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ally fleshy, crowned by tlic limb of the calyx, 1-5-cclled. 

 Seeds 1--2, or several in each cell. Shrubs with opposite 

 leaves, cxstipulate. 



Gexus I. CAPRIFOLIUM. 



Calyx S-toothed, very small. Corolla campanulate, 5-cleft, 

 oflon irregular, witli a long tube. Stamens 5. Style 1, fili- 

 form. Fruit 3-celled, few seeded. 



1. C SEMFERnRENS. Stem twining, running over trees. Leaves oblong, 

 oval, smooth on tlie upper surtace, glaucou?, and somewhat hairy on the under, 

 the lower ones petiolate, the upper connate. Floivcrx in verticillate spikes. 

 Calyx very small, pcri:istcnt. Corolla funnel form, with 5 acute segments. 

 Stamens inserted into the tube near the sunmiit. Fruit red, with 4 seeds ia 

 each cell. English Honeysuckle. Woodbine, 



Bright red. h April — Oct. In damp soils. 



2. C. Fla\xm. Stem twining, running over shrubs. Leaves oval, slighdy 

 cordate, glabrous, obtuse, deciduous, glaucous underneath, connate at 

 the base. Flowers in terminal verticillate spikes. Corolla ringent, the 

 upper lip broad, 4-cleft, refle.\ed ; lower one entire, reflexed ; tube hairy witliin. 



Yellow, or orange. % Maich — April. Upper Dist. Car. 



3. C. Gratum. Stem twining- Leaves perennial, obovate, mucronate, 

 pale underneath, upper ones connate. i^o««er« in verticillate spikes. Cor- 

 oUa ringent, with a long tube. 



Scarlet. 1\.. June — September. Mountains. 



4. C. Parviflcrum S^em twining. Leaves deciduous, connate, glaucous 

 beneath. i^/ou«r.f nearly capitate, with large, perfoliate bracts. Corolla rin- 

 gent, gibbous at the base. 



Yellow. %. June — July. Mountains. 



Gkxts II. DIERVILLA. 



Calyx oblong, S-cleft. Corolla funnel form, with 5 unequal 



segments. Stamens 5. Style 1. Capsule 4-celled, many 



seeded. 



1. D. Canadensis. A small shrub. Leaves ovate, serrate, acuminate, oa 

 short petioles, glabrous ; peduncles axillary and terminal, 3-flowered. Cor- 

 olla small. 



Yellow. T^. June — July. Mountains. 



Gents III. SYMPHORIA. 



Cilyx 5-toothcd. Corolla with 5 nearly equal segments. 

 Stamens 5. Fruit 4-celled, 4-seeded, sometimes 2-celled by 

 abortion. 



1. S. Glosierata. A small shnib. Leaves broad-lanceolate, entire, near- 

 ly sessile. i^/<;ir€rs small, numerous, clustered, axillary. /'"ruU purple, crown- 

 ed by the calyx. 



Red and yellow. %. July — Sept Mountains; 3-4 feet. 



Gents IV. TRIOSTEUM. 



Calyx 5-cle(\, with linear-lanceolate lobes, as long as the cor- 

 olla. Corolla tubular, nearly equally 6-lobcd, gibbous at the 



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