HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY . 233 
Ovary 3-celled; style thread-like; stigma knobbed; ovules 
many in 1 cell, solitary in the 2 others. Fruit nearly globose, 
1-seeded. 
1. L. borealis L. Twin Firowrr. A beautiful, delicate plant. 
Corolla pale pink, very fragrant. Moist woods, in moss and cold 
bogs N. 
V. TRIOSTEUM L. 
Coarse, hairy, perennial herbs. Leaves large, those of each 
pair somewhat joined at the base, so that the stem’appears to 
rise through them. Calyx tube ovoid; divisions of the limb 
leaf-like, lance-linear, persistent. Corolla knobbed at the base, 
nearly equally 5-lobed. Ovary usually 3-celled, ripening into 
a drupe with 3 nutlets. 
1. T. perfoliatum L. Tinker WeeEpD, WILD Corrrer, FEVERWoRT, 
Horse GEenTIAN. Stem unbranched, soft-hairy, 2-4 ft. high. Leaves 
spatulate-ovate, abruptly narrowed at the base, 4-7 in. long and 2-4 
in. wide, bordered with a fringe of hairs. Flowers dark: brownish- 
purple. Corolla about } in. long, sticky-downy. Fruit ellipsoidal, 
orange-colored when ripe. Common along fence rows and in rocky 
woods. 
VI. VIBURNUM L. 
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves simple, entire, dentate or 
lobed, with or without stipules. Flowers small, white, in ter- 
minal cymes; the outer flowers of the cyme sometimes greatly 
enlarged and sterile. Calyx tube very small, 5-toothed. Corolla 
wheel-shaped or bell-shaped, 5-lobed. Stamens 5, inserted in 
the tube of the corolla. Ovary 1—-3-celled, 1—-3-ovuled, but only 
1 ovule maturing; style short, 3-lobed. Fruit a 1-seeded drupe, 
with soft pulp.* 
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Flowers around the margin of the cyme without stamens or pistils, 
large and showy. 
1. V. alnifolium Marsh. Hopstesusn, Witcu Hoppe. A shrub 
about 5 ft. high, with the branches reclining and often rooting and 
forming loops (whence the popular names). Leaves very large, 
roundish, abruptly taper-pointed, serrate, with a rusty down on the 
petioles and yeinlets. Cymes ie broad and showy. Fruit red, not 
eatable. 
