CAPRIFOLIACE^ 



FJoicers fragrant, in a terminal stalked ovate head, flowers sessile, bracts 

 persistent ; Calyx 5-toothed ; Corolla tubular, ringent, 1-1| in. long, glandular 

 pubescent, red outside, yellow within, limb 2-lipped, 5-lobed ; Stamens 5, 

 exserted ; Ovary 3-celled, style filiform, stigma capitate ; Fri/if a berry, globose, 

 1-celled, 1-seeded, fleshy, crimson, bitter and nauseous, mass of berries 

 pedunculate. 



Leaves opposite, ovate to oblong, entire, obtuse, attenuated at base, glabrous 

 above, glaucous beneath, 1-3 ins. long, upper leaves sessile, lower ones shortly 

 petiolate, all distinct at base. 



A deciduous tzv'uiing shrub, 1 0-20 ft, ; glabrous or slightly pubescent. 



Native of Britain. 



Flowers sometimes stunted and distorted by an Aphis {Siphocoryne xylostei). 



EVERGREEN TRUMPET HONEYSUCKLE, Lonicera semper- 

 virens. 



Gardens, walls. Requires light rich soil and open sunny situations, dis- 

 liking clay and the smoke of towns. It is one of the best for lawns. May — 

 August. 



Flowers scarlet outside, yellow within, inodorous, in a series of ivhoi'ls on 

 long axillary peduncles ; Corolla tube ventricose on upper side, 1 in, long, 

 narrow, limb short, nearly regular ; Stamens and Style scarcely exserted ; Fi-uit 

 a berry, reddish-yellow, \ in. diam., ripe in September. 



Leaves opposite, ovate or obovate, petiolate, entire, obtuse, glabi'ous, and 

 deep green above, glaucous beneath, upper ones connately-perfoliate, 2 ins. 

 long, 1 in. broad. 



A sub-evergreen shrub ; Branches slender, twining, brown, glabrous. 



Introduced from N. America, 1656. Specific name from L. semper, always, 

 vii'ens, green ; but not strictly evergreen in this country. 



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