236 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



LONDON PRIDE. See LYCHNIS. 



LONICERA. [Caprifoliaceae.] Hardy deciduous shrubs, 

 usually known as Tartarian Honeysuckle. Good garden 

 soil. Increased by cuttings, layers, or seeds. 



L. Alpigena (Alpine) ; 6 feet ; flowers yellow, in May ; south 

 of Europe; 1596. L. Alpigena Sibirica (Siberian); 5 feet; 

 flowers yellow, in May; Siberia; 1810. L. angustifolia (nar- 

 row-leaved) ; 5 feet ; flowers pale-yellow, in May ; North India ; 

 1847. L. ccerulea (blue-berried) ; 4 feet ; flowers yellow, in 

 May; Switzerland; 1629. L. Canadensis (Canadian); flowers 

 yellow, in May ; Canada; 1812. L. canescens (hoary) ; 10 feet ; 

 May ; Europe. L. ciliata (hair-fringed) ; 4 feet ; flowers white 

 and red, in May ; North America ; 1824. L. ciliata alba (white- 

 berried) ; 4 feet ; flowers white and red, in May ; North Amer- 

 ica ; 1 824; L. discolor (two-colored) ; 4 feet ; flowers yellow and 

 crimson, in June ; East Indies ; 1844. L. diver sifolia (various- 

 leaved) ; 4 feet ; flowers yellow, in May ; Himalaya; 1843. L. 

 flexuosa (curved); 15 feet; flowers orange, in July; Japan; 1806. 

 L. Iberica (Iberian) ; 6 feet ; flowers orange, in May ; Iberia ; 

 1824. L. involucrata (involucred) ; 3 feet ; flowers yellow, in 

 May; Hudson's Bay; 1824. L. Ledebourii (Ledebour's) ; 3 

 feet; flowers yellow and red, in June; California; 1833. L. 

 microphylla (small-leaved); 4 feet; Siberia; 18,18. L. nigra 

 (black) ; 4 feet ; flowers pale-yellow, in May ; Switzerland ; 

 1597. L. nigra campaniflora (bell-flowered); 4 feet; flowers 

 yellow, in May ; North America. L. oblongifolia (oblong- 

 leaved) ; 3 feet ; flowers white, in May ; North America ; 1823. 

 L. Orientalis (Eastern) ; 6 feet ; flowers yellow, in June ; Ibe- 

 ria; 1825. L. Orientalis puniceus (crimson) ; flowers crimson, 

 in May; North America; 1822. L. Pyrenaica (Pyrenean); 4 

 feet; flowers white ; Pyrenees; 1739. Tartarica (Tartarian) ; 

 10 feet; flowers pink, in May; Russia; 1752. L. Tartarica 

 albijlora (white-flowered) ; 10 feet ; flowers white, in May ; Py- 

 renees ; 1739. L. Tartarica latifolia (broad-leaved) ; 10 feet; 

 flowers pink, in May. L. Tartarica lutea (yellow-flowered) ; 10 

 feet ; flowers yellow, in May. L. Tartarica rubriflora (red-flow- 



