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Lonicera continued 

 two to four, 

 Ameri 



)ur, upper pairs united into round cup-like disks. North 

 ., 1810. Twiner. (B. M. 1318.) 



FIG. 470. FLOWERING BRANCH AND DETACHED FLOWERS OP 

 LONICERA FLEXUOSA. 



L. flexuosa (flexuous-stemmed).* JL yellow, axillary, few, almost 

 sessile, very fragrant. June and July. fr. globose, glabrous. 

 I. ovate-oblong, acute, on short petioles, glabrous. Stems 

 flexuous. A. 4ft. to 5ft. Japan, 1806. Deciduous twiner. SYN. 

 L. brachypoda. See Fig. 470. 



L. f. aurea- reticulate (golden-reticulated). I beautifully 

 netted or variegated with yellow, with a mixture of red towards 

 autumn. An elegant plant. 



L. fragrantissima (very fragrant).* Jl. white, very fragrant, 

 nearly lin. across, produced before the leaves are developed ; 

 tube short; mouth expanded. February. I. oblong-obovate, 

 acute, rounded at the base, nearly glabrous, h. 6ft. China, 

 1845. This most desirable erect evergreen species is one 

 of the best fragrant winter-flowering plants cultivated. 

 (L. & P. F. G. 3, 75, 268.) Closely allied to this species is 

 L. Standishii, which has ovate-oblong, or ovate-lanceolate, 

 ciliate leaves, and retrorsely hairy peduncles ; in other respects, 

 it is similar to L. fragrantissima,, and is by no means inferior. 

 (B. M. 5709.) 



L. glauca (glaucous-leaved). /. yellow ; corolla long, tubular ; 

 tube slender; peduncles short; ovary free. July, fr., berries 

 globose. I. linear-oblong, obtuse; margins scaberulous, re- 

 curved, glaucous underneath. Western Himalayas. A dwarf, 

 densely branched, wiry undershrub. 



L. hirsnta (hairy), fl. yellow; spikes or racemes composed 

 of verticillate heads of flowers ; corolla beset with glandular 

 pubescence. June and July. 1. broad, ovate-elliptic, on short 

 petioles, pubescent and ciliated, glaucous beneath ; upper ones 

 connately perfoliate. Branches twining. North America, 1822. 

 Deciduous. SYNS. Caprij'olium, hirsulum and L. pubescent. 

 (B.M. 3103.) 



L. implexa (interwoven), fl. red, yellow, capitate, terminal. 

 June to September. I. evergreen, leathery, oblong, entire, 

 shining above, glaucous beneath. Plant glabrous. A. 8ft. 

 Europe, 1772. Twiner. (B. M. 640.) 



L. involucrata (involucrate). fl. yellow, tinged with red, viscid ; 

 peduncles axillary, two or three-flowered. June. I. ovate or 

 oblong, somewhat acuminated, stiff, pubescent, tomentose on 

 the nerves. Branches elongated, acutely tetragonal. A. 2ft. 

 to 3ft. California, 1833. An erect species. SYN. L. Ledebourii. 

 (B. R. 1179.) 



L. japonica (Japanese), fl. red, villous on the outside and white 

 within, about lin. long, fragrant, twin. July to September. 

 I. petiolate, ovate, acutish, villous, pale beneath ; upper ones the 

 smallest. Branchlets opposite, very hairy, bearing two leaves and 

 two sessile flowers at the top of each. Stem twining, flexuous, 

 hairy. Japan and China, 1806. (B. M. 3316, under name of 

 L. chinensis.) 



L. Ledebonrli (Ledebour's). A synonym of L. involucrata. 



L. longlflora (long-flowered), fl. at first snow-white, but finally 

 gmg to a golden-yellow, several inches long ; peduncles 

 short, two-flowered. July to September. I. petiolate, oblong- 



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lanceolate, shining above and pale beneath. Branches twi 

 China, &c., 1826. Deciduous. (B. B. 1232, under name of 

 folium longiflorum.) 

 L. parviflora (small-flowered), fl. in two or three closely approxi- 

 mate whorl, raised on a peduncle ; corolla greenish-yellow, 

 tinged with dull purple, gibbous at the base, smooth outside. 

