394 ORDER 66. CAPRIFOLIACEJB. 



seeds ribbed, oony. U Herbs coarse, hairy. Lvs. large, connate. 

 Fls. axillary. 



1 T. perfoliitum L. Hirsute ; Ivs. oval, acuminate ; fls. verticillate or clustered, 

 sessile, brownish-purple. Rocky woods, N. Eng. to Wise. S. along the Mts. St. 

 stout, 3 to 4f high, covered with soft, clammy hairs. Lvs. 6' by 3', entire, 

 abruptly contracted at base, pubescent beneath. Fls. in clusters of 5 or G. Cor. 

 limb in 5 rounded lobes. Fr. a rather dry drupe, crowned with the long, leafy, 

 spreading calyx segm., orange-colored when mature. Jn. Root large, fleshy, 

 in much repute, having many of the properties of Ipecacuanha. 



2 T. angustifdlium L. Hispid ; Ivs. lanceolate, acuminate, scarcely connate : 

 fls: mostly solitary, short-stalked, yellowish or straw-colored. S. States to 111. am 1 

 Glen Cove, L. I. (Mr. J. Coles). Plant 2 to 3f high, more slender and rougher 

 than the other. Lvs. about 4 or 5' by 1', contracted to a narrow base, roughest 

 on the upper surface. May. 



3. SYMPHORICAR'PUS, Dill. SNOW-BERRY. (Gr. ovv, together, 

 $epo), to bear, Kapnog, fruit ; bearing fruit in close clusters.) Calyx 

 tube globous, limb 4 to 5-toothed ; corolla funnel-shaped or bell-shaped, 

 the limb in 4 to 5 subequal lobes ; stamens inserted on the corolla, and 

 as many as its lobes ; stigma capitate ; berry globous, 4-celled, 2-seeded 

 (2 opposite cells abortive). Small shrubs, with entire, oval Ivs., and 

 small, rose-colored fls. 



1 S. racemosus MX. Fls. in terminal, loose, interrupted, often leafy roc. ; cor. 

 campauulate, densely bearded within ; sty. and sta. included ; berries snow-white. 

 A smooth, handsome shrub, 2 to 3f high, common in cultivation, and native in 

 "W. N. York, Can., &c." Lvs. oval or oblong, the margin often wavy, nearly or 

 quite smooth, paler beneath, on short petioles. Cor. rose-color, the throat filled 

 with hairs. Berries large, round or ovoid, and very ornamental when mature. 

 JL, Aug. 



2 S. occidentalis R. Br. WOLF-BERRY. Lvs. ovate, obtusish ; spikes dense, 

 axillary and terminal, nodding cor. somewhat funnel-form, densely bearded in- 

 side; sta. and bearded style exserted; berries white. Woods, Mich, to Wis. and 

 Can. Shrub 2 to 4f high. Lvs. 1 to 3' byf to 2' ; pubescent or nearly glabrous, 

 paler beneath. Cor. rather larger and more expanded than in the last, purplish 

 white. Jl. 



3 S. vulgaris MX. Lvs. roundish-oval; spikes axillary, subsessik, capitate and 

 crowded; cor. campanulate, lobes nearly glabrous; sta. and bearded style in- 

 cluded ; berries dark red. River banks, Penn. to Iowa (Cousens), and S. States. 

 Shrub 2 to 3f high. Branches purplish and often pubescent. Lvs. 1 to 2' by 

 to 1^', somewhat pubescent. Cor. greenish -red. Jl. (Lonicera Symphori- 

 carpus L.) 



4. LONICE'RA, L. HONEYSUCKLE. OODBINE. (In honor of 

 Adam Lonicer, a physician of Frankfort, in the sixteenth century.) 

 Calyx f>- toothed, tube subglobous ; corolla infundibuliform or campanu- 

 late, limb 5-cleft, often labiate ; stamens 5, exserted ; ovaries 2 to 3- 

 celled ; berry few-seeded ; stigma capitate. A beautiful genus of 

 climbing or erect shrubs, with opposite and often connate ]vs. 



XYLOSTEON. Shrubs erect. Loaves never connate. Flowers in pairs (a). 



a Corolla gibbous at base, lobes somewhat irregular Nos. 1 8 



a Corolla not gibbous, lobes spreading, equal, roseate No. 4 



CAPEIFOLIUM. Shrubs climbing. Fls. sessile, mostly whorled (b). 



b Leaves all disti net. Corolla ringent. Cultivated exotics ^ T os. "., fi 



b Leaves (the upper pair) connate-perfoliate (c). 



C Corolla subequal, both tube and limb scarlet No. 7 



C Corolla limb ringent, tube equal (not gibbous) at base Nos. 810 



tube gibbous at the base Nos. 11, 12 



