1914 



LONICERA 



LOPHANTHUS 



lYi in. long: fls. slender-pedunnled, pink, small: fr. black. Moun- 

 tains of Cent. Eu. H.W. 3, p. 128. L. nummularia, Fisch. & Mey., 

 and L. nummulariifdlia, Jaub. & Spach=L. arborea var. persica. L. 

 obovata, Royle. Allied to L. tangutica. Lvs. very small, obovate: 

 fls. small, yellowish white, gibbous, short-stalked: frs. connate, 

 bluish black. Himalayas. L. 6lgx, Regel & Schmalh. Allied to L. 

 hispida. Lvs. ovate to lanceolate, acute, K~2}^ in. long: fls. short- 

 stalked, upright, 2-lipped, over jiin. long: fr. bright red, distinct. 

 Turkestan. L. parvifdlia. Hook. f. & Thoms.=L. Myrtillus var. 

 depressa. L. persica, Jaub. & Spach= L. arborea var. persica. L. 

 propinqiuj, Zabel (L. alpigena XL. Ledebourii). An interesting 

 hybrid, in one form more like the first, in the other more like the 

 second parent. Of garden origin. L. prostrata, Rehd. Allied to L. 

 trichosantha. Prostrate shrub: Ivs. oval or ovate, acute, %~1 in. 

 long' fls. small: fr. bright red. W. China. L. purpurdscens, Walp. 

 Allied to L. tangutica. Branchlets pubescent: Ivs. oval to oblong, 

 pubescent, *-$-\*A in. long: fls. tubular-funnelform, dull purple, 

 hairy, over J^in. long, gibbous: fr. bluish black. Himalayas, Af- 

 ghanistan. L. pyrenaica, Linn. Allied to L. canadensis. Gla- 

 brous: Ivs. cuneate-oblong: fls. slender-peduncled, tubular-cam- 

 panulate, regularly 5-lobed, white, %in. long: frs. red, distinct. 

 Pyrenees Mts. B.M. 7774. L. quinquelocularis, Hardw. (L. 

 diversifolia, Wall. ). Allied to L. Maackii. Lvs. ovate or elliptic to 

 oblong-ovate, narrowed or rounded at base, pubescent, 1K~2% 

 in. long: fls. short-stalked; corolla %in. long, with slender tube, pale 

 yellow: fr. white. Himalayas, Afghanistan. H.I. 9:807. Var. 

 translucens, Zabel (L. translucens, Carr. L. diversifolia, Dipp.). 

 Lvs. rounded or subcordate at base: tube gibbous, much shorter 

 than limb. B.R. 30:33. L. ramostssima, Franch. & Sav. Allied 

 to L. tangutica. Lvs. oval to ovate, pubescent, J-l in.: fls. long- 

 peduncled, yellowish; bractlets connate, as long as ovaries: fr. 

 scarlet. Japan. Very handsome in fr. L. retusa, Franch. Allied 

 to L. orientalis. About 6 ft. high: Ivs. obovate or broadly ovate, 

 bluish white beneath: fls. in pairs, white, becoming yellowish: fr. 

 shining black. W. China. 8. T. S. 2:123. L. ruplcola. Hook. f. & 

 Thorns. Allied to L. thibetica. Lvs. ovate to oblong, obtuse or 

 acutish, dull bluish green above, glabrous or pubescent beneath, 

 Yf-\ in. long: fls. pubescent outside, pale purple. Himalayas. L. 

 saccate, Rehd. Allied to L. tangutica. Lvs. elliptic-oblong to ob- 

 long, obtusish, pubescent beneath, J^-2 in. long: fls. long-pedun- 

 cled; bracts narrow-oblong, leafy; tube gibbous at base. Cent, and 

 W.China. S.T.S. 1:20. L. segreziensis. Lav. Similar to L. Xylos- 

 teum: Ivs. more pubescent, dark bluish green: fls. short-peduncled, 

 yellowish: fr. dark red. Of garden origin. Supposed to be a hybrid 

 of L. quinquelocularis and L. Xylosteum. L. stmilis, HemsL 

 Allied to L. japonica. Plant pilose: Ivs. ovate-oblong to lanceo- 

 late, ciliate, white-tomentose below, l%-3J^in. long: fls. slender- 

 peduncled, 2 in. long, white; bracts subulate. Cent, and W. China. 