 May and June. I. smooth, oblong, green above, very glaucous 

 beneath, the upper pairs united, all closely sessile. North 

 America. Deciduous twiner. (B. B. 138, under name of L. dioica.) 



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Lonicera continued. 



L. p. Donglasii (Douglas's), fl., corolla crimson or deep purple. 

 1. greener than in the type, more or less downy underneath when 

 young, or ciliate. North America. 



L. Periclymenum (Periclymenum).* Woodbine, or Common 

 Honeysuckle, fl. externally deep red, ringent, disposed in heads, 

 all of which are terminal, ovate, and imbricated. Spring to 

 autumn, fr. nearly globular, deep red, bitter and nauseous, 

 accompanied by permanent bracts. I. ovate, obtuse, attenuated 

 at the base, sometimes downy, glaucous. Branches climbing. 

 Europe, &c. (Britain). Deciduous. (Sy. En. B. 642.) There are 

 several varieties of this well-known shrub. 



L. pubescens (downy). A synonym of L. hirsuta. 



L. punicea (scarlet-flowered), fl. deep red or crimson; pedun 

 cles axillary and almost terminal, two-flowered, shorter than 

 the leaves ; tube of corolla rather gibbous at the base ; 

 segments unequaL April and May. 7. ovate, sub-cordate at 

 the base, sometimes three in a whorl on the young shoots. 

 A. 2ft. to 4ft. Native country unknown, 1825. Erect. SYN. 

 Symphoricarpus puniceus. (B. M. 2469.) 



L. quinquelocularis (five-celled), ft. yellow, twin, sessile, 

 axillary ; lower lobe of corolla linear, recurved, trident ; upper 

 cordate. June and July. I. ovate, acute, A. 4ft. North India 

 1840. Plant downy, erect (B. B. 1844, 33, under name of 

 L. diversifolia.) 



FIG. 471. FLOWERING BKANCHLEI OF LONICERA SEMPERVIRENS. 



L. sempervirens (evergreen).* fl. of a beautiful scarlet out- 

 side and yellow inside, about lin. long; spikes nearly naked, 

 composed of whorls ; tube of corolla ventricose on the upper side. 

 Spring and summer. /. obovate or ovate, glaucous beneath, 

 glabrous ; upper ones connately perfoliate. Branches twining. 

 North America, 1656. See Fig. 471. (B. M 781.) This ever- 

 green species is the most handsome of all the cultivated 

 Honeysuckles; it is best grown in a cool greenhouse. There 

 is a very desirable variety, minor. (B. M. 1753.) 



L. tatarica (Tartarian).* fl. rose coloured, short, somewhat 

 gibbous at the base ; peduncles two-flowered, shorter than the 

 leaves. April and May. fr. black, nearly globose when young, 

 but at length connate at the base. I. cordate-ovate, hardly acute. 

 A. 4ft. to 6ft. Tartary, 1752. Erect, deciduous. (B. B. 31.) There 

 are several varieties of this species, differing principally in the 

 colour of the flowers. 



I*, tomentella (slightly downy), fl., corolla white, scarcely 

 iin. long ; mouth equal ; lobes short ; throat villous. 



July. 



fr., berry black. I. linear-oblong or lanceolate, obtuse or acute. 

 Branches distichous, upright. A. 10ft. to 12ft. Sikkim-Hima- 

 layas, 1849. (B. M. 6486.) 



L. Xylosteum (Xylosteum). Fly Honeysuckle, fl. cream- 

 coloured, downy, small ; peduncles two-flowered, shorter than 

 the leaves. July. fr. oval, scarlet, one-celled, six-seeded. 

 I. ovate, acute, petiolate, soft. A. 4ft. to 5ft. England. An erect 

 deciduous shrub, of little beauty. SYN. Xylosteum dumetorum. 

 (F. D. 808 ; Sy. En. B. 916.) 



LONICEBE2E. A tribe of Caprifoliacece. 

 LOOKING-GLASS TREE. See Heritiera. 



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