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LONICERA 



LONICEllA 



2199. Lonicera Standishii. 

 (X}s) 



— Distinct and hsmcisome with its rather hirgo white fls. 

 and Liter with its nxi hnu-toatc frs. 



U. chtetocfirpa, Kclul. {L. Iihimla viir. chatncdrpu, 

 Ikttahn). Shrub, to ft.: branclilcts liispid and (ilandu- 

 Lht: Ivs. ovatt>-<>Mi>nt; or cUiptitMivati', usually arutc, 

 sparingly (uibcsocnt above, more dousily beneath and 



retieulati', l':i-3 in. 

 long; bract.s pubescent 

 ovitside, about 1 in. 

 long: corolla white, 

 funnelforni, with rather 

 thick tube, saccate at 

 the ba.se, imbescent 

 and glandular outside, 



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J^""**rV- \ EftyT^ ovaries plandular and 



r'/i /? V -'W^ setose: fr. ovoid, brif^ht 



r i! «■■ . ^ r.oy ^^ red, setose. April, 



Mav; fr. in ,Iune, July. 

 \V. "China. 



12. in voIucrSta, 

 Banks {Dixlciiiii innolu- 

 cn'ila, C'ockerell). Fig. 

 219S. Shrub, to 3 ft., 

 with upright branches, 

 glaljrous or somewhat 

 puliescent ; Ivs. elliptic- 

 ovate to oblong-lanceo- 

 late, bright green, 

 slightly pubescent 

 beneath when young, 

 2-5 in. long: fls. erect, 

 long-peduneled ; corolla 

 yellowish or slightly 

 tinged red, viscid, 

 pubescent, with short erect lobes, about >2in. long; 

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

 inciose<i by the enlarged purple bractlets. May- 

 July. Ont. to Ala.ska, .south to Mex. B.R. 1179. 

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

 cens, Dipp.). Lvs. 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. sero- 

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

 flushed bright scarlet. June-.4ug. Colo. A very strik- 

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

 hihnilis, Koehne. Dwarfer and with smaller lvs. 



13. Ledeboilrii, Esch. (L. intcrmidia, Kellogg). 

 Similar to the preceding, but more vigorous: branches 

 sometimes sarmcnto.se, to 15 ft. long: lvs. of firmer 

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

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

 red outside, ?4in. long; stamens shorter than lobes. 

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

 1843:373. H.U. 5:6. B.M. 8.555.— Much handsomer 

 than the preceding, but more tender. 



14. Stindishii, Carr. (L. dnirnds, Hort. L. F&r- 

 lunei, Hort. L. fragranlh.simn of some). Fig. 2199. 

 Half-<;vergreen shrub, with spreading branches, to (J ft.: 

 branchlets with rcflexcd bristly hairs: lvs. coriaceous, 

 oblong-ovatt; Ut ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, ciliate, 

 brLstly hairy on both sides or glabrous above, 3-4 in. 

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

 sliglitly blushed, very fragrant, 14-1^2 in- 1""k; bracts 

 Unear-lancoolate, exceeding the ovaries: frs. partly con- 

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

 5709. G.C. III. 5:245. R.H. 187.3, p. 148. Var. lanci- 

 ffllia, Kehd. Lvs. narrow-lanceolate. W. China. 



15. fragrantissima, Lindl. (L. cnjrrifnlM/lin, Koch.Jj. 

 or CajirifdUum NiriyuarUH, Hort.). Similar to L. Stan- 

 duthii, but with long and slender recurving and almost 

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

 almost glabrous, but bristly on the midrib beneath and 

 ciliate, 1-214 '"• long: corolla glabrous outside. March- 

 May. G.C. IIL 5:245. R.H. 1873, p. 109. B.M. 8585. 



— Less hardy than L. Staiuiishii. Both have handsome 

 half-4'vergreen foliage and very early, sweet-scented, 

 though not very showy lis. 



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

 t) ft. : branchlets pubescent : lvs. roundish-ovate or ovate, 

 acute or obtiisisli, ciinlate or rounded at base, grayish 

 green, ciliat<', pubes<'('nt on both sides, ?4-l}'ij in. long! 

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

 corolla yellowish white, changing to yellow, finely 

 pubescent, '2in. long: fr. bright red. June; fr. in Sept. 

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

 lvs. ' 2~?4 ii'- long. 



17. oblongifolia, Hook. Shrub, to 5 ft.: lvs. almost 

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

 long: fls. slcnder-pedunclecl; bracts and bractlets minute 

 or indistinct; corolla hairy outside, yeflowLsh white, 

 sometimes tinged purplish: berries dark red, usually 

 wholly connate. Mav, ,hine; fr. in Julv. Que. to Mani- 

 toba, south to I'a. aiid Mich. B.B. (ed. 2) 3:281. Var. 

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

 and Ivs. glabrous. Pa. 



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

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

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

 pubescent beneath, 2-4 in. long: fls. long-peduncled, 

 with short usually yellowish green tube and browni.sh 

 reel limb: biTries 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. orientaiis, Lam. Shrub, to 10 ft, almost glabrous: 

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

 lanceolate, dark green above, pale or glaucescent be- 

 neath, 2-4 in. long: fls. short-i)ediincled, pale violet or 

 pinkish: fr. blai^k, wholly connate. May, June. W.Asia 

 to Kamschatka. The typical form has ovate to ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate lvs. pubescent beneath and is not 

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

 Lvs. oval to elliptic-oblong, glabrous and glaucescent 

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

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

 Lvs. smaller, oblong to lanceolate, gl.abrous: 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: lvs. cordate or rounded at the ba.se, ovate 

 to ovate-lanceolate, ciliate, sometimes slightly pubes- 

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

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



2200. Looicera tatarica. ( X H) 



divided, spreafling, 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. 18f)8::592. (U. 18:ti27. B.B. (ed. 2) 

 3:282.— Variable in size and sh.ade of fls. Vjir. alba, 

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

 grarulifldm, Dii)p.). Fls. larger, white. Var. sibirica, 

 Pers. (vu.r.riihnjldm, D(j. var. riihra, Sweet. L. imnma, 

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