 Var. Dela.iid.yi, Rehd. (L. Delavayi, Franch.). Glabrous, but Ivs. 

 tomentose beneath and sometimes slightly ciliate. Only this vari- 

 ety is in cult. L. splendida, Bpiss. Allied to L. implexa and L. 

 etrusca: glabrous, glaucous: fls. in a many-fld., sessile head, yellow- 

 ish white, tinged purple. Spain. F.S. 11:1130. Gt. 39, p. 65. L. 

 strophiophora, Franch. Allied to L. hispida. Winter-buds with 

 several scales: Ivs. short-stalked, ovate, sparingly hirsute, 2-3 J^ 

 in. long: fls. funnelform, white, nearly %in. long, with the Ivs.: 

 fr. red, distinct. Japan. L. subsequalis, Rehd. Allied to L. cili- 

 osa. Lvs. elliptic to obovate-oblong, glabrous, 2-5 in. long: fls. 

 funnelform with nearly regular limb; usually only 1 sessile whorl. 

 W. China. L. tenuifldra, Regel & Winkl.=L. Altmannii. L. to- 

 mentella, Hook. f. & Thorns. Allied to L. thibetica. Erect shrub, to 

 12 ft.: Ivs. small, ovate to oblong, pubescent: fls. short-peduncled, 

 nodding, small, regular, white: fr. connate, black. Himalayas. 

 B.M. 6486. Tender. L. translucens, Hort.=L. quinquelocularis. 

 L. Tschondskii, Maxim. Allied to L. orientalis. Lvs. elliptic- 

 oblong, acute at both ends, quite glabrous 2-4 in. long: fls. long- 

 stalked, pinkish; bractlets connate, about half as long as ovaries: 

 fr. nearly distinct, red. Japan. L. utahensis, Wats. Closely related 

 to L. canadensis. Lvs. broadly ovate to oblong, obtuse, not ciliate: 

 corolla smaller, less gibbous. Brit. Col. to Ore., Utah, Wyo. L. 

 Vidalii, Franch. & Sav. Allied to L. alpigena. Lvs. ovate or ellip- 

 tic, abruptly acuminate, pubescent, 1 J^-3 in. long: fls. lilac, on 

 glandular peduncles about J^in. long; bractlets connate, one-half 

 or three-fourths as high as ovaries: fr. red, partly connate. L. 

 Vilmdrinii, Rehd. A garden hybrid between L. deflexicalyx and L. 

 quinquelocularis L. Webbiana, Wall. Allied to L. alpigena. Lvs. 

 larger, acuminate, pubescent: fls. paler; ovaries separate. Hima- 

 layas. S.T.S. 1 : 69. L. xylosteoides, Tausch. (L. tatarica X L. xylos- 

 teum. L. micrantha, Dipp., not Regel. L. cserulescens, Dipp. L. 

 nepalensis, Kirchn.). Lvs. usually rhombic-ovate, broadly cuneate 

 at base, bluish green, slightly pubescent: corolla small, pinkish: fr. 



ALFRED REHDER. 



LOOSESTRIFE: Lysimachia and Lythrum. 



LOPEZIA (after the Spaniard Lopez, who wrote on 

 the natural history of the New World). Onagrdcese. 

 Greenhouse plants grown for the attractive flowers; 

 may be planted in the open far South. 



