LIGUSTRUM 



LIGUSTRUM 



1861 



cles erect, often rather many-fld., 1-2^ in. long; fls. 

 short-pedicelled; calyx glabrous or slightly pubescent 

 near the base: fr. slightly bloomy, ovoid, J^in. long. 

 June, July. Japan, China. R.H. 1861, p. 352. S.T.S. 

 1:72. M.D. 1904, p. 72. Similar in habit to L. ovali- 

 folium and almost half-evergreen. 



DD. Calyx pubescent: habit wide-spreading. 



4. Ibdta, Sieb. (L. obtusifdlium, Sieb. & Zucc.). Fig. 

 2154. Shrub, to 10 ft., with spreading and curving 

 branches: Ivs. elliptic to oblong-obovate, acute or 

 obtuse, usually only pubescent on the midrib beneath, 

 1-2 in. long: panicles nodding, small, 1-1 M m - l n g> 

 numerous along the branches on short branchlets; 

 fls. short-pedicelled; calyx pubescent: fr. with slight 

 bloom, subglobose, J/^in. long. June, July. Japan, 

 China. G.F. 6:425. M.D.G. 1899:218. M.D. 1904, p. 

 71. S.I.F. 1:83. C.L.A. 3 : 180 (as var. Regelianum} . 

 Graceful shrub, hardy N. Var. Regelianum, Rehd. (L. 

 Regelianum, Koehne). Low, dense shrub with almost 

 horizontally spreading branches and oblong or obovate, 

 usually more pubescent Ivs. M.D. 



1904, p. 70. R.H. 1904, pp. 434, 435. 

 F.E. 20:811 (as L. amurense). 



cc. Young parts glabrous: Ivs. 

 half-evergreen. 



5. ovalifolium, Hassk. (L. californi- 

 cum, Hort. L. japdnicum, Hort., not 

 Thunb. L. medium, Franch. & Say.). 

 CALIFORNIA PRIVET. Shrub of upright 

 habit, to 15 ft., quite glabrous: Ivs. 

 cuneate at the base, elliptic-ovate or 

 elliptic-oblong, acute, dark green and 



glossy above, yellowish green beneath, 1^-2^ in. long: 

 panicles erect, many-fld., rather compact, to 3 in. long; 

 fls. almost sessile. July. Japan. F.E. 33:1223. S.I.F. 

 1:84. A very handsome shrub, but of somewhat stiff 

 habit; well adapted and much used for hedges (see 

 Mn. 6, p. 9). Var. aureo-marginatum, Hort. Lvs. 

 edged yellow. Var. variegatum, Hort. (var. robustum 

 variegatum, Hort.). Lvs. variegated with yellow. Var. 

 tricolor, Hort. Lvs. variegated with yellowish and 

 white, pinkish when young (Mn. 2, p. 42). Var. multi- 

 fldrum, Hort. Very free-flowering. G.C. III. 50:237. 



AA. Corolla with the tube as long as the limb or shorter. 

 B. Young growths glabrous: Ivs. evergreen. 



6. japonicum, Thunb. (L. glabrum, Hort. L. Kelleri- 

 dnum, Vis. L. Kellermannii, L. Sieboldii, L. spicatum, 

 and L. syringseflorum, Hort.). Bushy shrub, to 10 ft.: 

 Ivs. roundish ovate to ovate-oblong, acute or obtusish, 

 with reddish margin and midrib, veins beneath not 

 distinctly marked, 2-3^ in. long: panicles broad, rather 

 loose, to 43^ in. long; corolla-tube usually somewhat 

 longer than calyx. July, Aug. Japan. R.B. 25:84. 

 S.I.F. 1:82. G.W. 2, p. 567. Very handsome ever- 

 green shrub, but in colder climates often losing the Ivs. 

 in fall; often confounded with the following, and also 

 with the preceding. 



7. lucidum, Ait. (L. japdnicum macrophyllum, L. 

 magnolisefolium, L. sinense latifdlium robustum and 

 L. spicatum, Hort.). Large shrub or tree, to 20 ft., with 

 somewhat spreading branches, similar to the former: 

 Ivs. larger, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute or acumi- 

 nate, distinctly veined beneath, 3-5 in. long: panicles 

 less loose, with almost sessile fls.; tube about as long 

 as calyx. July, Aug. Japan, China. B.M. 2565; 2921 

 (as L. nepalense glabrum). G.C. II. 10:753. Larger 

 lyd. than the former, but more tender. It yields the 

 white wax, an exudation of the branches, caused by an 

 insect, Coccus Pe-lah; therefore cult, in China. Var. 

