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but, as it ripens its Seeds the firft 

 Year, it is very feldom preferved 

 longer. 



CAPRIFOLIUM Honeyfuckle. 

 The Char a SI i rs are ; 



// hath a climbing Stalk, which 

 tikijls it f elf about whatever Tree 

 funds near it : the Flowers are tubu- 

 lous and oblong, confiJHng of one Lea/] 

 which opens toward the Top, and is 

 divided into two Lips ; the upper moji 

 of which is ago in divided into two, 

 and the iowermojl into many Segments : 

 the Tube of the Floiier is bent, jome- 

 what re/, ml ling an Huntjmans Horn: 

 they are produced in Clufiers y and are 

 wry fweet. 



The Species are ; 



1. Caprifolium von per f cita- 

 tum, foribus albis. The wild or Eng- 

 glijb white Honeyfuckle. 



2. CaPRIFOLIUM non pcrfc liatum, 

 fl'jre interius albo , rubro ex t erne. 

 Boerh. Jnd. The Englifh red Honey- 

 fuckle. 



3. Capri folium non perfoliatum, 

 foliis finuofis. Town. Oak-leav'd wild 



Honeyfuckle. 



4. Caprifolium non perfoliatuvi, 

 foliis finuofis iff variegatis. The 

 flrip'd Honeyfuckle, with cut Leaves. 



5. Caprifolium non perfoliaium, 

 foliis ex luteo variegatis. The com- 

 mon Honeyfuckle, with yeliow- 

 itrip'd Leaves. 



6. Caprifolium Italicum perfo- 

 liatum prescox. Brcfif. The French 

 or early white Honeyfuckle. 



7. Caprifolium Italicum. Dod. 

 The Italian Honeyfuckle. 



8. Caprifolium Ger?nanicum, 

 fore rubello, ferotinum. Br off. Late 

 red Honeyfuckle. 



9. Caprifolium Germanicum, 

 f'jribus fpeciofius. Dutch Honey- 

 fuckle. 



10. * Caprifolium per fo Hat urn 

 fe?nptr-virens,Horibus Jpeciofius. Ever- 

 green Honeyfackle. 



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The firft, fecond, and third Sorts 

 of Honeyfuckles are found growing 

 in the Hedges, in many Parts of 

 England : indeed the third Sort is fel- 

 dom found, and, I believe, is no 

 more than an accidental Variety of 

 the two former. I have found feve- 

 ral times Plants of this Kind in the 

 Woods, which I have planted in the 

 Phyfic-garden, where they now grow, 

 and itill continue to produce indent- 

 ed Leaves : the Shoots of this Sort 

 are much weaker than are thofe of 

 the common Sort ; but, in other re- 

 fpects, the Variation from the com- 

 mon Sort is but fmall. The two 

 Itnp'd Sorts are alfo Varieties of the 

 common ; one having whole, the 

 other indented Leaves. The early- 

 white, Italian, late- red, and Dutch 

 Sorts, are Foreigners ; but have been 

 more cultivated in the Nurferies 

 about London, than thofe which are 

 of our own Growth, and are much 

 commoner in the Gardens than thofe. 

 The early White is the firft Sort 

 that flowers, commonly beginning 

 in April ; this is fucceeded by the 

 Italian : then the Dutch and late red 

 Sorts foilow ; the latter of which, 

 during the time of flowering, is the 

 molt beautiful of all the Kinds ; for 

 its Flowers are produced in very 

 clofe CI utters, and every Shoot of the 

 Tree produces many Bunches; which 

 flowering all together, renders it a 

 very fine Shrub; but this feldom 

 lafts more than a Fortnight in Beau- 

 ty ; whereas the Dutch Sore, which 

 produces its Bunches but thinly (its 

 Branches growing more difrufed), 

 continues flowering until prevented 

 by froity Weather. The ever-green 

 Honeyfuckle begins to produce its 

 Flowers at the Beginning of June, 

 and often continues flowering till 

 Michaelmas ; which, together with 

 i;s ever-green Leaves, renders it a 

 very valuable Shrub. 



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