LONTCERA 



LONICERA 



1913 



of L. americana and L. sempervirens. One of the most 

 free-flowering of all climbing honeysuckles. 



51. tragophylla, Hemsl. High-climbing: Ivs. short- 

 petioled, oblong, rarely oval, obtuse or acute, bright 

 green above, whitish beneath and pubescent at least 

 along the midrib, 2-5 in. long: fls. in short-peduncled 

 heads with usually only 1 or 2 whorls ; bracts about one- 

 third as long as ovary; corolla 3 in. long, yellow, gla- 

 brous, tube about 3 times as long as limb, sparingly 

 pubescent inside. June. W. China. B.M. 8064. S.T.S. 

 1:46. G.C. III. 36:150. J.H.S. 28, p. 63. G. 28:289; 

 35:345. R.B. 32:261. Has proved hardy as far north 

 as Mass. 



52. etrusca, Santi. Climbing: Ivs. broadly oval to 

 obovate, usually obtuse, the upper ones connate into an 

 oval obtuse disk, rarely distinct, 1-3 in. long, glabrous 

 or pubescent: fl. -heads dense, long-peduncled, often in 

 3's; corolla yellowish white, usually tinged red, fragrant, 

 1^2~2 in. long, with very slender tube. May-July. 

 Distributed through the whole Medit. region in many 

 different forms. Var. pubescens, Dipp. (L. gigantea, 

 Zabel. L. etrusca gigantea, Zabel). 



Lvs. soft-pubescent on both sides, 

 large. Var. superba, Wright (L. 

 gigantea, Carr.). Lvs. large, 

 about 2}/2 in. long, glabrous: fls. 

 creamy yellow at first, finally 

 almost orange. B M.7977. Prob- 

 ably not different from var. 

 glabra, Lowe. 



53. Periclymenum, Linn. (Ca- 

 prifdlium Periclymenum, Roem. 

 &Schult.). WOODBINE. Fig. 2210. Climbing 

 several feet high: Ivs. all distinct, ovate to 

 oblong-ovate, acute, 1 J^-3 in. long, dark green 

 above, pale or glaucous beneath and some- 

 times sparingly pubescent : fls. in a peduncled 

 dense head, very fragrant, yellowish white, usually 

 carmine or purple outside and glandular pubescent, 

 13^-2 in. long. June-Sept. Eu., N. Afr., W. Asia. 

 H.W. 3, p. 129. G.M. 45:615; 56:974. Var. afcrea, 

 Lind. & Andre. Lvs. yellow or yellowish, particularly 

 while young. I.H. 18:59. Var. quercina, Weston 

 (var. quercifolia, Ait.). Lvs. sinuately lobed and often 

 with a narrow whitish margin. Var. belgica, Ait. 

 Glabrous: Ivs. thickish, whitish beneath: fls. pale purple 

 outside. Var. serotina, Ait. (L. semperflarens, Hort.). 

 Similar to the preceding: fls. dark purple outside, fading 

 to pale purple, blooming late and profusely. Gn. 

 45:307. 



L. affinis, Hook. & Arn. Allied to L. japonica. Lvs. ovate, 

 pubescent or glabrous beneath, 2-3 Yi in. : fls. white at first, turn- 

 ing to deep yellow; bracts subulate; very free-flowering. China, 

 Japan. L. alseuosm/ndes, Graebn. Allied to L. Henryi. Branchlets 

 glabrous: Ivs. lanceolate or narrow-lanceolate, narrowed at base: fls. 

 slightly over J^in. long, orange-red. W. China. L. Altmannii, Regel 

 & Schmalh. (L. tenuiflora, Regel &Winkl.). Allied to L. hispida. 

 Shrub, to 6 ft.: branchleta pilose: Ivs. broadly ovate to ovate- 

 elliptic, pubescent below, %-2 in. long: bracts ovate-lanceolate; 

 corolla 2-lipped, whitish, J-^-Min. long: fr. ovoid, scarlet. Turkes- 

 tan. Var. pilosiuscula, Rehd. Lvs. only sparingly pilose on both 

 Bides. Hardy and handsome in fr. L. angustifolia, Wall. Allied to 

 L. thibetica. Erect shrub, to 10 ft. : Ivs. lanceolate, pubescent below 

 when young, 1-2 in. long: fls. long-peduncled, white, fragrant, with 

 regular 5-lobed limb. Himalayas. F.S. 4, pp. 407, 408 b. Tender. 

