366 Caprifoliaceae 
LINNAEA _. ([WIN-FLOWER 
Herb or shrub, creeping or trailing. Leaves evergreen, coriaceous, petioled, ovate 
or obovate to orbicular, entire to crenate, 8—25 mm. long. Flowers pink or purplish, in 
2’s at the top of long terminal peduncles. Corolla tubular-campanulate, 10—16 mm. 
long (ours), regular. Stamens 4, on the corolla near base, didynamous, included. Ovary 
3-celled. Fruit nearly globose, 3-celled, dry. Seed 1, oblong. (Honor of C. von Lin- 
naeus, the great Swedish botanist.) W.C. E. (L. borealis for our region; L. longi- 
flora.) L, americana Forbes 
SYMPHORICARPOS SNOW-BERRY 
Shrubs, low, branching; buds scaly. Leaves entire to lobed, short-petioled, pinnately 
veined. Flowers small, 2-bracteolate, either solitary in the leaf-axils or else in terminal 
or axillary clusters, white or rose-colored. Calyx-tube spherical. Corolla regular, short- 
campanulate to salverform. Stamens 5, on the corolla-throat. Stigma capitate or 
2-lobed. Berry globose, 4-celled, white (ours). Seeds 2, oblong. (Gk. syn—together, 
phero=I bear, karpos—fruit; from the clustered berries. ) 
A. Corolla 2—4 mm. long. 
B. Erect; leaves glabrous. W. C. E. 
S. racemosus Michx. 
BB. Trailing; leaves pubescent. W. C. E. 
S. mollis Torr. 
AA. Corolla 6—12 mm. long. 
C. Corolla-tube 2—3 times as long as its lobes; leaves tomentulose or pubescent. 
D. Leaves entire or coarsely lobed, orbicular to oblong-elliptic, obtuse to round- 
ed at both ends. E.  §S. rotundifolius Gray 
DD. Leaves entire or dentate, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, acute to obtuse at 
both ends. C. E. (S. acutus; S. rotundifolius vaccinoides. ) 
S. rotundifolius acutus (How.) 
CCae Corsllatube 43 times as long as its lobes; leaves glabrous or sparsely hairy. 
Ei S. orephilus Gray 
Shrubs or small trees, erect or climbing. Leaves mostly entire, pinnately veined. 
Flowers in spikes or heads or pairs, usually somewhat irregular, various in color. Calyx- 
tube ovoid-or nearly spherical; limb slightly 5-toothed. Corolla tubular to campanulate, 
often gibbous at base, either somewhat oblique or 2-lipped. Stamens 5. Stigma capi- 
tate. Fruit berry-like, fleshy, ours 2—3-celled. Seeds few, ovoid or oblong. (Honor 
of A. Lonitzer, a German botanist.) 
A. Climbing or twining or trailing, vine-like; flowers in terminal clusters; upper pair 
of leaves united at base. é 
B. Flowers orange to scarlet; young stem glabrous. 
C. Corolla 25—40 mm. long, its tube many times as long as its lower lip; leaf- 
margin usually ciliate. W.C.E. (Caprifolium ciliosum. ) 
L. ciliosa Poir. (Orange Honey-suckle) 
CC. Corolla 12—16 mm. long, its tube less than twice as long as its lower lip; 
leaf-margin not ciliate. U. (Caprifolium californicum. ) 
L, californicum T. & G. (California Honey-suckle) 
BB. Flowers pink; young stem hairy. W. (Caprifolium hispidulum. ) 
L. hispidula Dougl. (Pink Honey-suckle) 
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