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to the leaves, but only ^ to f in. long. Corolla i|- to i| ins. long, two-lipped ; 

 the tube slender, hairy, white changing to yellow with age, and sometimes 

 tinged with red. 



At least four forms of this honeysuckle are in cultivation, but which of 

 them is the type as seen by Thunberg it is now difficult to say. Mr Rehder, 

 the greatest authority on honeysuckles, is of opinion that var. Halliana comes 

 nearest to it. 



Var. AUREO-RETICULATA, Nicholson (L. brachypoda reticulata). Leaves 

 mostly less than 2 ins. long, sometimes pinnately lobed, the veins and midrib 

 picked out in bright yellow. A very effective variegated plant in summer, but 

 usually killed back a good deal in winter. Shy-flowering. 



Var. FLEXUOSA, Nicholson (L. flexuosa, Thunberg, Bot. Reg., t. 712). 

 Stems reddish purple, leaves nearly smooth, except for the ciliated margins 

 and a few hairs on the veins, which are also purple ; flowers pale red outside, 

 white within ; young shoots very hairy. 



Var. HALLIANA, Nicholson (L. flexuosa Halliana, Dippel}. Leaves downy 

 on both sides when young, more especially beneath ; flowers white, changing 

 to yellow with age. 



The species is native of Japan, whence it was introduced in 1806, also of 

 Corea and China. During the winter of 1908-9 it was, in open spots, very 

 much injured at Kew the var. flexuosa was killed to the ground, but in 

 ordinary seasons and always, I think, in sheltered spots, it is quite hardy. 

 It lasts in flower a couple of months, and its blossoms have a charming 

 odour. In good soil it grows vigorously, and if given the chance will soon 

 cover (and smother) a small tree. It has become naturalised in parts of the 

 United States (Long Island, etc). The name "confusa" is sometimes given 

 to it, but the true L. CONFUSA, De Candolle, is quite distinct in its awl-shaped 

 bracts. Probably tender, and not now in cultivation. China and E. Indies. 



L. KOROLKOWI, Stapf. 



(Garden and Forest, 1894, % 40 



A deciduous shrub of loose, spreading, graceful habit, 6 to 10 ft. high ; 

 young shoots very downy. Leaves ovate to oval, usually tapered at the base, 

 pointed, f to ij ins. long, \ to \ in. wide ; pale glaucous green, downy on 

 both surfaces, especially beneath ; stalk up to in. long. Flowers produced 

 in pairs from the leaf-axils of short lateral branchlets in June, pale rose- 

 coloured ; corolla f in. long, two-lipped, the tube slender and about as long as 

 the lobes, downy inside ; flower-stalk \ in. long, downy. Berries red. 



Native of Turkestan ; first cultivated apparently by the late Mr A. Lavallee, 

 of Segrez, in France, but first distinguished as a species in 1893 from a plant 

 growing in the Arnold Arboretum. Its most striking character when in leaf 

 is the pale grey hue of the whole plant. I saw it in flower in Mr Spath's 

 nursery near Berlin, a few years ago, and was much struck with its grace and 

 beauty, but it has not flowered so freely in this country. 



L. LEDEBOURII, Eschscholtz. 



A deciduous shrub, of sturdy, erect habit up to 8 or 9 ft. high, and as much 

 through ; young shoots stout, four-angled, smooth. Leaves ovate-oblong, 

 rounded or narrowed at the base, pointed ; 2 to 4 ins. long, I to if ins. wide ; 

 dull dark green above, bright green and downy beneath ; margins downy ; 

 stalk J in. long. Flowers deep orange-yellow tinged with red, produced in 

 pairs from the leaf-axils in June, each pair on a downy, erect stalk I to if ins. 

 long, and subtended by two large, reddish, heart-shaped, bracts f in. wide, 

 and two smaller ones ; all glandular. These bracts grow after the flower is 



