56 LONICERA 



L. SULLIVANTII, A. Gray. 



(Garden and Forest, 1890, fig. 34 ; L. prolifera, Booth.") 



A deciduous spreading shrub, with stems up to 6 ft. long, lax, but scarcely 

 climbing. Leaves oval, obovate or oblong, 2 to 4 ins. long, ij to 2^ ins. 

 wide ; glaucous and slightly downy beneath, more glaucous on the upper side ; 

 one or more of the upper pairs are united at the base, and form a roundish 

 disk clasping the stem ; of thickish substance. Flowers yellow, not fragrant, 

 produced in June at the end of the current season's growth in a terminal 

 stalked spike, composed of two or more whorls, sometimes branched at the 

 base. Corolla two-lipped, about I in. long, the tube longer than the lips, 

 slender, slightly swollen on one side ; smooth outside, style slightly hairy. 

 Berries reddish yellow, to | in. diameter. 



Native of Central N. America ; long grown in gardens in early times as 

 L. prolifera, latterly as L. flava, which is a rarer and more showy plant than 

 L. Sullivantii. The latter is closer to L. dioica, a species distinguished by its 

 shorter corolla, the tube of which is about as long as the lips, the leaves and 

 style smooth. L. Sullivantii does not need a support except when quite young, 

 and may be grown in the open as an elegant, loose bush. 



L. SYRINGANTHA, Maximowicz. 

 (Bot. Mag., t. 79890 



A deciduous shrtfb of graceful, spreading habit, probably 8 ft. high ; young 

 shoots slender, quite smooth. Leaves in pairs ; oblong or inclined to ovate, 

 the base rounded or slightly heart-shaped, the apex bluntish or broad-pointed ; 

 ^ to ^ in. long, ^ to f in. wide ; dull rather glaucous green, quite smooth ; 

 stalk ^ in. long. Flowers in axillary pairs, produced on a slender stalk J in. 

 long during May and June from the middle joints of the young shoots ; soft 

 lilac in colour, lilac-scented. Corolla-tube 3- in. long, slender, cylindrical, 

 smooth outside, hairy within ; the flower is ^ in. across the rounded-ovate 

 lobes. Calyx-lobes lance-shaped, smooth. Style quite short. Fruit red. 



Native of China and Thibet ; introduced about 1890. A very elegant and 

 pleasing shrub, with delicately coloured and charmingly fragrant flowers, 

 which are not always abundantly borne. It is allied to thibetica and 

 tomentella, differing in the quite smooth leaves. 



L. TATARICA, Linnceus. 



A deciduous shrub of vigorous growth and bushy habit, 8 to TO ft. high ; 

 young shoots smooth. Leaves oblong-ovate, slightly heart-shaped or rounded 

 at the base, pointed ; on vigorous growths they are i^ to 2^ ins. long, i to IT? 

 ins. wide ; on the flowering branches less than half the size ; green above, rather 

 glaucous beneath, smooth ; stalk \ in. long. Flowers white or_pinkish, borne 

 in pairs on a slender stalk, \ to I in. long ; corolla two-lipped, smooth outside, 

 hairy within, f to I in. long ; tube much shorter than the reflexed oblong 

 lobes. Berries red. 



In a wild state this species reaches from Central Asia to Russia. It was 

 introduced in 1852, and is so perfectly adapted to our conditions that it is 

 now the commonest of bush honeysuckles, running semi-wild in some gardens. 

 It is a variable plant so far as the colour of the flowers is concerned, and the 

 best red forms should only be selected. They are often very showy at 

 flowering time, which is May and early June. 



Var. LATIFOLIA, London (also known as speciosa and splendens), is perhaps 

 the best, having rich, rosy red flowers. 



