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beneath; the lower petioled, the upper pair nearly semi-orbicular and 
joined at the base. Flowering spikes terminal, bearing several whorls. 
Corolla about 2 in. long, slender, smooth; the limb short, nearly equally 
5-lobed, scarlet without, bright yellow within. Stamens slightly pro- 
jecting; fruit red. On low ground; often cultivated.* 
5. L. Caprifolium L. European Honeysuckie. A moderately 
high-chimbing shrub. Leaves smooth and deciduous, several of the 
upper pairs united at their bases to form a flattish disk or somewhat 
cup-shaped leaf. Flowers in a single terminal whorl, very sweet- 
scented. Corolla whitish, red, or yellow, 2-lipped, with the lips re- 
curved. Cultivated from Europe. 
6. L. Sullivantii Gray. YeLtow Honrysuckie. Stem somewhat 
twining. Leaves oval to obovate, obtuse, entire, green above, with a 
bloom beneath, the lower short-petioled, the upper sessile or joined 
at the base. Flowers in crowded, terminal whorls, bright yellow, fra- 
grant. Corolla tube slender, 1-11 in. long, bilabiate, 4-lobed, pubes- 
cent within. Stamens and style projecting. On river banks and 
hillsides; often cultivated.* 
III. SYMPHORICARPOS Ludwig 
Shrubs. Leaves short-petioled, deciduous. Flowers in axil- 
lary clusters. Calyx tube globose, 4—5-toothed. Corolla bell- 
shaped, 4-5-lobed, sometimes knobbed at the base, smooth or 
hairy within. Stamens 4-5. Ovary 4-celled ; 2 of the cells with 
a single fertile ovule in each, the other cells with several abor- 
tive ovules; style slender; stigma knobbed or 2-lobed. Fruit 
a 4-celled, 2-seeded berry.* 
1. S. racemosus Michx., var. levigatus. SNownerry. An orna- 
mental shrub, 2-3 ft. high. Flowers in loose terminal racemes, which 
are often leafy. Corolla bell-shaped, much bearded inside, pinkish- 
white. Stamens and style not projecting. Berries rather large, snow- 
white, remaining long on the branches. Rocky banks, often cultivated. 
IV. LINNEA L. 
A very small, slender, creeping evergreen shrub; branches 
inclined, ending in a slender, erect, 2-flowered pedunele. 
Leaves opposite, without stipules. Flowers nodding, on slen- 
der pedicels, with 2 bractlets. Calyx tube ovoid; limb 5-lobed. 
Corolla nearly bell-shaped, 5-lobed. Stamens 4, inserted near 
the base of the corolla; 2 of them longer than the other 2. 
