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1 Ii. cilidta Muhl. Fly Honeysuckle. Lvs. ovate, auboordate, oiliate; cor. 

 limb with short and subequai lobes ; tube saccate at base ; sty. exaerted ; berri^ 

 distinct, red. — A branching, erect shrub, 3 to 4f higb, found in woods, Me. to 

 Ohio and Can. Lvs. thin, oblong-ovate, often cordate at the base, somewhat oili- 

 ate on tlie margin, and villous beneath when young. Fls. pale straw-yellow, in 

 pairs at the top of the peduncle, with an obtuse spur turned outwards at the base. 

 Berries ovoid, red, in pairs, but not connate, 3 to 5-seeded. Jn. 



2 L. oblongifolia Hook. Lvs. oblong or oval, velvety-pubescent beneath, cor. 

 limb deeply bilabiate ; tube gibbous at base ; ped. long, filiform, erect ; berries 

 connate or united into one, globous, purple, bi-umb"ilicate. — A shrub, 3 to 4f high, 

 in swamps. Car. and isT. T. Lvs. almost sessile, 1 to 2' long, ped. of equal length. 

 Cor. hairy, greenish-yellow outside, purplish inside, the lower lip nearly entire, 

 the upper one 4-lobed, erect. Berries marked with the remams of the two 

 calyces. Jn. 



3 L. ccerulea L. Lvs. oval-oblong, ciliate, obtuse, villous both sides, at length 

 smoothish; ped. short, reflexed in fruit ; bracts longer than the ovaries ; cor. gib- 

 bous at base, lobes short, subequai ; berries connate or united into one, deep blue. — 

 A low shrub in rocky woods, Mass. and N. Y. north to Hudson's Bay. St. 2f 

 high, with small lvs. and pairs of small, yellow fls., which are longer than their 

 peduncles. Lvs. ovate, oval, obovate and oblong, ending abruptly. May, Jn. 



4 L. Tartarioa L. Taetaeian Honeysuckle. Sts. erect, much branched; 

 lvs. ovate, cordate, obtuse, smooth, shining, and dark green above, paler beneath, 

 entire, on short petioles; ped. axillary, solitary, 2-flowered; segm. of the cor. ob- 

 long, obtuse, equal. — An elegant and much admired shrub, from Russia. Grows 

 from 4 to lOf high. Lvs. 1 to 2' by |- to IJ', coriaceous. Pis. small, pale purple, 

 varying to pure white, fragrant. Apr. — Jn. f 



5 L. Japonioa L. Chinese Honeysuckle. Sts. soft-pubescent; lvs. ovate 

 and oblong, minutely pointed, all distinct, petiolate ; ped. axillary, 2-bracted and 

 2-flowered; cor. limb ringent, tube equal at base, slender, downy; stam. and 

 sty. exserted. — From China. Sts. flexuous, climbing 15f high, bearing a profusion 

 of orange-colored fls. f South. 



6 L. Periolymenum Tom-n. "Woodbine. Lvs. deciduous, all distinct, 

 elliptical, rather acute, on short petioles ; fls. in dense, imbricate, terminal heads ; 

 cor. ringent. — A woody climber, native of Europe, cultivated and nearly natur- 

 alized. Fls. yellow and red, fragrant, succeeded by red berries. Variety querci- 

 folium has sinuate lvs. May — Jl. f 



7 L. sempervirens Ait. Tkumpet Honeysuckle. Lvs. oblong, evergreen, the 

 upper ones oonnate-perfoliate ; fls. in nearly naked spikes of distant whorls; 

 cor. trumpet-shaped, nearly regular, ventricous above. — In moist groves and bor- 

 ders of swamps, N. T. (near the city), to Fla. and La. St. woody, twining with 

 the sun. The distinct lvs. in the wild plant are elliptical or almost linear ; the 

 connate, but 1 or 2 pairs. Cor. nearly 2' long, of a fine scarlet without and yel- 

 low within. Mar, Apr. (S.)— May — Jl. (N.) f . 



8 L. flava Sim. Yellow Honeysuckle. Dos. ovate, glaucous both sides, upper 

 pair connate-perfoliate ; spiJces terminal, of about 2 close whorls ; cor. smooth, 

 tube slender, not gibbous at base, limb somewhat ringent; stam. exserted, 

 smooth. — Shrub scarcely twining, N. Y. to Ga., "W. to Wise. Lvs. deciduous, 

 abruptly contracted at base, except the upper perfoliate pair. Fls. in heads of 

 about 10, fragrant. Cor. an inch or more in length, the tube much longer than 

 the lips, bright yellow ; upper lip much broader than the lower, in 4 segm. May, 

 Jl.t 



9 L. grata Ait. Eveegbeen Honeysuckle. I/vs. evergreen, obovate, smooth, 

 glaucous beneath, the upper pair oonnate-perfoliate ; flis. in sessile, terminal and 

 axillary whorls ; cor. ringent, tube long, slender, not gibbous at base. — Damp 

 woodlands, N. Y., Penn., and "ff. States. St. climbing many feet. Lvs. oppo- 

 site or in 3s, margin revolute. EJs. large and very fragrant, 5 or 6 in each whorl. 

 Cor. whitish, becoming yellowish within, reddish without. Sta. exserted. Ber- 

 ries red. Jn. f 



10 L. Caprifoliuin L. Common ok Italian Honeysuckle. Lvs. decidu- 

 ous, the upper pair perfohate-connate ; fls. in a single terminal verticil ; cor. rin- 



