across, with gracefully arching branches, L. deflexicalyx 
is undoubtedly one of the most ornamental of the bush 
Honeysuckles in this country, where, owing to the prevalence 
of late spring frosts, many members of this group of shrubs 
are as a rule more or less injured ; sometimes their crop of 
flowers is entirely destroyed. Owing to its being later 
than the others of this group in breaking into growth, 
L. deflexicalyx usually escapes. The flowers, which are a 
rich yellow and are very plentiful, are all on the upperside 
of the twigs and show to great advantage. Like other 
species of the genus this one prefers a good loamy soil, 
abundant moisture and full sunshine. This species is easily 
increased by late summer cuttings. 
Description.— Shrub; twigs spreading, slender, glan- 
dular-puberulous. Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 
acuminate, mucronate, rounded or subeordate at the base, 
13-3 in. long, 3-1 in. wide, entire, thinly papery, sparingly 
bis above, pilose more particularly on the nerves beneath ; 
ateral nerves 9-10 on each side of the midrib with which 
they make angles of 45°, slightly arched, sunk above and 
raised beneath ; petiole 1-14 in. long, pubescent. Peduncles 
axillary, solitary, 2-flowered, much shorter than the flowers, 
glandular-puberulous ; bracts linear, somewhat obtuse, 75-4 
in. long, nearly glabrous; bracteoles sometimes nearly as 
long as the ovary, usually considerably shorter, connate at 
the base, truncate or obscurely toothed, ciliate. Receptacles 
not united to each other, yy in. long, glabrous. Caly« 
divided nearly to the base, segments membranous, 2-3- 
toothed, sparingly psig Corolla yellow ; tube about } in. 
long, pilose with long hairs within, shortly pilose outside 
and glandular near the base; lower lip entire, oblong, 
rounded at the tip, longer than the tube; upper lip 4-lobed, 
lobes ovate, rounded at the tip, 4-1 in. long. Stamens 
exserted ; filaments about } in. long, hairy at the base ; 
anthers 4-1 in. long, pale green. Style nearly as long as 
the stamens, pilose ; stigma 2-lobed. Berries orange-yellow 
globose, many-seeded ; seeds compressed, elliptic. : 
Fig. 1, a pair of flowers; 2, cal i 
, ; 2, calyx and receptacle; ; 
4 and 5, anthers; 6, style and stigma;—all teen age ee ee 
