1-44. OKDEU liG. CAPRIFOLIACE^E. 



whitened beneath, obtuse at apex, acute at base ; fertile fls. solitary, on short pedun 

 cles, downy, 3^1-bracted, with 5 petals and 10 stamens ; sterile fls. 20 30 in each dcns 

 globular head ; fruit large, oblong. River banks, S. 20 30f. 



COHORT 2, GAMOPETAL^E, 



OR MONOPETALOUS ExoGENS. Plants having a double peri- 

 anth, consisting of both calyx and corolla, the latter composed 

 of petals partially or wholly united. (Cohort 3, page 278.) 



ORDER LXVI. CAPRIFOLIACEJE. HONEYSUCKLES. 



Shrubs, rarely herbs, often twining with opposite leaves ; no stipule*.. 

 Flowerx clustered and often fragrant, 5-parted and often irregular. Corolla 

 rnonopetalous, tubular or rotate. Stamens inserted on the corolla tube, 

 rarely one less than the lobes. Ovary adherent to the calyx. Style 1, ttig- 

 mnx 3 to 5. Fruit a berry, drupe, or capsule. Embryo small, in fleshy 

 albumen. Figs. 67, 383, 390, 466, 471, 477. 



I. I.OMOEREyE. Corolla tubular, with a filiform style.. .(a) 



a Herbs. 1> Corolla 5-lobed, the stamens but 4 LIN.S^EA. 1 



It Corolla 5-lobed, the stamens 5 TRIOSTKUM. 2 



a Shrubs. c Corolla bell-shaped, regular. Berry 4 celled. 2-seeded SYMPHORICABPUS. 3 



c Corolla tubular, lobes unequal. Berry 2-3-celled LONIOKRA. 1 



c Corolla funnel-form. Capsule 2-celled, 00 -seeded. (Addenda.).. DIKRVILLA. fi 



II. SAMBUCE.E. Corolla rotate, deeply 5-lobed. Stigmas sessile... (&) 



b Shrubs with pinnate leaves. Berry 3-seeded SAMBUCCS. 6 



/ Shrubs with simple leaves. Drupel-seeded ViBCRNUll. 7 



1. LINN2EA, Gron. TWIN-FLOWER. Calyx tube ovate, limb 5-parted, 

 deciduous. Bractlets at base 2. Cor. campanulate, limb subequal, 5-lobed. 

 Sta. 4, two longer than the others. Berry dry, 3-celled, indehiscent, 1-seed- 

 ed (two cells abortive). L^ Lvs. roundish, petiolate. Fed. filiform, erect, 

 2-flowered. Inhabits the N. temperate zone of both hemispheres. 



I>. borealfs Gron. Moist rocky shades, N. J. to Oreg. and N. Filiform stems 3 6f. 

 Fed. 3, bearing at top a pair of nodding, bell-shaped, roseate, fragrant flowers. June. 



2. TRIOSTEUM, L. FEVERWORT. Calyx tube ovoid, limb 5-parted, 

 segm. linear, nearly as long as the corolla. Cor. tubular, gibbous at base, 

 limb 5-lobed, subequal. Sta. 5. : ncluded. Stig. capitate, lobed. Fr. drupa- 

 ceous, crowned with the calyx, 3-celled, containing 3 ribbed, bony seeds. 

 if Coarse, hairy, with large, connate leaves and axillary flowers. 



1 T. perfoliatum L. Hirsute: Ivs. oval, acuminate; fls. ve ticillate or clustered, 



sessile, brownish-purple. Rocky woods. 2 if. Fruit orange-colored, 6". June. 



2 T. angustil'olium L. Hispid; Ivs. lanceolate, acuminate, scarcely connate; fls. 



mostly solitary, short-stalked, yellowish or straw-colored. L.I., W. & S. 2 3f. May. 



3. SYMPHORICARFUS, Dill. SNOWBERRY. Calyx tube globous 

 hmb 4-5- toothed. Cor. funnel- or bell-shaped, the limb in 4 5 equal lobes 

 Bta. 4 or 5. Stig. capitate. Berry globous, 4-celled, 2-seeded (two oppo 

 site cells abortive). 5 Leaves oval, entire. Flowers small, roseate. 



