tAMIUW ALBUM. 



CHAPTER V. 



COROLLIFLOR^. 



Tiiis suoclass contains those dicotyledons in which the {petals are 

 united together, at least at the base. 



CAPRIFOI.IACEiE. 



This order, which contains five British genera, Adoxa, 

 Sambucus, Viburnum, Lonicera, and Linnaea, offers 

 remarkable differences, especially in relation to the 

 honey glands. Adoxa is a low, glabrous, light green 

 herb ; the flowers, which are coloured like the rest 

 of the plant, secrete honey, which is exposed, and 

 accessible to all insects. Sambucus nigra (The Com- 

 mon Elder), on the contrary, secretes no honey. It 

 is nevertheless sweet-scented, and is visited by several 



