DICOTYLEDONS WITH GAMOPETALOUS FLOWERS. 
Natural Order 
CAPRIFOLIACEAL Tab. 43. 
Diagnosis. —Shrubs, frequently climbing, rarely trees or herbs, with opposite 
leaves. Corolla epigynous, regular or irregular. Ovary inferior, 2-5-celled. 
Distribution.— A rather small Natural Order. Most of the species belong to the North Tem¬ 
perate zone and cooler Intertropical regions. 
Number of British Genera 5 ; Species, 7. 
Flowers regular and rotate or funnel-shaped in Elder ( Sambucus) and Laurustinus ( Viburnum Tinus); 
tubular and irregular ( bilabiate ) in Honeysuckle ( Lonicera) ; in Guelder Rose ( Viburnum Opulus) the corolla of 
the outer flowers of the inflorescence enlarges at the expense of the essential organs, which thus become neuter; 
capitate in Moschatel ( Adoxa ), the uppermost flower tetramerous, the lateral pentamerous. 
Stamens usually as many as corolla-lobes and alternate with them ; filaments forked in Moschatel, each division 
bearing half an anther. 
USES, &c.—The berries of Elder (Sambucus nigra) are used in some domestic preparations, and the bark of 
allied North American species has repute as a febrifuge. Many are cultivated in shrubberies, especially of the genera 
Honeysuckle or Woodbine (Lonicera) and Viburnum. To the latter belongs the Garden Laurustinus, introduced 
from Southern Europe. 
