HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY 



Leaves. — Opposite, simple, pinnately veined, three-fourths to 

 two inches long, oval-oblong. Margin not ciliate, myrtle green 

 above and gray green beneath, downy, pubescent when young, 

 glabrous when mature. 



Flowers. — May, June. Greenish yellow, perfect, half an inch 

 long, slightly purple within, borne on a two-flowered peduncle in 

 the axils of the leaves ; peduncles long and slender ; bracts mi- 

 nute or deciduous ; fragrant, full of nectar. 



Calyx. — Tube adnate to the ovary, ovoid ; border slightly 

 five-toothed. 



Corolla. — Yellowish or purplish within, funnel-form, gibbous at 

 base ; border deeply two-lipped, lower lip linear, upper lip erect 

 with four short lobes. 



Stamens. — Five, inserted on the corolla. 



Pistil. — Ovary two-celled, ovules many ; style slender ; stigma 

 capitate. 



Fruit. — Berry, crimson or purplish, one-fourth of an inch in 

 diameter; two ovaries do not usually unite to form the fruit, 

 although sometimes they do. 



BLUE FLY-HONEYSUCKLE. MOUNTAIN FLY-HONEY- 

 SUCKLE 



Lo nicer a cceriilea. 



An erect dwarfish shrub one to three feet high ; found in bogs 

 and low lands. Shoots often bluish purple, pubescent with a 

 bloom. Ranges from Newfoundland to Alaska, south to Rhode 

 Island, and west to Wisconsin ; also in Europe and Asia. 



Leaves. — Opposite, simple, pinnately veined ; one to one and 

 one-half inches long, oval or obovate, rounded or narrowed at 

 base, entire, obtuse at apex ; when full grown sparingly hairy 

 above, ciliate at margin, pubescent beneath. Petioles short. 



Flowers.- — June. Pale yellow, perfect, irregular, one-half to 

 three-fourths of an inch long, borne on a two-flowered peduncle 

 in the axils of the leaves ; peduncles short ; bracts awl-like. 



Calyx. — Tube adnate to the ovary, ovoid ; border slightly 

 five-toothed. 



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