 L arborea, Boiss. Allied to L. Maackii. Erect shrub or small tree, 

 to 30 ft. : Ivs. roundish ovate, pubescent, %-l Yi in. long. : fls. short- 

 peduncled, 2-lipped, pinkish, small: fr. whitish. Spain. Var. 

 persica, Rehd. (L. nummularia, Fisch. & Mey. L. nummularii- 

 folia, Jaub & Spach). Lvs. smaller, less pubescent: corolla-tube 

 not gibbous. W. Asia to Afghanistan. L. ariz6nica, Rehd. Allied 

 to L. ciliosa: Ivs. slender-petioled, \-\Y\ in. long: limb of corolla 

 nearly equal; tube slender; style glabrous. Ariz. S.T.S. 1:23. 

 L. bi flora, Desf. (L. canescens, Schousb.). Allied to L. japonica. 

 Climbing, grayish tomentose: Ivs. ovate, small: fls. in pairs, white, 

 2-lipped, with slender, long tube, fragrant; bracts subulate. Spain, 

 N. Afr. L. cxrulescens, Dipp.=L. xylosteoides. L. canescens, 

 Schousb.=L. biflora. L. Chamlfsoi, Bunge. Allied to L. orientalis: 

 Ivs. very short-stalked, oval or ovate, glabrous, 1-2 in. long: 

 peduncles Y*-Yi in. long: fr. red. N. E. Asia. L. confusa, DC. 

 Closely allied to L. hiflora, but fls. and Ivs. somewhat larger and 

 ovary glabrous. Japan, China. B.R. 70 (as L. japonica). Gn. 45, 

 p. 307. Has been often confounded with L. japonica, but is easily 



distinguished by the small subulate bracts. L. conjugialis, Kel- 

 logg. Allied to L. orientalis. Erect shrub: Ivs. oval or ovate, pubes- 

 cent: fls. slender-peduncled, small, 2-lipped, dark purple: fr. red. 

 Wash, to Calif. L. dedpiens, Hook. f. and Thorns.=L. lanceolata. 

 L. deflexicalyx, Batalin. Allied to L. trichosantha. Upright 

 shrub, to 15 ft. : Ivs. lanceolate, acuminate, pubescent on both sides, 

 1 J^-3 in. long: fls. slightly over J^in. long: fr. orange-red. W. China. 

 B.M. 8536. L. Delavayi, Franch.=L. similis var. Delavayi. L. 

 depressa, Rpyle=L. Myrtillus var. depressa. L. discolor, Lindl. 

 (L. orientalis var. discolor, Clarke). Allied to L. orientalis. Lvs. 

 ovate to ovate-oblong, glaucous and glabrous beneath: peduncles 

 Y<Z-\ in. long: fls. yellowish white, slightly pinkish. Himalayas. 

 B.R. 33:44. L. diversifdlia, Wall.=L. quinquelocularis. L. 

 Ferdinandii, Franch. Allied to L. iberica. Lvs. ovate to ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, sparingly hairy, 1-2 Y*. in. long, often with 

 stipules: fls. short-peduncled, %in. long, yellow, appressed setose 

 outside. N. W. and Cent. China. Var. leycesterioides, Zabel (var. 

 Beissneriana, Zabel). Less hairy: Ivs. larger, to 7 in. long: corolla 

 less setose. Only the variety is in cult. L. floribunda, Boiss. & 

 Buhse. Allied to Korolkovii. Lvs. broadly ovate to elliptic, obtuse: 

 peduncles YrY^-, decreasing in length toward the end of the 

 branchlets; bractlets nearly as long as ovaries. Persia. Not in cult.; 

 the plant cult, under this name is L. Korolkovii. L. Girdldii, 

 Rehd. Allied to L. Henryi. Climbing: branchlets with fulvous 

 spreading hairs: Ivs. oblong- lanceolate, hairy on both sides, 1 H~2M 

 in. long: fls. crowded at the end of the branchlets, %in. long, densely 

 covered with spreading yellowish hairs. W. China. B.M. 8236. 

 R.H. 1907, p. 299. L. Griffithii, Hook. f. & Thorns. Allied to L. 

 Periclymenum. Lvs. broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, the pair below 

 the infl. nearly suborbicular: whorls of fls. 2-3, each subtended by a 

 cupula. Afghanistan. S.T.S. 1:24. L. gynochlamydea, Hemsl. 

 Allied to L. pileata. Upright shrub: Ivs. deciduous, lanceolate, 

 acuminate, nearly glabrous, 2-4 in. long: fls. short-peduncled, 

 2-lipped, Yy-Yivb- long, whitish, flushed pink: fr. red. W. China. 

