HONEY-SUCKLK. 



They may be raised from seed, which should be sown 

 in the autumn, singly, and should not be afterwards trans- 

 planted. They will grow in any soil, and in the open air, 

 and love the shade. 



This is mentioned by Chaucer as one of the plants used 

 in incantation : 



" And herbes coude I tell eke many on, 

 As egremaine, valerian, and lunarie, 

 And other swiche, if that me list to tarie, 

 Our lampes brenning bothe night and day, 

 To bring about our craft if that we may, 

 Our fournies eke of calcination, 

 And of wateres albification." 



Drayton also speaks of its magical virtues : 



f( Enchanting Lunary here lies, 

 In sorceries excelling." 



HONEY-SUCKLE. 



LONICERA. 



CAPRTFOLIE^E. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



This botanical name was given by Plumier, in honour of Adam 

 Lonicer, a physician of Frankfort. French, chevre feuille des bois 

 [wood honey-suckle] ; maire sauvage ; pantacouste sauvage ; both sig- 

 nifying wild honey-suckle. Italian, caprifoglio ; madreselva ; vinci- 

 bosco; legabosco; periclimeno. English, Honey-suckle; Suckling; 

 Caprifoly ; Woodbine, or Woodbind. 



FEW flowers have been more admired or cultivated than 

 the Honey-suckle. The European languages seem to vie 

 with each other in the number of names bestowed on this 

 beautiful favourite ; but the German has outstript all the 

 rest, in reference to this plant as well as most others ; the 

 greatest part of them having in that language at least a 

 dozen common names. There are many species of Honey- 

 suckle, and of most of the species several varieties ; but as 

 they are invariably beautiful, any that can be reared with 



