650 LONICERA. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



LONICERA. 



growth, deep green shining leaves, which 

 have a marked tendency to vary from the 

 normal ovate form to a pinnatifid or Oak- 

 leaved form, and this tendency is most 

 marked in the varieties named hetero- 

 phylla and diversifolia, though at all 

 seasons it is evident in the true plant. 



Syns : Brachypoda, chinensis, aureo- 

 reticulata, and many others. 



L. Periclymenum (Honeysuckle: Wood- 

 bine}.^ native of the middle of Europe 

 and northwards, and is a true native in 

 England, where it is generally seen in 

 hedgerows and thickets. Numerous varie- 



Lonicera periclymenum (Honeysuckle). 



The flowers of L. japonica are in pairs on 

 the tips of the young shoots, tubular, 

 slender, white tinged with red, and frag- 

 rant, from midsummer till the beginning 

 of autumn. Being hardy, there is no need 

 to protect by a wall, but it is generally 

 seen, especially the variegated form 

 aureo-reticulata, as a wall-covering. 



ties of this species have sprung up either 

 wild or under cultivation. Some differ in 

 regard to colour of flowers, others in time 

 of flowering, and these are the most im- 

 portant. The wild form flowers about 

 midsummer, according to the season, but 

 the variety serotina continues to flower 

 till autumn, and is known as the Late 



