HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY 233 



Ovary 3-celled ; style thread-like ; stigma knobbed ; ovules 

 many in 1 cell, solitary in the 2 others. Fruit nearly globose, 

 1-seeded. 



1. L. borealis L. Twin Flower. A beautiful, delicate plant. 

 Corolla pale pink, very fragrant. Moist woods, in moss and cold 

 bogs N. 



V. TRIOSTEUM L. 



Coarse, hairy, perennial herbs. Leaves large, those of each 

 pair somewhat joined at the base, so that the stem appears to 

 rise through them. Calyx tube ovoid ; divisions of the limb 

 leaf-like, lance-linear, persistent. Corolla knobbed at the base, 

 nearly equally 5-lobed. Ovary usually 3-celled, ripening into 

 a drupe with 3 nutlets. 



1. T. perfoliatum L. Tinker Weed, ^Vild Coffee, Feverwort, 

 Horse Gentian. Stem unbranched, soft-hairy, 2-4 ft. high. Leaves 

 spatulate-ovate, abruptly narrowed at the base, 4-7 in. long and 2-4 

 in. wide, bordered with a fringe of hairs. Flowers dark brownish- 

 purple. Corolla about ^ in. long, sticky-downy. Fruit ellipsoidal, 

 orange-colored when ripe. Common along fence rows and in rocky 

 woods. 



VI. V.IBURNUM L. 



Shrubs or small trees. Leaves simple, entire, dentate or 

 lobed, with or without stipules. Flowers small, white, in ter- 

 minal cymes ; the outer flowers of the cyrile sometimes greatly 

 enlarged and sterile. Calyx tube very small, 5-toothed. Corolla 

 wheel-shaped or bell-shaped, 5-lobed. Stamens 5, inserted in 

 the tube of the corolla. Ovary 1-3-celled, l-.3-ovuled, but only 

 1 ovule maturing ; style short, 3-lobed. Fruit a 1-seeded drupe, 

 with soft pulp.* 



A 



Flowers around the margin of the cyme without stamens or pistils, 

 large and showy. 



1. V. alnifolium Marsh. Hobblebush, Witch Hobble. A shrub 

 about 5 ft. high, with the branches reclining and often rooting and 

 forming loops (whence the popular names). Leaves very large, 

 roundish, abruptly taper-pointed, serrate, with a rusty down on the 

 petioles and veinlets. Cymes very broad and showy. Fruit red, not 

 eatable. 



