CAPRIFOLIACEZ. V. LONICERA. 
ovate, acute, petiolate, soft; peduncles 2-flowered, shorter than 
the leaves; bracteas hairy, double : the 2 outer ones lanceolate, 
spreading : inner a small concave scale under each germ; ber- 
ries oval, distinct, l-celled, 6-seeded. h.H. Native nearly 
throughout the whole of Europe, even to Caucasus, in thickets, 
hedges, and rocky places, and by the sides of woods. In Britain 
in like situations ; in the fissures of rocks under the Roman wall 
near Shewing-Reels, or rather Sewen-Rele, in Northumberland, 
plentiful; and certainly wild, in a coppice called the Hacketts, 
to the east of Houghton Bridge, 4 miles from Arundel, Sussex. 
Smith, engl. bot. t. 916. fl. græc. t. 223. Oed. fl. dan. t. 808. 
—Duh. arb. 1. p. 153. t. 59.—Riv. mon. irr. t. 120.—Mill. fig. 
167. f. 1. Caprifdlium dumetdrum, Lam. fl. fr. 3. p. 367. 
Xylésteum dumetorum, Moench. meth. p. 502. Flowers small, 
cream-coloured, downy. Calyx of 5 obtuse lobes. Berries 
scarlet. A shrub of little beauty and no known utility, though 
common in plantations. Stamens and styles villous. The wood 
Is extremely hard. 
Var. B, leucocdrpa (D. C. prod. 4. p. 335.) berries white.— 
Duh. arb. ed. 2. vol. 1. p. 52. 
Var. y, xanthocdrpa (D. C.1. c.) berries yellow.—Duham. 1. c. 
pee ò, melanocdrpa (D.C. 1. c.) berries black.—Bauh., pin. 
51, 
Bony-wooded or Upright Fly Honeysuckle. Fl. July. Brit. 
Sh. 4 to 5 ft. 
36 L. nicra (Lin. spec. 247.) erect; leaves oval-oblong or 
elliptic, on short petioles, rather villous while young, but nearly 
glabrous in the adult state ; peduncles 2-flowered, elongated, 
shorter than the leaves. h. H. Native of middle Europe, 
In subalpine woods, as in France, Switzerland, Austria, Silesia, 
Piedmont, &c. Jacq. aust. t. 314. Schmidt, arb. t. 110. Ca- 
prifolium réseum, Lam. fl. fr. 3. p. 368. Chameecérasus nigra, 
Delarb. fl. auv. ed. 2. p. 180.—Gesn. fase. 37. t. 8. f. 48. 
Corolla reddish and pubescent on the outside, but whitish on the 
inside. Bracteas 4 under the ovaries: the 2 outer ones lan- 
ceolate : and the inner quadrifid. Berries black, globose, joined 
together at the side. 
Black-fruited Honeysuckle. 
Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
37 L. m'spia (Pall. ex Willd. mss. Led. fi. ross. alt. ill. t. 
212.) branches hispid; leaves ovate, ciliated, petiolate, glabrous 
on both surfaces ; peduncles 2-flowered ; bracteas ovate-elliptic, 
exceeding the berries. h. H. Native of Siberia, on the Altaian 
mountains, Branches opposite, glabrous or bristly, brownish. 
Leaves 2 inches or 1} inch long, and an inch broad, glabrous on 
both surfaces, cordate at the base. Flowers greenish white, pen- 
dulous. Berries distinct, purple. 
Hispid Honeysuckle. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
38 L. rLexuosa (Thunb. in Lin. trans. 2. p. 330. but not 
of Lodd. nor Ker.) erect, branched; branches very villous at 
the apex ; leaves ovate-oblong, acute, on short petioles, glabrous ; 
petioles villous ; nerves of leaves puberulous ; flowers axillary, 
few, almost sessile ; berries globose, glabrous. h.H. Native 
of Japan, L. nigra, Thunb. fl. jap. p. 89. but not of Lin. L. 
brachypoda, D.C. prod. 4. p. 385. Stems flexuous. Leaves 
about an inch long: upper ones the smallest. Peduncles hardly 
aline long. Berries distinct, ovate, acuminated, black. 
Flexuous-stemmed Honeysuckle. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1806. 
Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
Fl. March, May. Clt. 1597. 
§ 3. Cuphénthe (from kugoc, kuphos, a curve, and av®oc, 
anthos, a flower; in reference to the flowers being gibbous on 
one side at the base). D.C. prod. 4. p. 336. Berries either 
distinct or joined together. Corollas very gibbous on one side 
at the base. Erect bushy shrubs. 
