12 HONEYSUCKLE. 



the blossom has withered, in the months of 

 September and October, clusters of dark red 

 berries take their place. They are very insipid 

 in flavour, and are eaten only by children 

 and birds, but they add to the beauty of the 

 autumn woods and hedges. Plants which 

 climb around others, or on walls, always in 

 the same species take the same direction in 

 twining. Thus some plants, like the Honey- 

 suckle, and indeed the greater number of our 

 British climbers, follow the apparent course of 

 the sun, and turn from left to right ; while 

 others are invariable in their habit of tm'ning 

 in the contrary w^ay. There are two other 

 species of wild Honeysuckle, but, unlike this, 

 they are not common. One is the pale Per- 

 foliate Honeysuckle, which has been found in 

 woods in Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire ; 

 and the other the still more rare upright Fly 

 Honeysuckle. 



