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2 L. flava. Wild-yrllow II. Flowers in a terminal, 2 (or more)-whor!etl spike, pale 



yellow. Leaves glaucous. W. S. 



3 L. grata. Wild-sweet II. Fls. in terminal and axillary whorls, reddish white. 



4 L. Caprifo'lium. Italian H. Fls. in a single, terminal whorl, red, yel., and white. 



5 L. parviflo'ra. Small-fl. II. Leaves oblong, smooth and glaucous beneath. 



Flowers 1' long, yellowish and purplish, or crimson. 



6 L. hirsn'ta. Hairy H. Leaves broad-oval, hairy and downy, green (not 



glaucous). Flowers sulphur-yellow. N. 

 7 L. Fericlym'enum. Woodbine H. Fls. whorled, capitate, red and yellow, sweet 



scented. Leaves deciduous. Berries red. t 



6 L. Japon'icum. Japan H. Flowers in pairs, axillary, sweet-scented, deeply 

 two-lipped, reddish. Leaves evergreen, t 



9 Corolla gibbous at base, lobes more or less irregular. Wild 10-12 



9 L. Tartar'icnm. Tartarian H. Corolla scarcely gibbous, lobes spreading, 

 equal, rose-color, handsome. Leaves cordate, obtuse, t * 



10 L. cilia'ta. Fly H. Corolla lobes short, erect, nearly equal. Berries red, 



11 L. oblongifo'lia. Swamp Fly H. Corolla deeply ringent. Pedicels long. Berries 



double, purple. Shrub 3-4f. high, swamps. N. 



12 L. cceru'lea. Blueberried H. Corolla lobes short, subequal, yellow. Pedicels 



very short. Berries double, blue. N. 



4. DIERVIL'LA. Bush Honeysuckle. 



Calyx tube oblong, limb 5-cleft. Corolla twice as long, limb 6-cleft and 

 nearly regular. Stamens 5. Capsular fruit 2-celled, many-seeded. 

 Small erect shrubs with opposite leaves and axillary flowers. 



D. trif ida. Stem about 2f. high, branching. Leaves ovate, serrate, ending in a 

 long, narrow point. Peduncles 1-3-flowered, the ovaries slender, about half as 

 long as the greenish-yellow corolla. Hedges and woods. June. 



5. SAMBU'CUS. Elder. 



Calyx small, 5 -parted. Corolla regular, rotate, 5-cleft into obtuse lobes. 

 Stamens 5. Stigmas sessile. Berry globose, ^ulpy, 3-seeded. Shrubtr 

 (5- 6f. high) or perennial herbs with pinnate or bi-pinnate leaves. Flowers 

 (white) in cymes. 



S. Canaden'sis. S'ceet E. Leaflets 7-11. Cymes flat. Berries dark-purple. S'tr.t 

 S. pu'bens Red E. Leaflets 5-7. Cymes oblong, panicled. Berries red. Afay. 



