupe, crowned with the long, leafy, 

 spreading calyx segm., orange-colored when mature. Jn. Root large, fleshy, 

 in much repute, having many of the properties of Ipecacuanha. 



2 T. angustifolium L. Hispid; Ivs. lanceolate, acuminate, scarcely connate: 

 fls. mostly solitary, short-stalked, yellowish or straw-colored. S. States to 111. and 

 Glen Cove, L. I. (Mr. J. Coles). Plant 2 to 3f high, more slender and rougher 

 than the other. Lvs. about 4 or 5' by 1', contracted to a narrow base, roughest 

 on the upper surface. May. 



3. SYMPHORICAR'PUS, Dill. SNOW-BEERY. (Gr. ovv, together, 

 0spw, to bear, Kapno^ fruit ; bearing fruit in close clusters.) Calyx 

 tube globous, limb 4 to 5-toothed ; corolla funnel-shaped or bell-shaped, 

 the limb in 4 to 5 subequal lobes ; stamens inserted on the corolla, and 

 as many as its lobes ; stigma capitate ; berry globous, 4-celled, 2-seeded 

 (2 opposite cells abortive). Small shrubs, with entire, oval Ivs., and 

 small, rose-colored fls. 



1 S. racemosus MX. Fls. in terminal, loose, interrupted, often leafy rac.; cor. 

 campanulate, densely bearded within ; sty. and sta. included ; berries snow-white. 

 A smooth, handsome shrub, 2 to 3 f high, common in cultivation, and native in 

 W. N. York, Can., &c. Lvs. oval or oblong, the margin often wavy, nearly or 

 quite smooth, paler beneath, on short petioles. Cor. rose-color, the throat filled 

 with hairs. Berries large, round or ovoid, and very ornamental when mature. 

 JL, Aug. 



2 S. occidentalis R. Br. "WOLF-BERRY. Lvs. ovate, obtusish ; spikes dense, 

 axillary and terminal, nodding ; cor. somewhat funnel-form, densely bearded in- 

 side; sta. and bearded style exserted; berries white. Woods, Mich, to Wis. and 

 Can. Shrub 2 to 4f high. Lvs. 1 to 3' by to 2' ; pubescent or nearly glabrous, 

 paler beneath. Cor. rather larger and more expanded than in the last, purplish 

 white. Jl. 



3 S. vulgaris MX. Lvs. roundish-oval ; spikes axillary, subsessile, capitate and 

 crowded; cor. campanulate, lobes nearly glabrous; sta. and bearded style in- 

 cluded ; berries dark red. River banks, Penn. to Iowa (Cousens), and S. States. 

 Shrub 2 to 3f high. Branches purplish and often pubescent. Lvs. 1 to 2' by 

 to !-', somewhat pubescent. Cor. greenish -red. Jl. (Lonicera Symphori- 

 carpus L.) 



4. LONICE'RA, L. HONEYSUCKLE. WOODBINE. (In honor of 

 Adam Lonicer, a physician of Frankfort, in the sixteenth century.) 

 Calyx 5-toothed, tube subglobous ; corolla infundibuliform or campanu- 

 late, limb 5-cleft, often labiate ; stamens 5, exserted ; ovaries 2 to 3- 

 celled ; berry few-seeded ; stigma capitate. A beautiful genus of 

 climbing or erect shrubs, with opposite and often connate Ivs. 



XYLOSTEON. Shrubs erect. Leaves never connate. Flowers in pairs (a). 



0, Corolla gibbous at base, lobes somewhat irregular Nos. 1 5 



a Corolla not gibbous, lobes spreading, equal, roseate No. 4 



CAPRIFOLIUM. Shrubs climbing. Fls. sessile, mostly whorled (b). 



b Leaves all distinct. Corolla ringent. Cultivated exotics .Jos. 5, 6 



b Leaves (the upper pair) connate-perfoliate (c). 



C Corolla subequal, both tube and limb scarlet No. 7 



C Corolla limb ringent, tube equal (not gibbous) at base Nos. 8 10 



tube gibbous at the base Nos. 11, 12 



