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LONICERA 



stamens about half as long as limb: fr. red. May, June; 

 fr. in July, Aug. Garden origin. A.F. 28:672. On 

 account of the narrow and rather small foliage, the frs. 

 show to better advantage than in many allied honey- 

 suckles. 



29. Morrowii, Gray. Shrub, to 6 ft., with wide- 

 spreading branches: Ivs. oval or oblong-ovate, obtusish 

 or acute, dark green above, grayish tomentose beneath, 

 1-2 in. long: fls. peduncled, pure white at first, pubes- 

 cent outside, upper lip divided nearly to the base, with 

 spreading lobes; bractlets pubescent, about as long as 

 ovary: fr. blood-red. May, June. Japan. A.F. 11 : 1267. 

 Gng. 5:329. J.H.S. 35, p. 362. S.I.F. 2:73. Very dis- 

 tinct in its habit; handsome in fl. and in fr. It hybrid- 

 izes easily with L. tatarica and the hybrids are more 

 common in gardens than the true species. 



30. Xylosteum, Linn. Fig. 2202. Shrub, to 10 ft.: 

 Ivs. broadly oval to obovate, acute, dull green, sparingly 

 pubescent above or glabrous, more densely pubescent 

 beneath, rarely nearly glabrous, 1-2 % in. long: fls. 

 peduncled, yellowish white, often slightly tinged red, 

 hairy outside; bractlets pubescent, suborbicular, about 

 half as high as ovary: berries dark red. May, June; fr. 

 in Aug., Sept. Eu., W. and N. Asia, sometimes escaped 

 from cult. B.B. (ed. 2) 3:282. H.W. 3, p. 127. Not so 

 ornamental as most allied species. 



31. chrysantha, Turcz. (L. gibbiflora, Rupr.). Up- 

 right shrub, to 12 ft. with upright sts. : branchlets pilose, 

 rarely glabrous: Ivs. rhombic-ovate, to rhombic-lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, dark or bright green above and nearly 

 glabrous, pilose beneath, at least on the veins, 2-5 in. 

 long: peduncles J^-l in. long; bractlets distinct, ovate, 

 one-third to one-half as long as ovary; corolla %in. long, 

 yellowish white changing to yellow, upper lip divided 

 about one-half, tube strongly gibbous, short: fr. coral- 

 red. May, June; fr. in Aug., Sept. N.E. Asia to Cent. 

 Japan. Gt. 12:404. Particularly handsome in autumn 

 with its bright red fr. Var. Regeliana, Zabel (L. Regel- 

 iana, Kirchn.). Fls. smaller, more yellowish. 



32. Maackii, Maxim. Fig. 2203. Upright shrub, to 

 15 ft.: branchlets short-pubescent: Ivs. elliptic-ovate to 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, dark green above, paler 

 beneath, usually only pubescent on the veins on both 

 sides, 2-3 % in. long: peduncles shorter than petioles; 

 bractlets half as long or as long as ovary; calyx dis- 

 tinctly 5-toothed, nearly as long as ovary; corolla %in. 

 long, white, fading to yellowish, glabrous outside, fra- 

 grant, upper lip upright, divided to the middle or 

 below, tube short, not gibbous; stamens usually only 

 half as long as limb: fr. dark red. June; fr. in Sept.- 

 Nov. N.E. Asia to Cent. Japan. Gt. 33:1162. G.C. 

 III. 41:265. G. 29:411. G.W. 4, p. 235. Var. podo- 



carpa, Franch. Lower 

 and more spreading: 

 Ivs. broader, oval to 

 elliptic, short -acumi- 

 nate: ovaries raised 

 above the bracts on a 

 very short but usu- 

 ally distinct stalk: fls. 

 slightly smaller. Cent. 

