Honeysuckle; a genus of the monogynia order, belonging to the pentandria class of plants.

Species. 1. The alpigena, or upright red-berried honeysuckle, rises with a shrubby, short, thick, upright stem, branching strong and erectly four or five feet high; largish, spear-shaped leaves, in pairs opposite; and from the sides of the branches many red flowers by two's on long footstalks, each succeeded by two red berries joined together at their base; it flowers in August, and the berries ripen in autumn. 2. The cerulea, or blue-berried upright honeysuckle, rises with a shrubby upright stem; branching moderately three or four feet high, with many white flowers proceeding from the sides of the branches; appearing in May, and succeeded by blue berries joined together at their base. 3. The nigra, or black-berried upright honeysuckle, rises with a shrubby stem branching three or four feet high, with white flowers succeeded by single and distinct black-berries. 4. The tartarica, or Tartarian honeysuckle, rises with a shrubby upright stem; branching erectly three or four feet high; heart-shaped, opposite leaves, and whitish erect flowers succeeded by red berries, sometimes distinct, and sometimes double. 5. The dievillia, or yellow-flowered Acadian honeysuckle, rises with shrubby upright stalks, branching erect to the height of three or four feet; the branches terminated by clusters of pale yellow flowers, appearing in May and June, and sometimes continuing till autumn; but rarely ripening seeds here. 6. The xylosteum, or fly honeysuckle, rises with a strong shrubby stem, branching erect to the height of seven or eight feet; with erect white flowers proceeding from the sides of the branches; each succeeded by large double red berries, joined together at their base. The flowers appear in June, and the berries ripen in September. 7. The symphoricarpus, or shrubby St Peter's-wort, rises with a shrubby, rough stem, branching erect four or five feet high. Lonsdale, high, with small greenish flowers appearing round the stalk in August. 8. The periclymenum, or common climbing honeysuckle, hath two principal varieties, viz.

The English wild honeysuckle, or woodbine of our woods and hedges, and the Dutch or German honeysuckle. The former rises with shrubby, weak, very long slender stalks, and branches trailing on the ground, or climbing round any support; all terminated by oval imbricated heads, furnishing smallith flowers of white or red colours, and appearing from June or July till autumn. The Dutch honeysuckle rises with a shrubby declinated stalk, and long trailing purplish branches, terminated by oval imbricated heads, furnishing large beautiful red flowers of a fragrant odour, appearing in June and July. 9. The caprifolium, or Italian honeysuckle, rises with shrubby declinated stalks, sending out long slender trailing branches, terminated by verticillate or whorled bunches of close-fitting flowers, very fragrant, and white, red, and yellow colours. 10. The sempervirens, or evergreen trumpet-flowered honeysuckle, rises with a shrubby declinated stalk, sending out long slender trailing branches, terminated by naked verticillate spikes, of long, unreflexed, deep scarlet flowers, very beautiful, but of little fragrance.

Culture. The most easy method of propagating these plants is by layers or cuttings, especially the latter; both of these readily emit roots, and form plants in one year fit for transplantation. Some sorts are also propagated by suckers and seed.