 L. heterophtfUa, Decne. Allied to L. alpigena. Lvs. elliptic to oblong, 

 lanceolate, sometimes irregularly lobed, acuminate, glabrous, 

 1M-3V6 in. long: corolla yellowish white, flushed red: fr. distinct. 

 Afghanistan, Turkestan. Var. Kareltnii, Rehd. (L. Karelini, 

 Bunge). Lvs. not lobed, glandular along the midrib: corolla usually 



glandular outside. Cent. 

 Asia. Only the variety is 

 sometimes cult. ; hardy. L. 

 Karelini, Bunge=L. h'etero- 

 phylla var. Karelinii. L. 

 Koehneana, Rehd. Allied to 

 L. chrysantha. Lvs. ovate, 

 rhombic-ovate to obovate, 

 acuminate, soft - pubescent 

 beneath, 1-4 in. long: pe- 

 duncles J^-l in. long; bract- 

 lets connate into pairs, half 

 as long as the pubescent 

 ovary: fr. dark red. W. 

 China. S.T.S. 1:21. L. 

 lanceolata, Wall. (L. decipi- 

 ens, Hook. f. & Thorns.). 



2210. Lonicera 

 Periclymenum. (X 



Allied to L. orientalis. Lvs. 

 ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, grayish green and pu- 

 bescent beneath, particularly 

 on the veins, 2-4 in. long: 

 peduncle J^in. long; bractlets 

 at least half as long as ovaries: 

 fr. black, connate only at the 

 base. Himalayas L. leycester- 

 ioides, Graebn.=L. Ferdinandii 

 var. leycesterioides. L. Maxi- 

 mdwiczii. Maxim. Allied to L. 

 orientalis. Shrub, to 6 ft.: Ivs. 

 oblong-elliptic: fls. peduncled, 

 purplish violet, 2-lipped, rather 

 small: frs. connate, red. N. E. 

 Asia. Gt. 17:5fl7. L. micrdntha, Dipp.=L. xylosteoides. L. 

 micranthcides, Zabel (L. nigraxL. tatarica). Similar to the latter: 

 fls. small, reddish white; bractlets half as long or as long as 

 ovary; stamens pubescent: fr. red. Garden origin. L. micro- 

 phylla, Willd. Allied to L. tangutica. Erect shrub, to 4 ft.: Ivs. 

 oval, about Hin. long: fls. slender-peduncled, 2-lipped, yellowish 

 white, small: berries connate, orange-red Altai to Himalayas. 

 L. mucronata, Rehd. Allied to L. fragrantissima. Lvs. broadly oval 

 to obovate, mucronate, H~l in. long: fls. short-stalked, white, 

 fragrant: frs. connate, red. W.China. S.T.S. 2:122. L. mupinen- 

 sis, Rehd. Allied to L. alpigena. Bud-scales upright, lanceolate, 

 persistent: Ivs. oblong, acuminate, sparingly pilose beneath: fls. 

 dark purple: frs. distinct, red. W China. L. myrtittoides, Purpus. 

 Allied to L. syringantha. Lvs. elliptic to oblong-ovate, acute, 

 Yv-lYs in. long: peduncles }/in. long; fls. pinkish white, J^in. long, 

 fragrant: frs. connate, red. Origin unknown. L. Myrtillus, Hook. & 

 Thorns. (L. parvifolia var. Myrtillus, Clarke). Allied to L. syring- 

 antha. Lvs. oval, obovate or oblong, }^-l in. long: fls. short- 

 stalked; bracts narrow-oblong; corolla tubular-campanulate, ^in. 

 long, yellowish white: fr. red, connate. Himalayas. S.T.S. 1:44. 

 Var. depressa, Rehd. (L. depressa, Royle. L. parvifolia, Hook. f. 

 & Thorns.). Fls. slender-stalked; bracts broader, usually oval. 

 L. nepalensis, Kirchn.=L. xylosteoides. L. nervdsa, Maxim. 

 Allied to L. orientalis. Shrub, to 10 ft., with slender dark purple 

 branchlets: Ivs. ovate, with purple veins, 1-2 in. long: fls. small, 

 pink, long-peduncled, 2-lipped: fr. black, connate only at base. 

 China. Hardy, graceful shrub. L. nigra. Linn. Allied to the pre- 

 ceding species. Shrub, to 5 ft.: Ivs. elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate,! 



