216 THE FLORA. 
L, borea’lis. The only species, a fine little plant, found in moist woods in cool cli- 
mates. It has long, thread-like, creeping stems, rooting at the joints, the up- 
right branches about 3’ high. Leaves sinall, roundish. Flowers in pairs, rose- 
colored, nodding, ct the top of the slender stalk. June. 
2. SYMPHORICAR’PUS. Snow berry. 
Calyx tube globose, limb 4-5-toothed. Corolla bell-shaped, 4~5-lobed, 
regular. Stamens 4-5, short. Fruit a globose berry, 4-celled but only 
2-seeded, 2 cells being empty.—Small erect shrubs with oval, entire leaves, 
rose-white flowers in short clusters. 
* Stamens and style included (#. ¢., not longer than the corolla)....1, 2 
* Stamens and bearded style exserted (extending out of the corolla)....3 
1 S.racemo’sus, Cult, Fis. in loose, leafy racemes. Berries snow-white, large. 
2 &. occidenta’lis. Wolf-berry. Fis. in dense, nodding spikes. Berries white. N.-W. 
8 S. vulga’ris, Coral-berry. Fls. in axillary heads. Berries red. M.S. W. 
8. LONICE’RA. Honeysuckle. 
Calyx tube globular, limb 5-toothed, 
very short. Corolla tubular or funnel-form, 
simb 5-cleft, irregular or almost regular, 
Stamens 5. Ovary 2 or 38-celled. Berry 
few-seeded.—Climbing or erect shrubs, 
with opposite and often connate leaves 
(that is, their bases growing together 
around the stem), entire on the margins. 
§ Stem climbing, flowers sessile, whorled (in 
pairs in one species)....a 
§ Stem mostly erect, leaves never connate, 
flowers in pairs....2 
a Upper pair or pairs of leaves united (con- 
nate) at base....b 
2 Leaves all distinct, corolla ringent, (In 
gardens only.)....7, 8 
b Corolla tube gibbous (swelled out on one side) 
at base, limb ringent....5, 6 Fig. 496, Trumpet Honeysuckle. 
b Corolla tube equal and slender (not gibbous) Flowers and the connate leaves. 
at the base....1 
1 Corolla ringent, lower lip linear, upper 4-lobed....2-4 
1 L. sompervi‘rens. Trumpet H. Cor. trumpet-shaped, nearly regular, scarlet. 
