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D. Flowers larger, long-stemmed, pinkish ; fruit pendulous, 

 scarlet, in June. EAKI.V HONEYSUCKLE Lonicera graeilipes. 



D. Flowers slender-stemmed, yellowish ; fruit light red. AMI.H- 

 ICAN FLY HONEYSUCKLE (376) Lonicera canade"nsis (L. 

 ciliata). 



D. Flowers large, 1-H inches, white, nodding ; fruit oblong, 

 bright red. HISPID HONEYSUCKLE Lonicera hi'spida. 



C. Bloom, May-July, after the leaves expand ; berries black. 



(E-) 



E. Flowers gummy outside (| inch long), yellowish ; berries 

 sinning, inclosed in large bracts ; leaves 2-5 inches long. 

 INVOLUCKED FLY HONEYSUCKLE (377) Lonicera involu- 

 crata. 



E. Flowers scarlet outside Q inch long). LEDEBOUR'S HONEY- 

 SUCKLE Lonicera Ledebouri. 



* Flowers 2-lipped, small, growing together at base and forming a more 



or less double berry, flowers white or yellowish (on L. alpigena 

 brownish- red), small, to | inch. (F.) 



F. Leaves thick and nearly evergreen ; fruit scarlet ; bloom March- 

 May, before the new leaves. (G. ) 



G. Branches slender and spreading or recurving; shrubs to 6 fret, ; 

 flowers short-stemmed and stems without bractlets, flowers 

 sweet-scented. (H.) 

 H. Branches with bristly hairs bent backward. STANDISH'S 



HONEYSUCKLE (378) Lonicera Standishi. 

 H. Branches nearly smooth and more recurving. EARLY SWEET 



HONEYSUCKLE (379) Lonicera fragrantissima. 

 G. Branches stout and more erect, to 8 feet ; leaves glossy dark 

 green above ; flowers long-stemmed and with small bracts on 

 the stems. ALPINE HONEYSUCKLE (380) Lonicera alpigfena. 

 F. Leaves thinner ; fruit dark red ; bloom later, May, June. 

 SWAMP FLY HONEYSUCKLE (381) Lonicera oblongifolia. 



* Flowers with the ovaries separate and thus forming 2 berries on one 



stem ; shrub 5-12 feet high ; bloom May, June. (I.) 

 I. Flowers white changing to yellow when old ; branches pu- 

 bescent. (J.) 

 J. Flowers hairy outside. (K.) 



K. Leaves usually wider near tip, dull green, 1-3 inches long. 



EUROPEAN FLY HONEYSUCKLE (382) Lonicera Xyl6sUum. 



K. Leaves usually wider near center or base, dark green above, 



grayish-hairy below (1-2 inches long). JAPAN HONEYSUCKLE 



(383) Lonicera Mdrrowi. 



J. Flowers smooth outside ; leaves slender, grayish-hairy below 



