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Native of Japan ; introduced in 1860. This privet is a strong and vigorous 

 grower, and when well furnished with its short clusters is distinctly ornamental. 

 But it does not make so good a display here as in countries with a hotter 

 summer. I saw it in the Arnold Arboretum in July 1910, and was much struck 

 with its beauty and grace. As a flowering or fruit-bearing shrub it is at Kew 

 inferior to L. sinense. It is allied to L. ovalifolium, but is distinct in habit 



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and in the downy midrib. Both species have a corolla tube two or three 

 times as long as the lobes, but ovalifolium is nearly devoid 6f down. 



Var. REGELIANUM, Kehder (L. Regelianum, Koehne}.& dwarfer shrub of 

 dense habit, branches spreading horizontally. Leaves oblong or narrowly 

 oval, downy beneath. Calyx hairy ; corolla shorter than in L. Ibota ; anthers 

 broader and shorter ; fruit smaller. 



Closely allied to and sometimes considered a variety of L. Ibota is 

 L. ACUMINATUM, Koehne. In gardens it is known as the inferior form of L. 

 Ibota (also as L. ciliatum). It differs in the more lanceolate, longer pointed 

 leaves, glabrous calyx, and smaller, more erect panicles. 



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