276 CAPEIFOLIACEAE. 



2. S. Symphoricarpos (L.) MacM. Shrub 1-2 m. tall, the twigs and leaves 

 pubescent: leaf -blades ovate, oval, or elliptic, 1-4 cm. long, or rarely larger: 

 flowers sessile or nearly so: corolla greenish-red, 2.5-3.5 mm. long: drupes 3-4 

 mm. long. S. Occasional, in thickets. Nat. of the W. CORAL-BEERY. 

 INDIAN-CURRANT. 



5. NINTOOA Sweet. Woody vines. Leaf-blades entire. Flowers in 

 pairs terminating axillary peduncles, accompanied by 2 foliaceous bracts and 2 

 small bractlets, the hypanthia distinct. Sepals slender or subulate. Corolla 

 relatively long: tube not gibbous: limb 2-lipped. Berries distinct. 



1. N. japonica (Thunb.) Sweet. Diffusely creeping or climbing vine: leaf- 

 blades oblong, ovate, or orbicular-ovate, 2-5 cm. long: corolla white or pink, 

 becoming yellow; tube about 2 cm. long: stamens and style exserted: berries 

 subglobose or oval, 4-6 mm. long, black. Common, on roadsides and open 

 banks, and in waste places. Nat. of Japan. Sum. JAPANESE-HONEY- 

 SUCKLE. 



6. LONICEEA L. Woody vines. Leaf -blades entire, or lobed on shoots. 

 Flowers in sessile axillary clusters. Hypanthium short. Sepals minute. Co- 

 rolla mostly 2-lipped: tube more or less gibbous at the base. Berries clustered. 

 Spr. and sum. HONEYSUCKLE. 



Corolla ringent, with a prominently 2-lipped limb : filaments adnate up to the lower 

 lip : stamens and style long-exserted. 1. L. dioica. 



Corolla trumpet-shaped, with an almost regular limb : filaments 

 not adnate up to the base of the upper lobe : stamens and 

 style slightly exserted. 2. L. sempervirens. 



1. "L. dioica L. A diffuse or twining vine, the twigs glabrous: leaf -blades 

 oblong, ovate, oval, or obovate, 5-12 cm. long: corolla yellowish-green, tinged 

 with purple ; tube 10-12 mm. long. - M. Occasional, on rocky banks along 

 the Conestoga Creek. Limestones. 



2. L. sempervirens Ait. A twining vine, the twigs glabrous: leaf -blades nar- 

 row or broad, mostly 3-9 cm. long: corolla scarlet or yellow, 3-4 cm. long, the 

 lower lip slightly narrower than the lobes of the upper lip. M. S. Occa- 

 sional, on banks or creeks. Limestones, schists. TRUMPET-HONEYSUCKLE. 



7. DIEBVILLA [Tourn.] Mill. Shrubs. Leaves with mostly toothed 

 blades. Flowers in dichotomous cymes. Hypanthium elongate. Sepals 5, 

 narrow. Corolla unequally 5-lobed. Capsule elongate. 



1. D. Diervilla (L.) MacM. Shrub 5-15 dm. tall, the twigs terete: leaf- 

 blades oval to oblong-ovate, 3-15 cm. long: sepals 4-5 mm. long: capsules 

 gradually long-beaked. N. S. Frequent, in rocky woods. Sandstones and 

 shales, schists. Spr. and sum. BUSH-HONEYSUCKLE. 



Order VALERIANALES. 



Caulescent or rarely aeaulescent, succulent, coarse or woody plants. 

 Leaves opposite: blades entire, toothed, or divided. Flowers mainly per- 

 fect. Calyx of partly united sepals, pappus-like, or obsolete. Corolla of 

 2-5 partly united petals. Androecium of usually fewer stamens than there 

 are petals. Gynoecium 1-3-carpellary. Ovary inferior, 2 of the carpels 

 commonly abortive. Fruit an achene, or nut-like. 



Gynoecium 3-carpellary, but with two of the cavities empty : flowers not in invo- 

 lucrate heads. Fam. 1. VALERIANACEAE. 



Gynoecium 1-carpellary : flowers in dense involucrate heads. Fam. 2. MORINACEAE. 



