Obdeb 66.— OAFBIFOLIAOE^ 383 



Cohort 2, GAMOPETAL^, 



Ok Monopetalous Exogens. — Plants having a double peri- 

 anth, consisting of both calyx and corolla, the latter composed 

 of petals partially or wholly united. 



Order LXVI. CAPRIFOLIACE^. Honeysuckles. 



Shrubs, rarely Jieris, often twining with opposite leaves, no stipules ; flowers clu» 

 tered and often fragrant, 5-parted and often Irregular ; coroUa monopetalous, tubular 

 or rotate ; stamens inserted on corolla tube, rarely one less than the lobes ; ovary 

 adherent to the calyx; style 1, stigmas 3 to 6 ; frait u, berry, drupe or capsula 

 Embryo small, in fleshy albumen. 



G&nera 16, species 220, chiefly natives of the northern temporato regioos, and occasionally 

 found in the alpino parts of the tropical zone. 



Properties. The feTer-root (Triostenm perfoliatum) is a mild cathartic, and in large doses 

 emetic ; the dried and roasted berries are sometimes substituted for coffee. The leaves and 

 bark of the Elder arc both emetic and cathartic ; the flowers are sudorific, and the berries 

 laxative. The beauty and fragrance of the Honeysuckle in cultivation is well known. 



TBIBES AND GENERA. 



1. LONICEEEjE. Corolla tubular, with a filiform style (a). 



a Herbs. — Corolla 5-lobed, the stamens but 4 Linn^a. 1 



— Corolla 5-lobed, the stamens 5 Tbiostettm. % 



a Shrubs. — Corolla bell-shaped, regular. Berry 4-celled, 2-seeded Sympuoeioaepus. 8 



— Corolla tubular, lobes unequal. Berry 2 to S-celled Lonicbea. 4 



— Corolla funnel-form. Capsule 3-ceIled, oo -seeded DlBEVlLUi. 5 



3. SAMBUCE.^. Corolla rotate, deeply 5-lobed. Stigmas sessile (b). 



b Shrubs with pinnate leaves. Berry 8-seeded Sambttcijs. A 



b Shrubs with simple leaves. Drupel-seeded ViBURNtTM. T 



1. LINNvE^A, Gron. TwiN-FLOwBB. (Dedicated to Carl Von 

 Linne, the most renowned of naturalists.) Calyx tube ovate, limb 5- 

 parted, deciduous ; bractlets at base 2 ; corolla campanulate, limb sub- 

 squal, 5-lobed ; stamens 4, 2 longer than the other ; berry dry, 3- 

 celled, indehiscent, 1-seeded (2 cells abortive). — if A trailing, evergreen 

 herb, widely disseminated throughout the northern temperate zone. 

 Pod. 2-flowered. 



Ii. bore^lis Gron. The only species, native of moist, shady, rocky soils, gener- 

 ally in evergreen woods, from lat. 39° to the Arc. Sea. It has long, creeping, 

 filiform, brownish sts., rooting and branching their whole length, and covering 

 the ground in large patches. Lvs. small, opposite, petiolate, roundish, with ob- 

 tuse lobes or teeth, and scattered hairs. Ped. fllifbrm, slightly hairy, about 3' 

 high (the only erect part of the plant), the lower part leafy, the upper furnished 

 with a pair of minute, linear, opposite bracts, and terminating with 2 pedicellate, 

 nodding flowers. The coroUa is rose-colored and very fragrant. Jn. 



2. TRIOS'TEUffl, L. Feveb-wort. (Gr. Tpet^, three, dcriov, a 

 Done ; from the three bony seeds.) Calyx tube ovoid, limb 5-parted, 

 segments linear, nearly as long as the corolla ; corolla tubular, gibbous 

 at base, limb 5-lobed, subequal ; stamens 5, included ; stigma capitate, 

 lobed ; fruit drnpaceous, crowned with the calyx, 3-celled, 3-seeded ; 



