Lonicera Pericltmenum. Honey Suckle 
or W OODBINE. 
LONICERA liimtei Gen. PI. Pentandria Monogynia. 
Rail Synopjis. Arbores et frutices fructu flori pftaloidi contiguo. 
LONICERA capitulis ovatis imbricatis terminalibus, foliis omnibus diffindis. Lin. Sp. Pl. 247. 
PERICLYMENUS Fufchii Icon 646. 
PERICLYMENUM non perfoliatum Germanicum. Bauhin pin. 302. 
CAPRIFOLIUM Germanicum Dodon. Gerard, emac. 891. Parkinfon. 1460. Rail Syr, of. 458. HudfmFl. So. 
Haller, hift. 301. Scopoli FI. Carniol. p. 133. 
CAULIS lignofus, volubilis, orgyalis et ultra ; cortice : 
pallide fufco ; Rami oppofiti, purpurei. ; 
FOLIA oppofita, ovata, glabra, fubtus caerulescentia. 1 
h LORES terminales, verticillatim difpofiti, patentes, ' 
rubri, interne flavi, odoratiflimi. ; 
^-'-‘^YX Perianthium fuperum, breviflimum, quin- ; 
quepartitum ; fegmentis ovato-lanceolatis, erec- 1 
tis, duobus inferioribus remotioribus. Jig. 1. 
BRACTEAE fubcordat*, Jig. 8, germina imbricatim 
cingentes, ad marginem praecipue fcabrae, ut ; ; 
funt calyx, et tubi bafis pilis glanduliferis. j | 
COROLLA monopetala, tubulofa, tubus oblongus, ;; 
fubiufundibuliformis, limbus bipartitus, la- :: 
ciniis revolutis, fuperiore quadrifida, fegmentis ;; 
fere aqualibus, obtufis, inferiore integra. Jig. 2. • • 
STAMINA : Filamenta quinque filiformia, corolla I 
longiora, alba, tubo coroll* inferta -,fg. 3. An- | 
ther/e dum pollinem involvunt oblong*, in- ¥ 
cumbentes, poflea lunat*, jig. 4. ’ | 
PISTILLUM: Germen fubrotundum, inferum, fig. 3 . ” 
Stylus filiformis, Staminibus paulo longior, ■ • 
fg. 6. Stigma capitatum, fubrotundum, trifi- ’ 
dum, viride, fg. j. 
PERICARPIA : Bacca: plures, fubrotund*, rubr*, um- : 
bilicat*, biloculares, omnes diftind*. fg. p. ;; 
SEMINA Plura, lutefcentia, hinc convexa inde plana ' 
fg- '°- l 
STALK woody, twining, growing to the height of fix 
feet or more, the Bark a pale brown, the 
Branches oppofite and purple. 
LEAVES oppofite, oval, fmooth, underneath of a blueifh 
colour. 
FLOWERS terminal, growing in a whirl, and 
fpreading ; externally red, internally yellow, 
and fragrant. 
CALYX a Perianthium placed above the Germen, very 
fhort, divided into five fegments, which are of 
an oval pointed ihape, and upright, the two 
inferior ones moft remote from each other, ffc.i. 
FLORAL LEAVES laying one over the other, and 
clofely embracing the Germina, reddifh at the 
edges and cover’d as well as the Calyx and 
bafe of the tube with glandular hairs, fg. 8. 
COROLLA monopetalous, and tubular, the tube long, 
and fomewhat funnel fhaped, the limb bipartite’ 
the lacinia: rolling back, the upper one divided 
into four blunt and nearly equal fegments, the 
lower one entire, fg. 2. 
STAMINA : five white Filaments, of an equal thick- 
nefs throughout, longer than the Corolla and 
mferted into its tube, fig.g. the Anthers while 
they contain the Pollen oblong, afterwards 
femilunar and of a yellow colour, fig. 4. 
PISTILLUM : the Germen roundifh and placed below 
the Calyx, fg. 5. the Style filiform, a little 
longer than the Stamina, fig. 6. the Stigma 
roundilh, trifid, and of a green colour, fig-. 7 
SEED VESSELS feveral roundilh red Berries, ha- 
ving the remains of the Calyx adhering to 
them, and all diftin&.ySjr. 9. 
SEEDS feveral, of a yellowifh brown colour, round 
on one fide and flattifh on the other, fg. 10. 
IT haV VT “ «W. as a 
long given it a place in our Gardens. It is a Climber and Lns^hrm P J ^ ot lts flowers have 
Climbers, and in common with them it bears clipping and DrunhiTw if ‘ f o'* ° f °“ r ° the1 ' En S lilh 
cannot afcend without twining round others are often fiahi. i „/• g | 1 i &1 1!" “ r' e °f nature 'hofe plants that 
onal vigour of growtll to rellore accidental damages This plant is fuhi have therefore a proporti- 
figured and injured by fmall infeds called AphSfs or vulgarlv fhfhS ' ' th 7 h f .P la f d , ^ Buildings to be dif- 
to be brought by the Ealt Wind, and confequentlv the mCrhLf “ g , f Allimalcula: were formerly fuppofed 
oflateyeaScorefted that Error, ’“V 5 1M ™ abfc ’ but obfeivati™ has 
Thele Infects are not very numerous in Spring but as the’ Snmm , ? 1 remed y aganft them is as yet difeover’d. 
to preferve the plant therefore from injur/itf neceflarv „ L.T H • ^ encr “ fe in a f»rprifmg degree ; 
they firft appear on, for when theyTvYonce Smt^onnTAeJ c “ t . offand de ^oy the branches 
finall plants cleared of them by fprinkling fpanift fnufftn the infrfl- *4 . defen , ded b 7 th 5 lr numbers. We have feen 
lcarcely practicable. The leaves are Sife SablTto be ^ f ? Ch p’ but .,* r lar P tr =es this remedy is 
which produces a beautifull little Moth, fee Albins hiftory of englilh Inf a™! 1 rater P d ! ar / Ehali ? na Tortnx Limxi) 
Sheep, but Horfes refufe it. ^ Inleds pl. 73. It 1S fed on by Kine, Goats, and 
( Al^erulTodmuta jfiav^been Imth 1 * called 1 Matrifylva ’by tL’olTboT o' p' S pknt and Woodroffe 
confounded the names of this plant, Shakesveak %s writers ‘ 0ur ?<==« al& have ftrangely 
So doth the Woodbine the fweet Honeysuckle 
. Lrently entwifi 
-ON eems to cal, this plam^ ; & h^at U an ^ndmrbted name for the W W 
ttr r , • , . f „ . TTr ° r the TWISTED EGLANTINE. 
We find it plentifully m Woods and Hedges flowering- from 1 r , . 
the WeS” l0nS t0nS "“ Wh!cl1 aie ada P- d “ & 
* Vid Reaumur and Geoffrov. 
