HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY 



Stamens. Four to five, included, inserted on corolla, alter- 

 nate with its lobes. 



Pistil. Ovary inferior, four-celled, two cavities contain abort- 

 ed ovules, other two contain each a single ovule; style smooth, 

 included. 



Fruit. Globose, pure white berry, loosely cellular, one- 

 fourth to one-half an inch in diameter, four-celled, two-seeded, 

 crowned with the remnant of the style which appears as a black 

 spot, borne in clusters ; berries of varying sizes. August to No- 

 vember. 



The Snowberry is one of the favorites of old-time 

 gardens, and is holding its own fairly well in the new. 

 Throughout the spring-time it is simply a clean, bright 

 little bush with a tendency to enlarge its circumfer- 

 ence. Early in July it begins to put forth its clusters 

 of tiny pink bells, which do not attract any particular 

 attention ; but which possess the power of transform- 

 ing themselves as time goes on into clusters of snowy 

 balls varying in size from small peas to small marbles; 

 packed away among the leaves in charming confusion. 



These white berries are the effective feature of the 

 plant, and the bush is fairly well covered with them 

 by the middle of August; although the blooming 

 period continues for a month longer. At this time a 

 border combination of Snowberry with Rosa rugosa is 

 extremely good ; the white berries of the one contrast- 

 ing with the red hips of the other. The bush laden 

 with its white burden is beautiful throughout the au- 

 tumn, and holds its berries intact until they are de- 

 stroyed by the frosts and storms of November. 



The gardeners are in a way to develop the fruit at 

 the expense of the beauty of the bush as a whole. The 

 stems are extremely slender and delicate, and when 



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