504 THE VEGETABLE WORLD. 
the harvesting of the bark of the Cinchona in the manner de- 
scribed in a Peruvian forest. | 
We cannot conclude our remarks on the Rubiacew without 
mentioning a few of the more ornamental species which embellish 
our hothouses. Such are the Jxora coccinea; beautiful shrubs of 
the island of Ceylon, with persistent leaves, slightly succulent, 
and a bright red flower, disposed in tufts, which long preserve — 
their brilliancy. The Jzora odorata is another species, a native 
of Madagascar, whose large red and white corolla exhales a 
delicious odour. The Rondeletia speciosa, from the Havanna, has 
tubular flowers, of a brilliant scarlet outside, with "yellowish orange 
inside the throat. The Rogiera, from Guatemala ; the Bouvardia, 
from Mexico; the Luculia gratissima, from Nepal, whose rose- 
coloured corollas exhale a delicious perfume; and the Gardenia 
Jtorida, commonly called the Cape Jasmine, are all beautiful 
members of the interesting order Rubiacez. 
The Caprirontacex are natives of the northern parts of Europe, 
Asia, and America, but rare in Northern Afriea, and still less 
known in the southern hemisphere. Many of the family are_ 
climbing plants, of which section the Honeysuckle is an example. 
The British species are sometimes divided into— 
1. Sambucinee, with rotate corolla and five-celled fruit, including 
the Guelder Rose (Viburnum) and the Elder (Sambucus) ; and 
2. Caprifoliee. Corolla tubular and campanulate, with a two- 
lipped or five-cleft limb, including the Honeysuckle (Lonicera) and 
Linnea. Among the fine exotics belonging to the order are the 
Loniceras and Viburnums of China and Japan, and Leycesteria 
Jormosa, named by Wallich in honour of Judge Leycester, — 
elegant and beautiful flowering shrub, the deep green hue of its 
stem and leaves contrasting finely with the purple of its ii 
bracts and berries. 
The Sambucew, or Elders, are familiar inhabitants of our hedge- 
rows, and about cottages and farmhouses, generally near ponds ve 
ditches with stagnant water. The dwarf species (S. ebulus) 1s 
feetid, and somewhat nauseous. The common Elder (S. nigra), 
a small bushy tree, is an elegant shrub, with delicate cream- — 
coloured flowers in cymes, which are in full blossom in J _— ae | 
its dark purple clusters of berries are equally beautiful in Sep- 
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