LONICERA 51 



I in. long ; pink, about in. long and broad ; corolla two-lipped, the tube 

 short and" broad. Berries black, united only at the base. 



Native of the Alpine regions of middle and S. Europe ; introduced 

 in the sixteenth century, but of little value in gardens. Several forms, 

 varying chiefly in the degree of pubescence on the leaves, flower-stalks, 

 etc., have been distinguished, but are not of sufficient importance to be 

 noticed here. It is best marked by its slender flower-stalks and black fruit. 



L. NITIDA, Wilson. 



An evergreen shrub, 3 to 5 ft. high, of densely le.afy habit ; young shoots 

 slender, erect, purplish, downy, and sparsely bristly. Leaves of stout 

 texture, closely set on the shoot, ovate to roundish, heart-shaped at the 

 base, blunt at the apex ; to f in. long, dark and glossy above, pale 

 beneath, smooth except for a few minute bristles which ultimately fall 

 away ; stalk J$ in. long, minutely bristly. Flowers produced in axillary, 

 short-stalked pairs, creamy white, fragrant. Fruit globular, blue-purple, 

 and about in. across. 



Native of W. Szechuen and Yunnan, China, at altitudes of 4500 to 7000 

 ft. ; introduced by Wilson in 1908. Botanically allied to L. pileata, this 

 is very distinct in its erect habit and smaller leaves. Mr Wilson informs 

 me it is likely to be hardier. The young plants in cultivation have the 

 aspect of an exceedingly dainty, very leafy, evergreen privet. 



L. ORIENTAL!?, Lamarck. 



A deciduous shrub of bushy habit, up to 8 or 9 ft. high, rather more in 

 diameter ; shoots quite smooth. Leaves oval or ovate, broadly wedge-shaped 

 or rounded at the base, pointed ; i to 4 ins. long, \ to i^ ins. wide ; dull 

 green above, greyish beneath ; smooth, or with a few scattered hairs beneath ; 

 stalk J in. or less long. Flowers borne during May and June in pairs from the 

 leaf-axils of the current year's shoots, pink, slightly fragrant, \ in. long ; 

 corolla two-lipped ; tube very short, much swollen on one side, downy within ; 

 stamens and style exposed, both downy ; flower-stalk \ to f in. long, smooth. 

 Fruits black, each pair wholly united by the inner edges. 



Native of Asia Minor; introduced in 1825. Apparently variable. The 

 above description applies to the form in cultivation, which is a shrub of no 

 particular merit. 



L. KESSELRINGII, Regel (L. savranica, Spath\ is by some considered a 

 vaViety of orientalis and called var. LONGIFOLIA, Dippel. It has oblong or 

 oval-lanceolate leaves i^ to 2^ ins. long, rarely more than f in. wide. Flowers 

 pink, smaller than in orientalis, the corolla tube only slightly swollen ; stalk 

 in. long. Introduced from Kamtschatka in 1888. 



L. PERICLYMENUM, Linnaus. WOODBINE, HONEYSUCKLE. 



A twining shrub scrambling in a wild state over bushes and hedgerows ; 

 stems often over 20 ft. long, hollow when young, downy or smooth. Leaves 

 ovate, oval, or obovate, more or less tapered at the base, mostly pointed, 

 sometimes blunt, \\ to 2| ins. long, I to i^ ins. wide ; green above, rather 

 glaucous beneath, slightly downy or smooth ; lower pairs of leaves stalked, 

 uppermost ones almost or quite stalkless, but never united as in L. Caprifolium. 

 Flowers yellowish white and red in varying proportions, produced in a series 

 of close whorls at the end of the shoot, forming a terminal stalked inflorescence. 

 Corolla i \ to 2 ins. long, two-lipped, the tube slender, tapering, glandular- 

 downy outside. Berries red. 



