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OALYC1FLOU.E. 
axillary ami terminal with the inflorescence cy- 
mose, cyme with the branches 3-fid. bracteoles 
small urceolate, petals 6 linear expanded at the 
apex, alibastrum slightly curved, anthers oblong 
versatile. 
L. Americanus, Jctcq. Am. 97 t. 67. — Swartz, Obs. 
232. — L. Jacquinii, DC. Prod. IV. 308. 
II A B. Trees in the mountains. 
FL. October — January. 
Stem several feet in height. Leaves usually deformed, 
glaucescent. Peduncles one-fourth the length of the leaf : 
branches 3-gonal, each bearing 3 pedicelled flowers. Ca- 
lyx edentulous. Petals 2-3 inches long, linear, re volute, 
yellow, more or less tinged with red. Stamens 6, of the 
same length as the petals, and inserted about an inch from 
their apices : anthers at first crimson, afterwards, when 
the pollen is discharged, yellow and triquetrous, and finally 
brown. Style scarcely the length of the petals : stigma 
subcapitate. Berry ovoid, crowned with the calyx, when 
ripe black : seed ovoideo-conical. 
This is a very beautiful species. 
ORDER XCVII. CAPRIFOLIACEiE. — 
THE HONEY SUCKLES. 
Calyx with the limb 4-5-lobed. Corolla supe- 
rior, lobed, sometimes irregular. Stamens as 
many as (or one fewer than) the lobes of the co- 
rolla and inserted on its tube. Fruit a berry, 
drupe, or pod. 
I. Viburnum. Arrow-wood or Laurestinus. 
Calycine limb small, 5-fid, persistent. Corolla 
rotate, spreading, deeply 5-lobed. Stamens 5. 
Stigmata 3. Fruit a l-celled, 1 -seeded drupe, 
with a thin pulp, and a crustaceous flattened stone. 
Name of classical origin, but meaning unknown. 
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