Caprifoliacese. Stellatae. 
197 
composed exclusively of barren fls is frequently cul¬ 
tivated in gardens. 5-* . . . . Qpulus L. 1031. 
272. Lonicera. Honeysuckle. V, 14. 
1. Stem flexible. Fls in sessile cymes in the l.-axils, or in 
a terminal head. Woodbine . .... 2 
— Stem not flexible. Cymes (2-fld through suppression of 
the central fl.) peduncled in the l.-axils . . 4 
2. Ls all separate. Cymes united in a terminal head, ped¬ 
uncled.— Woods and thickets; not everywhere (wanting 
in G. T. S.). 6 Periclymenum L. 1032. 
— The upper pairs of ls united at the base . . 3 
3. Terminal head sessile.—Hedges, thickets; sometimes sub- 
spontaneous. 6 Caprifolium L. 1033. 
— Terminal head peduncled.—As the last; W. (Saillon). 6 
etrusca Santi. 1034. 
4 (1). Ovaries (and later the berries) entirely or almost 
entirely united ....... 5 
— Ovaries only united at the base . . . 6* 
5. Common peduncles much shorter than the fls. Berries of 
a bluish black. Ls obtuse or subacute.—Mountain woods 
(wanting in L. Z. S). 6 . . . coerulea L. 1035. 
— Common peduncles 3 or 4 times as long as the fls. 
Berries red. Ls acuminate (large).—As the last; distrib 5 
alpigena L. 1036. 
6. Common peduncles as long or slightly longer than the 
fls. Berries red. Ls soft-pubescent. — Hedges ; everywhere 5 
Xylosteum L. 1037. 
— Common peduncles 3—4 times as long as the fls. Berries 
black. Adult ls almost glabr.—Mountain woods (wanting 
in S.). 5 . nigra L. 1038. 
273. Linnaea. Linnaea. XIV, 27. 
1. Stem filiform, creeping, with erect fl.-branches. Fls in 
small cymes of 2 (rarely 4) fls, of a rosy white colour. 
Ls orbicular or oval.—Woods of the Alp.; G. T. W. O.U. 7 
borealis L. 1030. 
55. Stellatae. 
274. Sherardia. Sherardia. IV, 4. 
1. Ls in whorls of 4—6. Fls of a violet-rose colour. Stem 
branched, spreading. — Fields; distrib. 5 arvensis L. 1040. 
275. Asperula. Asperule. IY, 4. Ill, 2. 
1. FIs blue, exceeded by the long-ciliate invol.-ls. Ann. 
pi.—Fields; not common (wanting in B. U. A.). 6 
arvensis L. 1041. 
