304 Oeder 66.— CAPEIFOLIACEiE. 



seeds ribbed, oony. — U Herbs coarse, hairy. Lvs. large, connate. 

 Fls. axillary. 



1 T. perfoliStum L. Hirsute ; lvs. oval, acuminate ; fls. verticUlate or clustered, 

 sessile, brownish-pierple. — Rocky woods, N. Eng. to Wise. S. along the Mts. St. 

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

 abruptly contracted at base, pubescent beneath. Fls. in clusters of 5 or 6. Cor. 

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

 spreading calyx segm., orange-colored when mature. Jn. — Root large, fleshy, 

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



2 T. angustifdlium 1. Hispid; lvs. Umceolaie, acuminate, scarcely connate; 

 fls. mostly solitary, short-stalked, yellowish or siraw-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. SYMPHORICAR'PUS, Dill. Snow-beeky. (Gr. aw, together, 

 (pBpu), to bear, Kapnog, 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-cened, 2-seeded 

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

 small, rose-colored fls. 



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

 eampaiiulate, densely bearded within ; sty. and sta. included ; ierries snow-white. 

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

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

 quite smooth, paler beneath, on short petioles. Cor. rose-color, the throat filled 

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

 JL, Aug. 



2 S. oooidentalis R. Br. "WoLr-BERET. Lvs. ovate, obtusish ; spikes dense, 

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



' side ; sta. and bearded style exsertsd; 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,- spikes axillary, subsessile, capitate mA 

 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 f 

 to IJ', somewhat pubescent. Cor. greenish-red. Jl. (Lonicera Symphori- 

 carpus L.) 



4. LONICE'RA, L. Honeysuckle. oodbine. (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 tS 3- 

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

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



§ XTLOSTEON. Shrubs erect. Leaves never connate. Flowers in pairs (a). 



a Corolla gibbous at base, lobes somowbat irregular Nos. 1—8 



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



§ CAPEIFOLIUM. Shrubs climbing. I'ls. sessile, mostly -whorlod (b). 



b Leaves all distinct. Corolla ringent. Cultivated exotics iJos. 5, 6 



b Leaves (the upper pair) connate-perfoliate (o). 



Corolla subequal, both tnbe and limb scarlet No. 7 



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



—tube gibbous at the base Nos. 11, 12 