Erect, branching, glabrous or pubescent: Ivs. alter- 

 nate or the lower opposite, dentate: fls. usually small, 

 in leafy racemes or subcorymbose at the ends of 

 branches, slender-pedicelled; calyx-limb 4-parted, un- 

 equal, deciduous, linear-lobed; petals 4, short- or long- 

 clawed, unequal, the posterior ones narrower, the claws 

 glandular at the apex; stamens 2, attached to the pistil, 

 one anther-bearing, the other petal-like; ovary 4-celled: 



caps, globose, leathery; seeds obovoid, with a leathery 

 granulated coat. Species a score or more, in Mex. and 

 Cent. Amer. Little grown, but valuable for the gay 

 forms and colors. 



albifldra, Schlecht. Fig. 2211. Suffruticose peren- 

 nial, diffuse, 2 ft. high: young branches somewhat 

 villous: Ivs. cuneate at the base, ovate-lanceolate to 

 ovate, irregularly serrate or remotely dentate, largest 

 \Yi in. long: pedicels horizontally spreading, slender; 

 petals white, often tinged slightly pinkish at base, larger 

 ones obliquely spatulate, obtuse and mostly notched, 

 smaller ones linear, obtuse, equaling or exceeding the 

 sepals. Mex. 



lineata, Zucc. Shrubby, the st. and petiole usually 

 hairy, 3 ft.: Ivs. ovate, acute, crenate-serrate: fls. red, 



described as "insect- 

 like," in terminal short 

 racemes or clusters; 

 posterior petals bear- 

 ing a single gland. 

 Mex. B.R. 26:40. G. 

 C. III. 43:294. 



miniata, DC. Slen- 

 der shrubby perennial, 

 with terete sts. which 

 are glabrous or with 

 lines of hairs: Ivs. 

 small, ovate - oblong, 

 serrate: fls. many, 

 small, the petals red 

 in lower part, and 

 rose-color with violet 

 margins in upper part; 

 posterior petals with 2 

 glands; sepals spread- 

 ing. Mex., Guatemala. 



Probably confused 



2211. Lopezia albiflora. ( X Jfl 



macrophylla, Benth. 



Semi-shrubby perennial, with green and succulent 

 branches: Ivs. long-stalked, ovate-acuminate, serrate: 

 fls. solitary on axillary peduncles, large, bright red. 

 Mex., Guatemala. B.M. 4724. H.F. 1:48. 



coronata, Andr. Annual: Ivs. scattered or in whorls, 

 glossy, glabrous: 2 upper petals linear, bright lilac; 

 2 side ones larger; lamina roundish obovate, light lilac, 

 with dark red mark at base. Mex. R.H. 1905, pp. 216, 

 217. Cult, in S. Calif. L. H. B. 



LOPHANTHUS (Greek, crested flower; application 

 not apparent). Labidtse. As defined by Briquet in 

 Engler and Prantl's "Natlirlichen Pflanzenfamilien," 

 this genus comprises 2 Asian species. They are erect 

 herbs with dentate Ivs. and axillary clusters of blue 

 or bluish fls. L. chinensis, Benth. (Hyssopus Lophdn- 

 thus, Linn.), from N. China and Siberia is sometimes 

 planted, although apparently not in the trade. It is a 

 nepeta-like plant, 1-1 */ ft. high, with aromatic foliage, 

 ovate Ivs., and blue fls. in 3-5-fld. cyme-clusters: 

 blooms midsummer to autumn, and useful in the alpine 

 garden. 



The few N. American species formerly held under 

 this name are now included under Agastache. Two of 

 them have been offered by dealers in native plants, but 

 they are scarcely horticultural subjects, although useful 

 for the wild garden. These are: Agastache Foeniculum, 

 Kuntze (L. anisdtus, Benth.). GIANT HYSSOP. Height 

 2-5 ft.: Ivs. ovate, anise-scented when crushed, white 

 beneath: fls. blue; calyx-teeth tinged purple or violet. 

 July, Aug. Prairies, Wis., to Rockies. A. scrophulariae- 

 folia, Kuntze (L. scrophularisefblius, Benth.). Height 

 4-6 ft.: Ivs. not anise-scented, not white beneath: fls. 

 dull purplish; calyx-teeth whitish. Borders of thickets, 

 N. Y. to Wis. and N. C. L. H. B. 



