Caprifoliaceæ

Caprifoliaceæ, a natural order of corollifloral dicotyledons, nearly allied to Rubiaceæ (sub-order Cinchonaceæ), from which they are mainly distinguished by the absence of stipules, and containing about 200 species of shrubs and herbs, natives of the north temperate zone. Many are cultivated in our gardens and shrubberies—e.g. the Honeysuckles (Lonicera), the Snowberry (Symphoricarpus racemosus), the Guelder Rose or Snowball (Viburnum opulus), the Wayfaring Tree (V. lantana), the Laurustinus (V. tinus), the Elder (Sambucus niger), and the beautiful Diervilla (Weigelia) rosea, introduced from China or Japan. The charming little Linnaea borealis is one of the rarest of British plants, but common in parts of North America.