THE HONEYSUCKLE. 433 
Lonicer—and its specific name of periclymenum 
comes from two words, which mean, literally 
translated, ‘to roll round about,’ and apply to the 
twining habit of the species—a habit which 
curiously makes it take a direction from East to 
West. Another name often given to it—that of 
Woodbine—is a corruption of woodbind, and in- 
dicates its tendency to wind round neighbouring 
shrubs or Trees, and bind them together, as, upon 
increase in height, it tightens its coil. It may 
here be stated that in some instances it twines 
with such force round the stems of its Tree 
supports as not unfrequently to stop their growth, 
leaving on them—owing to its own toughness 
and inelasticity—the furrowed mark of its spiral 
course. The common name of Honeysuckle is 
derived from the habit of children to pick its 
fragrant flowers, and suck the honey from the 
bases of their corollas. 
The leaf of the Honeysuckle—which amongst 
deciduous Trees is one of the earliest to start in- 
to life in the.spring—is egg-shaped, obtuse or 
rounded at its apex. Its prominent mid-rib runs 
in an almost straight line in continuation of the 
