222 CAPRIFOLIACEAE 



D1?ELT A— continued 



D.florihunda. 15. May. D. Bark peeling. Ls. ov., lane, 4, entire, long- 

 pointed, downy on both sides and at margins, rounded or tapering base. 

 Fls. I, funnel-shaped. China. (Fig. 61 Q.) 



D. ventricosa. 15. May. D. Ls. often with a few teeth. Fls. bell- or pitcher- 

 shaped. China. (Fig. 61 p.) 



KoLKWiTZiA AMABiLis. Wilson's Beauty Bush. 7. May. D. Stems bristly or 

 rough. Ls. opposite, ov., 2, distantly toothed, deeply veined, hairy; stalk short and 

 bristly. Fls. \, pink with yellow in throat, funnel-shaped, in pairs in small terminal 

 branched clusters, K (5), C (5), A4. Fruit ^, egg-shaped, bristly ; sepals persistent. 

 Hupeh province of China. (Fig. 59 D.) 



LEYCESTERIA. Flowering Nutmeg. Stems hollow, thin-walled. Ls. opposite, 

 ov., 6, long-pointed, vaguely toothed or entire, short-stalked. Fls. |, funnel- 

 shaped, stalkless, in several whorls, each whorl enclosed by l.-like bracts, K (5), 

 C (5), A5. Fruit a berry, like a small gooseberry. 



* L. crocothyrsos. 8. April. D. Stem with pairs of large kidney-shaped 



stipules. Fls. yellow. East Himalaya. 

 L.formosa. 8. June-September. D. Fls. purplish with claret-coloured 

 bracts. Himalaya. (Fig. 59 g.) 

 LiNNAEA BOREALis. Twin Flower. I. July-August. E. Creeping plant with 

 woody base. Ls. opposite, ov., \, rounded and coarsely toothed at apex, tapering 

 base, hairy. Fls. \, pink or white, nodding in pairs at top of slender stalk, funnel- 

 shaped, K (5), C (5), A4. Fruit yellow, dry, egg-shaped, i -seeded. North Hemi- 

 sphere (including Britain). (Fig. 56 j.) 



LONICERA. Honeysuckle. Ls. opposite or in threes, short-stalked or stalkless, 

 entire. Fls. stalked, in pairs in 1. -axils; or stalkless, in terminal whorls; 5 -parted. 

 Fruit a berry. 



{a) Climbers 



L. Caprifolium. Perfoliate Woodbine. 20. May-June. D. Stems hairless. 

 Ls. ov., 4, hairless, blunt-ended, glaucous below, upper pairs united at 

 base. Fls. 2, tubular, 2-lipped, yellowish white, in a terminal whorl in 

 a large leafy cup. Berry orange-coloured. Europe (including Britain), 



West Asia. (Fig. 71 f.) 

 L. japonica {L. japonica, yanety Halliana, L. confiisa). 30. June-July. D. or 

 I E. Stems hairy. Ls. ov., 3, pointed, downy on both sides. Fls. i, 

 white, changing to yellow, tubular, 2-lipped, in pairs in 1. -axils. Berry 

 black. Japan. (Fig. 71 H.) 



Variety aureo-reticulata. Veins yellow. Is. often pinnately lobed. 



Y ar'iQty flexuosa {hrachypoda). Stems purple. Fls. reddish outside. 

 L. Periclymenum. Common Honeysuckle, Woodbine. 20. June-September. 

 D. Ls. ov., obov., 2i, green above, glaucous below, never united at base. 

 Fls. 2, yellow or red" tubular, 2-lipped, in terminal whorls. Berry red. 

 Europe (including Britain). (Fig. 71 e.) 



Variety belgica. Dutch Honeysuckle. Stems purple, hairless; Is. 



hairless. 



Variety quercina. Oak-leaved Woodbine. Ls. lobed. 



Variety serotina. Late-flowering Honeysuckle. Fls. dark purple 



outside. 



