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LONICERA 



LONICERA 



Distinct and handsome with its rather large white fls. 

 and later with its red bracteate frs. 



11. chaetocarpa, Rehd. (L. hispida var. chsetocdrpa, 

 Batalin). Shrub, to 6 ft.: branchlets hispid and glandu- 

 lar: Ivs. ovate-oblong or elliptic-ovate, usually acute, 

 sparingly pubescent above, more densely beneath and 



reticulate, 1 ^-3 in. 

 long: bracts pubescent 

 outside, about 1 in. 

 long : corolla white, 

 f unnelf orm, with rather 

 thick tube, saccate at 

 the base, pubescent 

 and glandular outside, 

 about 1J/2 i n - long; 

 ovaries glandular and 

 setose: fr. ovoid, bright 

 red, setose. April, 

 May; fr. in June, July. 

 W. China. 



2199. Lonicera Standishii. 



(XM) 



12. involucrata, 

 Banks (Distegia involu- 

 crata, Cockerell). Fig. 

 2198. Shrub, to 3 ft., 

 with upright branches, 

 glabrous or somewhat 

 pubescent: Ivs. elliptic- 

 ovate to oblong-lanceo- 

 late, bright green, 

 slightly pubescent 

 beneath when young, 

 2-5 in. long: fls. erect, 

 long-peduncled; corolla 

 yellowish or slightly 

 tinged red, viscid, 

 pubescent, with short erect lobes, about J^in. long; 

 stamens as long as limb : berries black, shining, almost 

 inclosed by the enlarged purple bractlets. May- 

 July. Ont. to Alaska, south to Mex. B.R. 1179. 

 B.B. (ed. 2) 3:282. Var. flavescens, Rehd. (L. flaves- 

 cens, Dipp.). Lys. light green, thin, oblong- or ovate- 

 lanceolate, 3-5 in. long: corolla less gibbous, yellowish. 

 Brit. Col. to Wyo. and Utah. Gt. 37, p. 7. Var. ser6- 

 tina, Koehne. Lvs. oblong-ovate to oblong: corolla 

 flushed bright scarlet. June-Aug. Colo. A very strik- 

 ing variety on account of its brightly colored fls. Var. 

 humilis, Koehne. Dwarfer and with smaller Ivs. 



13. Ledeboftrii, Esch. (L. intermedia, Kellogg). 

 Similar to the preceding, but more vigorous: branches 

 sometimes sarmentose, to 15 ft. long: Ivs. of firmer 

 texture, dark green above, pubescent beneath: fls. more 

 salver-shaped, with rounded, spreading lobes, scarlet- 

 red outside, %in. long; stamens shorter than lobes. 

 May-July; fr. July-Sept. Calif. Gt. 2:64. R.H. 

 1843:373. H.U. 5:6. B.M. 8555. Much handsomer 

 than the preceding, but more tender. 



14. Standishii, Carr. (L. sinensis, Hort. L. F6r- 

 tunei, Hort. L. fragrantissima of some). Fig. 2199. 

 Half -evergreen shrub, with spreading branches, to 6 ft. : 

 branchlets with reflexed bristly hairs: Ivs. coriaceous, 

 oblong-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, ciliate, 

 bristly hairy on both sides or glabrous above, 3^4 in. 

 long: fls. on rather short, curved peduncles, white or 

 slightly blushed, very fragrant, %-% in. long; bracts 

 linear-lanceolate, exceeding the ovaries: frs. partly con- 

 nate, scarlet. March, April; fr. in June. China. B.M. 

 5709. G.C. III. 5:245. R.H. 1873, p. 148. Var. lanci- 

 fdlia, Rehd. Lvs. narrow-lanceolate. W. China. 



15. fragrantissima, Lindl. (L. caprifolimdes, Koch. L. 

 or Caprifolium Niaguarilli, Hort.). Similar to L. Stan- 

 dishii, but with long and slender recurving and almost 

 glabrous branches: Ivs. broadly ovate or obovate, acute, 

 almost glabrous, but bristly on the midrib beneath and 

 ciliate, 1-2 Yi in. long: corolla glabrous outside. March- 

 May. G.C. III. 5:245. R.H. 1873, p. 169. B.M. 8585. 



