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fertilised. Corolla downy outside, tubular, f to f in. long, ^ in. wide, with 

 a curious sac at the base ; the lobes rounded, erect ; stamens not longer 

 than the tube, smooth or nearly so ; style longer, also smooth. Berries 

 black. (Bot. Mag., t. 8555.) 



Native of California ; introduced in 1838. A robust species very distinct 

 from all others except involucrata (see below). In habit, foliage, and the long 

 flower-stalk it has some resemblance to L. alpigena, but the short-tubed, two- 

 lipped corolla with spreading lobes, and the tiny, linear bracts of that species 

 are very different. 



L. INVOLUCRATA, Banks. Closely allied to L. Ledebourii, but has longer 

 stamens ; flowers yellow ; the leaves are thinner, not so downy (sometimes 

 smooth), and more tapered at the base ; var. HUMILIS is a dwarf form 2 ft. 

 high ; var. SFROTINA, Koehne, flowers later, in July and August. Native of 

 \Vcstern N. America. 



L. MAACKII, Maximowicz. 



A deciduous shrub up to 10 ft. high, with wide-spreading branches, often 

 arranged in a flat, distichous manner ; young shoots downy. Leaves oval- 

 lanceolate, with long, slender points, and tapered at the base ; 1-5- to 3 ins. 

 long, to \\ ins. wide ; dark green, downy on both surfaces ; stalk \ in. or 

 less long. Flowers pure white at first, turning yellowish with age, all produced 

 in pairs on the upper side of the branchlets, where they form a dense row. 

 Corolla two-lipped, the tube in. long, the narrowly oblong, round-ended lobes 

 \ in. long, the two outer ones of the upper lip deeper than the middle ones ; 

 stamens about twice as long as the corolla tube, downy at the base ; style 

 hairy. Flower-stalk about \ in. long. Fruit red. 



Introduced to St Petersburg, about 1880, from Manchuria; and from 

 China by Wilson in 1900. It is one of the most beautiful of bush honeysuckles, 

 especially the Chinese form, which is distinguished as var. PODOCARPA, 

 Franchct, " having the ovaries, together with the bractlets, on a short, stalk-like 

 elongation above the bracts" (Render). This seems also to be of freer growth 

 than the Manchurian form, and is remarkable for the abundance and purity of 

 its blossom. L. Maackii belongs to the same section of the genus as L. 

 Xylosteum and L. Morrowi, from both of which it is distinguished by the very 

 short flower-stalks and pure white corolla. It varies in the amount of down on 

 the leaves, and is sometimes almost smooth. 



Of very much the same character as L. Maackii is L. KOEHNEANA, Rehder; 

 introduced from China by Wilson in 1908. It is a vigorous grower, with often 

 rather diamond-shaped leaves up to 3 or 4 ins. long, and yellow flowers. From 

 L. Maackii it is at once distinguishable by the slender, much longer flower- 

 stalks (up to i in. long). 



L. MAXIMOWICZII, RegeL 



A deciduous shrub of erect habit, up to 10 ft. high ; young shoots smooth 

 or slightly bristly. Leaves oval, tapered or rounded at the base, pointed, i^ 

 to 3 ins. long on flowering shoots (up to 4^ ins. long on vigorous barren 

 shoots) about half as wide ; smooth, dark gre~en above, furnished more or less 

 with pale down beneath. Flowers deep purplish rose, produced in pairs, each 

 pair on a slender stalk up to i in. long. Corolla scarcely \ in. long, two-lipped, 

 short-tubed, smooth outside, hairy within ; stamens hairy at the base, style 

 hairy the whole length. Fruit red. 



Native of Amurland ; cultivated in this country since about 1878. The 

 flowers are rather brightly coloured, but the species has no outstanding merit 

 with us, although favourably mentioned in more sunny climates. 



