Description of Native Shrubs 
135. Swamp Fly-honeysuckle. (Lonicera oblongifolia.) 
LEAF: 2'-3', simple, opposite, entire, oblong, almost stemless. 
FLOWER: m., yellowish-white, %’ long (corolla tubular, 5-lobed, 
and deeply 2-lipped), paired on Jong stem; June; berries purple, 
united or nearly separate. Northern New York to Wisconsin, in 
bogs ; 2°-5° high. 
136. Honeysuckle. (Lonicera involucrata.) 
LEAF: 3-6’, simple, opposite, entire, ovate-oblong, apex usu- 
ally sharp, with a stem; branches 4-angled. FLOWER: m., yel- 
lowish (corolla tubular, 5-lobed, sticky-hairy), paired on single 
stem; June; berries purple, separate. Lake Superior and west. 
137. Shepherdia. (S. canadensis.) 
LEAF: 1-2’, simple, opposite, entire, elliptical to ovate, stlvery- 
downy beneath. FLOWER: yellowish, very small (no corolla, 
yellow calyx 4-lobed, 8 stamens), staminate clustered, pistillate 
often single, almost stemless; May; fruit yellow-red, round, 
size of small pea ; rusty scales on leaves, branchlets and flowers. 
New York, and west. 
138. Sea Ox-eye. (Borrichia frutescens.) 
LEAF: 1’ or less, simple, opposite, entire, or serrate toward 
base, rather lance-shaped, leathery or fleshy. FLOWER: yellow 
(anthers blackish), in single, terminal, many-flowered ‘‘ heads.” 
Virginia ; 6-12’ high; plant whitish-fine-hairy. 
139. Bush Honeysuckle. (Diervilla trifida.) 
LEAF: 2'-4', simple, opposite, serrate, long-ovate, apex taper- 
ing, with stem. FLOWER: m., light yellow (corolla funnel- 
form, 5-lobed, 5 stamens), mostly 3-clustered on single stem; 
June-August ; pod surmounted by a slender beak, on which the 
sepals are still seen; 1°-2° high. 
140. Fragrant Sumach. (Rhus aromatica.) 
LEAF : pinnate, alternate ; leaflets, 3, broad-ovate, 1’--3' long, 
irregularly and coarsely serrate, the middle one with wedge- 
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