STUDIES OF PLANT LIFE 
leaves; in color something between a pale primrose and 
greenish-white, often tinged with purple. The elegant droop- 
ing bells are divided at the edge of the corolla into five 
pointed segments, slightly turned outward, showing five 
stamens and one style, which projects a little beyond the 
funnel-shaped flower. These graceful flowers, united at the 
ovary, hang beneath the leaves on slender thready pedicels 
—so slight that the least breath of air swings their light 
fairy bells. One might almost be tempted to listen for some 
sweet music to issue from their hollow tubes. The twin 
berries, when ripe, are of a semi-transparent ruby-red, but, 
like the fruit of all the genus, they are tasteless or of a 
sickly sweet flavor. They form a feast for birds and 
numerous species of flies, which feed upon the pulp and 
juice. The country people give the name of “Fly Honey- 
suckle” to this shrub—doubtless from having noticed how 
attractive the fruit is to the insect tribes. 
The Bush Honeysuckle thrives well in the garden under 
a moderate degree of shade, and in black vegetable mould.* 
The general habit of this shrubby Honeysuckle is up- 
right, not climbing; the branchlets are slender, with a pale 
grayish-green bark, and bent outwards, which gives a light 
and graceful aspect to the bush. The juicy crimson berries 
are oblong, united at the base, and contain several yellowish 
bony seeds. 
SMALL-FLOWERED HONEYSUCKLE—Lonicera parviflora 
(Lam.). 
This pretty clustered trumpet Honeysuckle is also a native 
of our Canadian woods; a climber, but not often ascending 
to any great height, sometimes low and bush-like. It might 
be termed a dwarf climbing Honeysuckle. The flowers are 
* It is claimed to be a valuable remedy in cases of dropsy. 
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