The Sweet Nectar of the Honeysuckle (Жимолость)

GAME and QUIZ: (Lesson 20) TRANSCRIPT: - - - - - - - - - - - - RuskyED here and in this lesson we discuss the honeysuckle plant. Most of you are familiar with this plant and many of you have even tasted its sweet nectar. More on that following the intro song, but in the meantime look over the vocabulary words to be featured in this lesson. [song/vocab] The Redbook lists four members of the Caprifoliaceae, otherwise known as the Honeysuckle Family or Жимолостные in Russian and these plants are as follows: pages 134-136 Жимолость этрусская Жимолость каратавская Жимолость странная Калина съедобная And now for a few general facts about honeysuckles: У жимолости ароматные цветы. (Honeysuckle plants produce fragrant flowers.) Жимолость – вьющееся растение или кустарник. (Honeysuckle is a vine or a shrub.) Terms which describe the growth habit of honeysuckle include: вьющееся растение (c