

NATURAL ORDERS oe 
CAPRIFOLIACEZ. 
Type. HoNEYSUCKLE (Lonicera periclymenum). 
simple, opposite, 
exstipulate 
leaves, climbing 
to a considerable 
height by means 
of its twining . 
stem. In some 
-speciesof Honey- 
suckle the leaves 
unite, so that the 
stem appears to Fic. 91.—Mrp1an VERTICAL SECTION OF HoNEY- 
| SUCKLE. 

pass through 
them (Fig. 94), and the leaves are then described as perfohiate. 
Inflorescence : in this species of Honeysuckle the flowers are 
situated, several together, in heads within each pair of leaves. 
The flowers are sessile, except those above the last pair of 
, leaves, and these are stalked. 
The flowers are irregular, almost bi- 
labiate and epigynous. 
| Culyx: sepals 5, joined, superior. 
|. — Corolla: petals 5, joined, epigynous ; 
the tube is long. 
Andrecium: stamens 5, free, epi- 
petalous ; anthers versatile. 
Gynecium: carpels 2 or 3, joined, 
inferior. 
Fruit: a small red berry, with | or 
very few seeds. 
Honeysuckle is pollinated by long- 
tongued nocturnal moths, chiefly Hawk 
Fic. 92.—Mepran Ver- moths. 

MCAD -SEUNION OF In the garden shrub Wei- 
WEIGELIA. Genera. : eee 
ne ecbiey. gelia or Diervilla the very 
long inferior ovary should be noticed ; 
this looks at first sight like a flower-stalk, but 1s soon seen 
