XL. CAPRIFOLIA‘CEA ! DIERVI‘LLA. 525 
Synonyme. V. O’pulus edilis Miche. Fl. 
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Spec. Char., §c. Leaves 3-lobed, 
bluntish behind, and 3-nerved. 
Lobes very short, denticulately 
serrated; serratures acumi- 
nated. Petioles glandular. 
Outer flowers of corymb ra- 
diant. A smaller and more 
upright shrub than the pre- 
ceding species. The berries of 
the same colour and size ; but, 
when completely ripe, more 
agreeable to eat, and frequently 
employed as a substitute for 
cranberries. It does not seem 
to differ much from V. Oxy- 
céccos, except in the broader 
base of the leaf. (Don’s Mill.) 
Canada to New York, on the 
banks of rivers. Height 5 ft. 
to 10 ft. Introduced in 1812, 
Flowers white; July. Fruit 
as in the preceding species. 960. V.10.) edale. 
Sect. II. Lowice‘rzz. 
Genus III. 
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DIERVI'LLA Tourn. Tue Diervitwa. Lin. Syst. Pentdndria 
Monogynia. 
Identification. Tourn. Act. Ac. Par., 1706. t. 7.f.1.; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 330. 
Synonymes. Lonicera sp. L.; Wetgela Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 6.; Weigeléa Pers. Ench. 1. p. 176. 
Derivation. Named by Tournefort, in complimeat to M. Dierville, a French surgeon, who was the 
first to introduce D. canadénsis into Europe. 
Gen. Char. Calyx tube oblong, bibracteate at the base; limb 5-cleft. 
Corolla funnel-shaped, 3—5-cleft, spreading twice the length of the calyx. 
Stamens 5, somewhat exserted. Stigma capitate. Capsule oblong, acute, 
1-celled. Seeds numerous, minute. (Don’s Mill.) 
Leaves simple, opposite, exstipulate, deciduous; ovate, acuminated, ser- 
rated. Flowers in axillary peduncles, bibracteate, usually dichotomous. — 
Shrubs, deciduous. North America. Common soil, and suckers. Five 
species, natives of Japan, and figured by Sieboldt, are probably hardy, but 
they have not yet been introduced. 
sw |. D. canape’nsis Willd, The Canadian Diervilla. 
ification. Willd. Enum., ]. p. 222.; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 330.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 444. 
Selnetey Lonicera Diervilla’ Lin. Mat. Med. p. 62.; D. Tournefértz? Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer. 
1. p. 107.3 D. hamilis Pers. Enck. 1. p.214.; D. litea Pursh Sept. 1. p. 162.; D. trifida Mench 
Meth. 492.; D. acadiénsis Du Ham. Arb. |. t. 87. 
Engravings. Bot. Mag.,t. 1796.; Schmidt Baum., t. 116. ; and our jigs. 961. and 962. 
Spec. Char., Ge. Leaves on short petioles, ovate, acuminated, serrated, and, 
as well as the vetioles, glabrous. Fruit a dry brown capsule. Root 
