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I2 TREES AND SHRUBS 



Lonicera Etrusca, Sav/7. ITALIAN or PERPETUAL HONEYSUCKLE. Twi- 
ning, and much like Z. Cafrifolium (see above), except that the leaves are 
downy and more blunt. It flowers through the summer. 
Lonicera flava, Sims. YELLOW HONEYSUCKLE. Native twiner; flower 
2-lipped, light yellow; leaves thick, nearly oval, and nearly white on both 
surfaces, 
* Lonicera grata, 47/on. AMERICAN WOODBINE. Twiner; flower 2-lipped, 
white, with a slender pink tube; leaves obovate, smooth, white on the under 
surface only. From the Southern States. 
Lonicera hirsuta, Za/on. HAIRY HONEYSUCKLE. Flower yellow, sticky- 
pubescent; leaves large, dull green, and hairy on the lower surface. From 
the Northern woods. 
* Lonicera involucrata, Baxks. Upright shrub; flowers yellow, clammy, 
and embraced below by 4 large leaf-like bracts. Native of America from 
Wisconsin to California. 
Lonicera confusa, De Candolle. JAPAN or CHINESE HONEYSUCKLE. 
Twiner, with separate somewhat hairy leaves; flowers in pairs from the axils 
of the leaves, fragrant, reddish outside and white or yellow within. Known 
in gardens as Lonicera Faponica. 
Lonicera oblongifolia, Muhlenberg. SwAmMp HONEYSUCKLE. Upright | 
native shrub; flower deeply 2-lipped, % inch long; berry purple; 4 small 
bracts or leaves underneath the flowers. 
Lonicera Tartarica, Zzzn@us. ‘TARTARIAN HONEYSUCKLE. Erect 
branching European shrub, with ovate, heart-shaped leaves, short flower, and 
bright orange or scarlet berries which are united in pairs. The white-flowered 
form is L. Pyrenaica, and the red-flowered is Z. Szdzrica, of the gardens. 
Lonicera Xylosteum, Zzzne@us. An erect hairy shrub; leaves entire, ovate 
or narrower; flowers in pairs on a foot-stalk ; fruits united at the base, round. 
From the Caucasian region. Known in Europe as the BoNy-WOoDED FLY 
HONEYSUCKLE. Has produced some varieties. 
Sambucus. Exper. Shrubs with compound (pinnate), more or less 
toothed leaves, and a 3-seeded berry; flowers small, but forming flat-topped 
masses. 
Sambucus Canadensis, Zizneus. COMMON ELDER. Shrub, native; 
leaves of 7 to 11 leaflets; flowers in June, and ripens its black or black- -purple 
fruit in August; pith white. Berries and flowers of some importance in 
domestic economy. : 
Sambucus nigra, Zixneus. Shrub from Europe and Asia; one form, 
laciniata, has the leaves deeply cut, resembling a fringe; and another, varie- 
gata, has the leaves well marked with pale yellow bands. 
Sambucus pubens, Michaux. ReD-BERRIED ELDER. Taller and harder 
than the common Elder; leaves of 5 to 7 leaflets; fruit bright red; flowers 
in May and matures its fruit in June; pith brown. Native. A variety with 
much-dissected leaves is not uncommon. 