 China. Var. erube- 

 scens,Rehd. A form of 

 the preceding variety, 

 with larger fls. flushed 

 pinkish. A very desir- 

 able species, the latest 

 of the bush honey- 

 suckles to bloom; the 

 type is showier in 

 bloom, while the var. 

 podocarpa is most 

 beautiful in fr. which 

 lasts, like the dark 

 2203. Lonicera Maackii. ( X H) green foliage, into Nov. 



LONICERA 



33. trichosantha, Bureau & Franch. (L. ovalis, Bata- 

 lin) . Spreading shrub with long and slender sometimes 

 partly procumbent branches: Ivs. ovate, obovate or 

 oval, obtuse or acutish, usually rounded at the base, 

 nearly glabrous, 1-2 in. long: peduncles shorter than 

 petioles; bractlets broad, connate into pairs, trun- 

 cate, about half as long as ovary; calyx rather large, 



2204. Lonicera japonica; commonly known 

 in this country as L. Halliana. ( X ,' 3) 



nearly truncate, scarious, cleft: corolla slightly longer 

 than }/in., changing from pale to bright yellow, tube 

 strongly gibbous: fr. bright red. June; fr. in Aug., Sept. 

 W. China. Verv handsome with its bright red fr. 



Section NINTOOA. 



34. Henryi, Hemsl. Climbing or prostrate, half- 

 evergreen: branchlets densely strigose: Ivs. ovate- 

 lanceolate to lanceolate, ciliate and usually pubescent 

 on the midrib beneath, 1^-3^ m - long: fls. in the axils 

 at the end of the branchlets, often crowded, short- 

 stalked; bracts subulate, short; bractlets roundish, one- 

 third as long as ovary; corolla %in. long, dull purplish 

 or yellowish red: fr. black. June Aug. : fr. Sept., Oct. 

 W. China. B.M. 8375. Var. subcoriacea, Rehd. 

 Lvs. subcoriaceous, ovate-oblong, 24 in. long, not 

 ciliate: corolla slightly longer, tube longer than limb. 

 W. China. 



35. jap6nica, Thunb. Fig. 2204. Climbing, to 15 ft. 

 high: branchlets usually pubescent when young: Ivs. 

 half-evergreen, roundish-ovate to oblong, pubescent be- 

 neath or almost glabrous, 1 J^-3 in. long: fls. short-pedi- 

 celled, white, changing to yellow, often purplish out- 

 side, very fragrant, glandular-pubescent outside, 1 %-2 

 in. long; bracts leafy, ovate or oval; bractlets broad, half 

 as long or as long as ovary: fr. black, separate. June- 

 Aug. China, Japan; naturalized in some places from 

 N. Y. to N. C. B.B. (ed. 2) 3:280. G.M. 45:613. 

 M.D.G. 1901:609. Var. aftreo-reticulata, Nichols. (L. 

 reticulata aiirea, Hort. L. brachypoda reticuldta, Hort.). 

 A form of var. flexuosa, with the smaller and shorter Ivs. 

 handsomely netted yellow. B.H. 21:59. G.Z. 9:48. 

 Var. flexuosa, Arb. Kew. (L. flexudsa, Thunb. L. 

 brachypoda, DC.). Less high climbing: Ivs. ovate or 

 oblong, obtusish, pubescent on both sides while young 

 or only on the veins beneath : peduncles usually as long 

 as petioles or shorter; corolla 1-1 }/i in. long, usually 

 purplish outside, with the upper limb divided into short 

 lobes; bractlets broad, as long as ovary. Var. chinensis, 

 Baker (L. chinensis, Wats.). Lvs. ovate, acute, ciliate 

 and pubescent only at the veins beneath, often with 

 purplish hue beneath: peduncles usually longer than 

 petioles; corolla 13^-2 in. long, purple outside, the upper 

 lip divided more than one-half; bractlets narrow, about 

 half as long as ovary. B.R. 712. B.M. 3316. L.B.C. 

 11:1037. Var. Halliana, Nichols. (L. flexudsa Halliana, 

 Dipp. Caprifolium Hallianum, Hort. L. Halliana, 

 Hort.) Of vigorous growth: Ivs. usually pubescent on 

 both sides when young, oblong-ovate, acute, to 2J^ in. 

 long: fls. short-peduncled, white, changing to yellow; 

 tube as long as limb; bractlets broad, half as long as 

 ovary. Tho type of the species seems to differ from 

 this variety only in having the fls. purplish outside. 

 A.G. 12:663. Gng. 3:293. 