Less hardy than L. Standishii. Both have handsome 

 half-evergreen foliage and very early, sweet-scented, 

 though not very showy fls. 



16. iberica, Bieb. Much-branched upright shrub, to 

 6 ft. : branchlets pubescent : Ivs. roundish-ovate or ovate, 

 acute or obtusish, cordate or rounded at base, grayish 

 green, ciliate, pubescent on both sides, %-lJ^ in. long: 

 fls. short-stalked; bracts leafy, exceeding the ovary; 

 corolla yellowish white, changing to yellow, finely 

 pubescent, J^in. long: fr. bright red. June; fr. in Sept. 

 Transcaucasia, Persia. Var. microphylla, Dipp. Lower: 

 Ivs. l /<-y in. long. 



17. oblongifdlia, Hook. Shrub, to 5 ft.: Ivs. almost 

 sessile, oval-oblong, obtuse, pubescent beneath, 1-2^2 in. 

 long: fls. slender-peduncled; bracts and bractlets minute 

 or indistinct; corolla hairy outside, yellowish white, 

 sometimes tinged purplish: berries dark red, usually 

 wholly connate. May, June; fr. in July. Que. to Mani- 

 toba, south to Pa. and Mich. B.B. (ed. 2) 3:281. Var. 

 altissima, Rehd. (L. altissima, Jennings). Branchlets 

 and Ivs. glabrous. Pa. 



18. alpigena, Linn. Shrub, to 8 ft., with stout 

 branches: Ivs. oblong-obovate or oblong, short-acumi- 

 nate, glossy and dark green above, light green and often 

 pubescent beneath, 24 in. long: fls. long-peduncled, 

 with short usually yellowish green tube and brownish 

 red limb : berries connate, bright scarlet, shining. April, 

 May; fr. in Aug., Sept. Mountains of Cent, and S. Eu. 

 H. W. 3, p. 129. Very handsome in fruit. 



19. orientalis, Lam. Shrub, to 10 ft., almost glabrous: 

 Ivs. elliptic or ovate to oblong-ovate, rarely oblong- 

 lanceolate, dark green above, pale or glaucescent be- 

 neath, 2-4 in. long: fls. short-peduncled, pale violet or 

 pinkish: fr. black, wholly connate. May, June. W.Asia 

 to Kamschatka. The typical form has ovate to ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate Ivs. pubescent beneath and is not 

 in cult. Var. caucasica, Zabel (L. caucdsica, Pall.). 

 Lvs. oval to elliptic-oblong, glabrous and glaucescent 

 beneath. Gt. 11:359. Var. longifolia, Dipp. (L. Kessel- 

 ringii, Regel. L. kamschdtica and L. savrdnica, Hort.). 

 Lvs. smaller, oblong to lanceolate, glabrous: corolla 

 smaller, scarcely gibbous at base. Gt. 40, p. 124. Fls. 

 and frs. not very conspicuous. 



20. tatarica, Linn. Fig. 2200. Shrub, to 10 ft., al- 

 most glabrous : Ivs. cordate or rounded at the base, ovate 

 to ovate-lanceolate, ciliate, sometimes slightly pubes- 

 cent beneath when young, 1-2^ in. long: fls. slender- 

 peduncled, pink, crimson or white, the upper lip deeply 



2200. Lonicera tatarica. ( X %) 



divided, spreading, with the outer lobes free to the base: 

 bractlets distinct, small, glabrous : fr. red, rarely yellow. 

 May, June; fr. in July, Aug. S. E. Russia to Siberia. 

 B.R. 31. R.H. 1868:392. Gt. 18:627. B.B. (ed. 2) 

 3:282. Variable in size and shade of fls. Var. Slba, 

 Loisel. Fls. white. Var. grandifldra, Rehd. (var. alba 

 grandiflora, Dipp.). Fls. larger, white. Var. sibirica, 

 Pers. (var.rubrifldra, DC. var. riibra, Sweet. L.punicea, 

 Sims. var. purpurea, Hort.). Fls. bright red. B.M. 



