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i APRIFOU v 1 I 





•VIII. 



nads, in the monopetalous tubular coroll 



leaves, an affinity which is confir 1 



b\ the corolla • •! the i 



• lis regular or ira gular. In fact 

 the resemblance between tin m in 

 habit, structure, infli . and 



sensible properti< a is • that 



there --••win-- t<> l»- do certain chai 

 tn distinguish tlnin except the stipules 



inchonads : for the character de- 

 rived from the presence ol one ovuli 

 only in one cell, and ol many • ■* alee in 

 two other cells, although v< rj striking 



in Linn— ami A !•• li:i, disappears in 



others, especially in Lej , whose 



OTary has£ poljspermous cells; and 

 j el that genus cannot l"- possil 

 parated from Caprifoils. Their epi- 

 gynous structure divides them from 

 Dogbanes, which have much resem- 

 blance in habit : Loranths, once mixed 

 with them, have do petals. But if we 

 consider the Sub-order called Sambu- 



our i Lew • >!' the affinitii - of the 

 Order takes a different turn, and we 

 find an approach to Saxifragals : this is established through tl. 



v\liicli i* undistinguishabla in habit from Viburnum, with which 

 and in the constant disposition of it- flowi 

 it differs in being polypetalous and polyspermou 



Sambucese. Alsenosn 



Natives of the northern parts of Eun 

 within the limit-* of the tropics; found verj 

 known in the southern hemisphi 



The fragrance and beant] of Honeysuckles hai 

 age; but independently of such a recommendation, th< i 

 perties of considerable int. n st The flowere 

 leaves foatid, emetic, and a drastic purgative ; qua! 

 Viburnum Opulus (the Gueldret ev< ral other 



suckle itBelf. The leaves of Linnseaboi 

 and diuretic. The inner bark of Viburnum Lai 



writers among vesicants. The fruit of Viburnun 

 but has, instead, an austere, astringent pulp, which l» ■ 

 and is made into :i rort ol cake by the N.tiIi Ami rican Id I 

 i> a mild cathartic : in large doses it product b % outing. I- 

 have i- • ii n- -1 as :i substitute for i 

 favourite food of the Kamtchadali - The wine d 

 is weD known in England, and is u- 

 in:: tn Mr. Backhouse, th< re is :i -]■• cii - of Elder 

 of white Bweetish fruit, ing which ootl 





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I. LONICH 



Linnaea, '. 



Byraphoricarpos, Dill. 

 ~ njAoria, Pi 



B illil. 

 I .. ■>■>-, 'StiTia. Wall. 

 1'uTvilla, Tour 



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Fosition. — Cinchonao 



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Pig. PV lit. 



the ovary ; 