39 L. erpzo'sa (Willd. mss. in Schultes, syst. 5. p. 257.) 
VOL. ut. 
449 
erect; leaves on very short petioles, ovate-oblong, acuminated, 
rounded at the base, pubescent beneath; peduncles 2-flowered, 
shorter than the leaves ; bracteas linear, shorter than the ovaria: 
tube of corolla gibbous on the outer side at the base ; berries 
almost globose, joined at the side. h.F. Native of Mexico, 
at Real del Monte, in woods. Xylésteum Mexicanum, H. B. 
et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 426. t. 297. Corolla scarlet ; 
with the limb oblique and bluntly 5-lobed. 
Gibbous-flowered Honeysuckle. Shrub 3 feet. 
40 L. Moctnia'na (D. C. prod. 4. p. 336.) erect; leaves 
petiolate, elliptic-oblong, acuminated, obtuse at the base, pu- 
bescent beneath ; peduncles 2-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; 
bracteas oblong, acuminated, longer than the ovaria; tube of 
corolla gibbous above at the base ; berries globose, joined toge- 
ther a little on the inner side. p. H. Native of Mexico. L. 
gibbdsa, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Very nearly allied 
to L. gibbosa, but differs in the corolla being yellowish : but when 
decayed of a blood colour, permanent, and jagged, with the 
bracteas spreading. Berries globose, dark purple. 
Mocino’s Honeysuckle. Shrub. 
41 L. ryvotucra‘ra (Banks, herb. ex Spreng. syst. 1. p. 759.) 
erect; branches acutely tetragonal; leaves ovate or oval, petio- 
late, membranous, beset with adpressed hairs beneath ; pedun- 
cles axillary, 2-3-flowered; bracteas 4: 2 outer ones ovate: 
2 inner broad, obcordate, at length widening, clothed with glan- 
dular pubescence ; corollas pubescent, gibbous at the base on 
the outside; style exserted. h. H. Native of North-west 
America, between lat. 54° and 64° (but probably confined to 
the vicinity of the Saskatchawan), thence to the Rocky Moun- 
tains. Lindl. bot. reg. 1179. Xylésteum involucratum, Richards. 
in Frankl. 1. journ. ed. 2. append. p. 6. Corolla yellowish, 
tinged with red. 
Involucrated Honeysuckle. Fl. May. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 
42 L. Lepesou'ru (Eschsch. mem. act. soc. petersb. 10. 
p. 284. Hook. et Arn. in Beech. voy. pt. p. 145.) erect; 
branches elongated, acutely tetragonal; leaves ovate or oblong, 
somewhat acuminated, stiff, pubescent, tomentose on the nerves ; 
peduncles axillary, 2-3-flowered; bracteas 4: 2 outer ones 
ovate: 2 inner broad-obcordate, pubescent, at length increasing 
in size ; corollas gibbous at the base on the outside ; berries 
distinct. kh. H. Native of California. Cham. et Schlecht. 
in Linnea. 4. p. 138. Very nearly allied to L. involucrata and 
hardly to be distinguished from it. Flowers yellow, tinged 
with red. 
Ledebour’s Honeysuckle. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
§ 4. Isike (a name employed by Adanson for this tribe 
of the genus Zonicéra, and is probably without a meaning). 
D. C. prod. 4. p. 336. Berries 2 on each peduncle, joined 
together in one, which is biumbilicate at the apex.—Erect bushy 
shrubs.—Isika, Adans. fam. 2. p. 501.—Isica, Moench. meth. 
p. 504. 
43 L. Axri’cena (Lin. spec. 248.) erect; leaves oval-lan- 
ceolate or elliptic, acute, glabrous, or pubescent, on very short 
petioles, rather ciliated; peduncles 2-flowered, shorter than 
the leaves; corollas gibbous at the base. h.H. Native of 
middle and south Europe, in subalpine places of mountains. 
Jacq. fl. aust. t. 274.—Duh. arb. ed. 2. vol. 1. t. 16.—Mill. 
fig. t. 167. f. 2. Caprifòlium alpinum, Lam. fl. fr. Capri- 
folium Alpigenum, Gærtn. fr. 1. p. 136. Isika Alpígena, 
Börck, Isìca lùcida, Moench. Chamecérasus Alpigena, De- 
larb.—Lob. icon. 173. Corolla greenish yellow, tinged with 
red or purple. Berries red, size and appearance of those of a 
cherry ; hence it is called Cherry woodbine by Jonstone. Leaves 
large. 
yan P, Sibirica (D. C. prod. 4. p. 336.) lower leaves rather 
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