Spec. Char., f r . Erect. Leaves oblong or oval, clothed with velvety im
bescence beneath. Peduncles elongated, erect. Bracteas obsolete. t E
ot coro la hairy, gibbous at the base on one side. Limb unequal deenlv
2-hpped ; the upper lip 4-toothed, and the lower one nearly entire. Berrle!
joined in one, which is bi-umbilicate at the top, bluish black in the dried
state, ami about the size of a pea. {Don's MiU.) An erect shrub. Island
of Montreal, in the St. Lawrence, about Montreal ; Lake Winnipeg • and
the VI esteri! parts of the state of New York. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Intro
duced m l 82ffi Flowers yellow ; April and May. Fruit bluish black ; rip¿
in August. Horticultural Society’s Garden.
m SO. L. C Æ R U 'L E A L. The h\ac-berried Honeysuckle.
*• fr" Ki: ¿ Z A I Î S o u ,
Spec. Char., f r . ErecL Leaves oval-oblong, ciliated, stiffish, densely clotlied
with pubescence vvhile young. Peduncles short, 2-flowored, reflexed in the
fructiferous state Bracteas 2, subulate, longer than the
ovaría. Tube of corolla glabrous, short, gibbous on one
side at the base ; lobes of limb short, nearly equal. Bernes
closely joined in one, which is
bi-umbilicate at the apex. Flowers
greenish yellow, tubular. Berries /
elliptic or globose, dark blue, and I
covered with a kind of bloom. Bark
of young shoots purplish. There
IS no difference between the American
and European plants of this
species. {Don's MiU.) An erect
1005. L. cærùlea.
shiuh. Euro^pc, and throughout the woody country of British North
3 ft to i f ? fat as lat. 6 f ; and of Siberia and Kamtschatka. Height
A Apmiiii,r Fh iruaiut dd aik blue; npe in August. March ifnd
* 31. L. O R I E N T A 'L I S Lam. The Oriental Honeysuckle.
orientàlis/aurifòlia T own. Cor. ¿ S ' ^ GUld. Itin. l .p . 423., Cliamæcrrasm
Engraving. Our dg. 1007 from TouVnefort’s specimen in the British Museum.
S p e c . C /m r ., 4 c . Erect. Leaves on very shor
petioles, ovate-lanceolate, acute, quite entire,
smoothish. Peduncles 2-flowered, shorter than
the leaves. Bracteas 2, setaceous. Berries
joined in one, didymous and bi-umbilicate at
the apex, JO-seeded. Leaves stiffish, veiny ^
larger than in L. cærùlea. Flowers greenish
yellow. (Doris Mill.) An erect shrub,
ibena and Asia Minor, in woods. Height
3 it. to 5 f t . Introduced in 1825. Flowers
greenish yellovv- ; April to June. Berries
black or d.ark blue; ripe in September.
I 32. L. i b e ' r i c a Bieb.
jucuii-iciition. Bieb. Fl. Taur., and S
Si/nonyme. Xylôsteon ibéricum Bieb.
Engravings. Bieb. Cent.r
Spec. Char., 4c. Erect.
lOOG. L. cærùlea.
1007. L. orientàli.5,
The Georgian Honeysuckle.
; Dec. Prod.,
3P Li Rh arr .i {1. tr. 1z3. £ p. 460.
ingramngs. ¿ieb-Cent. Fl. rar., L t. l^.eflutpL "a„dZ T ....a.n..d. .Lod d . Cat. edT’lSSa
- - - «-0-- — c . 1009. from liv in g specimens.
Leaves petiolate, cordate, roundish, tomentose or
U l
Cotoneáster vulgaris
1008. L. ibèrica,
pubescent. Peduncles 2-flowered, shorter than the
leaves. Bracteas oblong, ciliated. Berries joined
together to the middle, globose. Corollas lucid, of
the form of those of L. alpígena. Ovarium tomentose.
Leaves like those of Coti
(Doris MiU.) An erect
shrub. Georgia, about
Teflis. Height 3 ft. to ^
4ft. Introduced in 1824.
Flowers greenish yellow;
April and May. Fruit
blood-coloured, sometimes
pointed as in fig.
1008.; ripe in August.
A very neat little busli,
which makes very good
garden hedges.
CIbnu s V.
M .
SYMPLIORICA'RPOS J)í7L T h e S t . P e t e r ’s W o r t . Lin. Syst.
Pentándria Monog.ynia.
TdamUfírcUnn D i l l P i th D 3 7 1 .- D e c . P r o d ., 4. p . 338. ; D o n ’ s M ill., 3. p. 451.
S y Z f ym e s . ‘ sym p h o r ic á i^ a WecA. E lem . p. 2 20.; S ym ph b r ia P e r s . E n c h . I . p. 2 1 4 . ; AnisSnthus
a c cum u la te , and Im r p o s , fru it i sp a d e s t e a r in g th e fru it in g roups .
How it ob tain ed th e name o t S t . P e t e r 's W o r t w e h a v e n o t heen ab le to a s c e r ta in .
Gen Char Calyx tube globose; limb small, 4— fl-toothed. Corolla funnel-
shaped, almost equally 4—5-lobed. Stamens 5, hardly exserted. Sligmaj
semiglobose. Ovarium adnate. Berry 4-celled. {Doris MUh)
Leaves simple, opposite, exstipulate, deciduous ; oval, quite entire. Flowers
on short peduncles, axillary or many together, bibracteate, small, white or
rose-coloured, on short pedicels.—Shrubs erect, bushy, oppositely branched;
natives of Europe and North America; of the easiest culture in common
garden soil; and readily increased by suckers, which they throw up in abun-
(lance.
tt 1. s. v u l g a ' r i s Michx. The common St. Peter’s Wort.
Jdenlitcalion. Michx. F l. B o r . Am e r ., 1 . p. 100 .; D e c . P r o d ., 4 p . 339. ; D o n 's M ill. 3. p . 461.
Z Z m i s L o n ic e r a S ym p h o r ic S rp o , im . Sp. 249. j S -P O " - « ''™ B e . / Cat. ■, S ym p h t r ia conglo-
m J a P e r s . E n d , , l . p . 2 14 . ; S ym ph h r.a g lom e rh a i« '» A Sept. p . 102.
E n gra ving s. S chm id t B a um ., t . l l o . ; and o u r / g . 1010.
Spec. Char., f r . Flowers disposed in axillary
capitate clusters, composed of nearly sessile
racemules. Corolla white. Berries red, size
of hempseed ; but, in America, according to
Pursh, the flowers are small, red and yellow,
and the berries purple; Brauches brown,
smooth. Leaves elliptic ovate, obtuse, g la i'- ir.
cous, and pubescent beneath. The berries are yi;
numerous, and ri[)en in winter. (Doris Mill.) w
An erect bushy shrub. Virginia, Carolina,
and Pennsylvania, in sandy dry fields. Height
3 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced in 1730. Flowers
small, red and yellow ; August and September.
Frnit purple; ripe in December. loio. Symphoriuwp™.uiRin,.