THE HONEVSUCKLK FAMILV. 4S1 



HONEYSUCKLE. (/'/.,/, CJJX.) 



Dia-7-illa scssilij'olii x . 



FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 



//.>uys..M.. Greenish ycllcv. ScentUss. Mou„Un,s oj AM,.,n,n J.fysJ!',.^, 



to .\o,t/t Carol I Ha. ■> ^ f 



Fhnuers : growing in upright, axillary or terminal cymosc clusters wl.ith tnn... 

 nate leafy shoots. Calyx : elongatetl, with five awl-shaped teeth. C 

 fiinnel-form with five spreading, unequal lobes, the lower one Ik-Imc - 

 bearded and often touched with red. Shnnens : five on the tube of the . 

 exserted. Pistil: one; stigma rounded; large. C<i/>snlis : oblong; two \ 

 with many seeds. Leaves: opposite; large, sessile or occasionally tlas|,..,i ..v 

 their bases; ovate-lanceolate, taper-pointed at the apex; serrate; thin ; glabrous- 

 bright green above; lighter below. vSVf///; branching; deep red ; erect.' ' 



Perhaps one of the greatest, although subtle, charms of this erect, bush- 

 like honeysuckle is the brilliant spots of red which Heck its leaves while ihcy 

 are still green and even touch here and there the pale yellow (lowers. 

 Again in the late season these leaves turn to ruddy, rich shades <jf broiuc 

 and red, and are then most attractive. For these, as well as its other good 

 qualities, it is now much desired as a border plant in cultivation. 



It was Buckley who named the plant, and, in fact, discovered it on the 

 high mountains of North Carolina; but little is known in connection with 

 the circumstances, for it w^as one of his peculiarities tb.at he made few notes. 

 Often even his labels wei-e written without dates and localities. We there- 

 fore must look mostly to the plant to tell its own story. 



D. Diervilla, bush honeysuckle, occurs also through the mountains of 

 North Carolina and northward and is a shrub of from two to four feet high. 

 Its leaves have distinct although short petioles and are mostly oval. The 

 fragrant flower, its yellow corolla tinged with red, affords with its glands 

 full of nectar a satisfying meal to even the hungriest bees. 



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THE BELLFLOWER FAMII^Y. 



Cai)ipauulai'C(C. 



In our species herbs icu'l/i acrid or fni/kv Siip, altcrnnte lenves, icit/i- 

 out stipules^ and ivhicli bear perfect fioicers in various forms of infforfs- 

 cences, their corollas bei/i^:^ gauiopetalous and the tube of the calyx adnatf 

 to the ovary. 