 Alivdnii, Arb. Kew. (L. japdnicum var. Alivonii, 

 Andre). Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, to 8 in. long, acuminate, 

 sometimes with yellowish variegation when young. 

 Var. aureo-marginatum, Hort. (L. excelsum aureum, 



Hort.). Lvs. margined yellow. Var. tricolor, Arb. 

 Kew. (L. japonicum tricolor, Hort.). Lvs. with yellowish 

 variegation, pink when young. 



8. coriaceum, Carr. (L. lucidum var. coriaceum, 

 Decne. L. japdnicum var. coriaceum, Makino) . Dwarf, 

 dense shrub, with short, rigid branches, to 6 ft., very 

 leafy: Ivs. orbicular or orbicular-ovate, convex, dark 

 green and shining above, l}^-2% in. long: panicle 

 compact, 2-4 in. long, with sessile fls. July. Cult, in 

 Japan, not known wild. B.M. 7519. R.H. 1874, p. 

 418; 1888, p. 440. F. 1876, p. 65. G.C. III. 53:265. 



BB. Young branchlets and infi. pubescent or puberulous. 

 c. Lvs. evergreen, 2-5 in. long. 



9. nepalense, Wall. (L. spicatum, Don). Evergreen 

 shrub or tree, with pubescent branchlets: Ivs. oblong or 

 oblong-ovate, acuminate, pubescent beneath, 2-5 in. 

 long: panicles rather large and broad, interspersed 

 with petioled bracts. July, Aug. Himalayas. 



cc. Lvs. deciduous or half-evergreen, 1-2% in. long. 



D. Fls. pedicelled. 



10. vulgare, Linn. COMMON PRIVET or 

 PRIM. Fig. 2155. Shrub, to 15 ft.: branch- 

 lets and panicles puberulous: Ivs. oblong- 

 ovate to lanceolate, 

 obtuse or acute, glab- 

 rous : panicle rather 

 dense, pyramidal, 



2154. Ligustnim Ibota. 



in- long; stamens shorter 

 than the limb. June, July. Eu., 

 N. Afr., W. Asia. Naturalized in some places, chiefly in 

 theE. B.B. (ed. 2) 2:729. F.E. 33:1273. H.W. 3:122. 

 Many garden forms. Var. buxifolium, Nichols. Lvs. 

 ovate or oblong-ovate, obtuse, half-evergreen. Var. 

 glaucum, Hoefker (var. glaucum dlbo-margindtum, 

 Spaeth). Lvs. bluish green, with narrow white margin. 

 G.W. 2; p. 495. Var. sempervirens, Loud. (L. vulgare 

 var. itdlicum, Kirchn. L. itdlicum, Mill. L. semper- 

 virens, Pieri). Lvs. linear-lanceolate, almost evergreen. 

 Var. pendulum, Hort., with pendulous branches. 

 Var. pyramidale, Spaeth, with strictly upright branches. 

 There are also varieties with frs. of different colors, as 

 var. chlorocarpum, Loud., with greenish, var. leuco- 

 cocSrpum, Loud., with whitish, and var. xanthocarpum, 

 Loud., with yellowish frs. Variegated forms are: var. 

 aureum, Hort., with yellow foliage, and var. varie- 

 gatum, Hort., with the Ivs. blotched yellow. Var. 

 lutescens, Hort., has deep cream-yellow fls. 



11. sinense, Lour. (L. Fdrtunei, Hort. L. villosum, 

 May). Shrub, to 8 ft., with slender spreading branches: 

 branchlets pubescent: Ivs. elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, 

 usually acute, pubescent along the midrib beneath, at 

 least when young, 1-3 in. long: panicles pubescent, 

 loose, to 4 in. long, with distinctly pedicelled fls.; sta- 

 mens longer than the limb. China, Korea. G.C. 1858: 

 621. Var. Staftntonii, Rehd. (L. Stauntoni, DC.). Less 

 high and more spreading: Ivs. oval to ovate, usually 

 obtusish, pubescent on midrib beneath : panicle broader 

 and more loose. G.C. II. 10:365. G.F. 3:213. Var. 

 nitidum, Rehd. Branchlets puberulous or minutely 

 pilose: Ivs. ovate-oblong to ovate-lanceolate, acute or 

 acuminate, lustrous above. Cent, and W. China. In 

 some southern nurseries L. sinense has been offered 

 under the name of L. amurense. 



