HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY 



Leaves. — Opposite, simple, pinnately veined, ovate or oval, 

 rounded or cordate at base, entire, acute or acutish at apex. 

 Villous-pubescent when young, with margin strongly ciliate, 

 glabrous when mature. 



Flowers. — May. Greenish yellow, three-fourths of an inch 

 long, perfect, borne on a two-flowered peduncle in the axil of 

 the leaves ; peduncles slender; bracts minute. 



Calyx. — Calyx-tube ovoid, united with the ovary ; border 

 five-toothed. 



Corolla. — Greenish yellow, funnel-form almost spurred at the 

 base ; border five-lobed ; lobes nearly equal. 



Stamens. — Five, inserted on tube of corolla. 



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

 capitate. 



Fruit. — Berries separate, red, one-fourth of an inch in diam- 

 eter, borne in pairs ; the ovaries do not unite. 



TARTARIAN BUSH-HONEYSUCKLE 



Lontcera tartdrica. 



A glabrous erect shrub three to ten feet high. A native of 

 Asia and common in cultivation ; has escaped quite extensively. 



Leaves. — Opposite, simple, pinnately veined, one to three 

 inches long, oval, oblong or ovate, rounded or heart-shaped at 

 base, margin entire, not ciliate, apex acute or obtuse. 



Flowers. — May. Pink to white, three-fourths of an inch long, 

 perfect, solitary or in pairs, borne on a long, slender peduncle in 

 the axils of the leaves ; bracts linear, often as long as the corolla 

 tube. 



Calyx. — Tubular, five-toothed. 



Corolla. — Pink to white. Tube slender, with a peculiar en- 

 largement at the base which is dark pink when the rest of the 

 tube is pale pink ; border irregularly and deeply five-lobed and 

 somewhat two-lipped ; upper lip three-lobed, lower lip two-lobed. 



Stamens. — Five, inserted on the tube of the corolla. 



Pistil. — Ovary two to three-celled ; style slender ; stigma cap- 

 itate. 



Fruit. — Berries separate, red or yellow, abundant, ornamental. 

 July, August. 



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