394 Obdeb 66.— CAPRIFOLIACE^. 



seeds ribbed, oouy. — ^ Herbs coarse, hairy. Lvs. large, connate 

 Fls. axillary. 



1 T. perfoli^tum L. Hirsute ; lvs. oval, acuminate ; fls. verticillate or clustered, 

 sessile irownisli-purplt. — Rocky woods, N. Eng. to Wise. S. along tlie Mte. St 

 stout 3 to 4f high, covered with soft, clammy hairs. Lvs. 6' by 3', entire,* 

 abruptly contracted at base, pubescent beneath. Fls. in clusters of 6 or 6. Cqr. 

 limb in 5 rounded lobes. Fr. a rather dry drupe, crowned with the long, leafy, 

 spreading oalyx segm., orange-colored when mature. Jn. — -Eoot large, fleshy, 

 in much repute, having many of the properties of Ipecacuanha. 



2 T. angustifdlium L. Hispid ; lvs. lanceolate, acuminate, scarcely connate : 

 fis. mostly solitary, short-stalked, yellowish or straw-colored. — S. States to 111. and 

 Glen Cove, L. I. (Mr. J. Coles). .Plant 2 to 3f high, more slender and rougher 

 than the other. Lvs. about 4 or 5' by 1', contracted to a narrow base, roughest 

 on the upper surface. May. 



3. SYfflPHORICAR'PUS, Dill. Snow-berrv. (Gr. ow, together, 

 i^epu, to bear, Kapno^, fruit ; bearing fruit in close clusters.) Calyx 

 tube globous, limb 4 to 5-toothed ; corolla funnel-shaped or bell-shaped, 

 the limb in 4 to 5 subequal lobes ; stamens inserted on the corolla, and 

 as many as its lobes ; stigma capitate ; berry globous, 4-cellcd, 2-seeded 

 (2 opposite cells abortive). — Small shrubs, with entire, oval lvs., and 

 small, rose-colored fls. 



1 S. racemdsus Mx. Fls. in terminal, loose, interrupted, often leafy roc. ; cor. 

 campanulate, densely brarded within ; sty. and sta. included ; berries snow-white. 

 — A smooth, handsome : iiub, 2 to 3f high, common in cultivation, and native in 

 W. N. York, Can., &c. Lvs. oval or oblong, the margin often wavy, nearly or 

 quite smooth, paler beneath, on short petioles. Cor. rose-color,*he throat flUed 

 with hairs. Berries large, round or ovoid, and very ornamental when mature. 

 Jl, Aug. 



2 S. occidentalia R. Br. "Wolf-bbkry. Lvs. ovate, obtusish ; spilces dense, 

 ancillary and terminal, nodding ; cor. somewhat funnel-form, densely bearded in- 

 Bide; sta. and bearded style exserted; berries white. — Woods, Mich, to Wis. and 

 Can. Shrub 2 to 4f high. Lvs. 1 to 3' by f to 2' ; pubescent or nearly glabrous, 

 paler beneath. Cor. rather larger and more expanded than in the last, purplish 

 white. Jl. 



3 S. vulgaris Mx. Lvs. roundish-oval; spilces axillary, subsessite, capitate ami 

 crowded; cor. campanulate, lobes nearly glabrous ; sta. and bearded style in- 

 cluded ; berries dark red. — River banks, Penn. to Iowa (Cousens), and S. States. 

 Shrub 2 to 3f high. Branches purplish and often pubescent. Lvs. 1 to 2' by J 

 to 1\', somewhat pubescent. Cor. greenish-red. JL (Lonioera Symphori- 

 carpus L) 



4. LONICE'RA, L. Honeysuckle. ooDBiirE. (In honor of 

 Adam Lonicer, a physician of Frankfort, in the sixteenth century.) 

 Calyx 5-toothed, tube subglobous ; corolla infundibuliform or campanu- 

 late, limb 5-cleft, often labiate ; stamens 5, exserted ; ovaries 2 to 3- 

 celled ; berry few-seeded ; stigma capitate. — A beautiful genus of 

 climbing or erect shrubs, with opposite and often connate lvs. 



5 XTLOSTEON. Shrubs erect. Leaves never connate. Flowers In pah-s (a). 



a Corolla gibbous at base, lobes somewhat irregular ...Nos. 1 — 3 



a Corolla not gibbous, lobes spreading, equal, roseate No. 4 



$ CAPEIFOLIUM. Shrubs climbing. Fls. sessile, mostly whorled (b). 



b Leaves all distinct. Corolla ringent Cultivated exotics i^os. 5, 6 



b Leaves (the upper pair) connate-perfollate (c). 



C Corolla subequal, both tube and limb scarlet No. T 



O Corolla limb ringent, — tiibo equal (not gibbous) at base Nos. 8 — 10 



—tube gibbous at the base Kos. 11, 13 



