LONICERA 



LONICERA 



1909 



2469. V'jir. latifolia, Loml. (var. (jrandifldra rubra, 

 Pepin, vivr. splcndcitf:, Kcfit'l). L\s. lar^o, to 4 in. long: 

 fls. pink, the lobes bordered linht pink. H.H. 1844: 

 109. Gt. 18:627, fig. 1. Var. punicea, Lindl. (var. 

 spcciosa, Carr.; var. pidclicrrinid, Kegel). Similar to 

 the preceding form, but fls. deep jiink. K.H. ISliS: 

 392, fig. 1. Gt. 18:027, fig. 5. Var. angustifolia.Kirclm. 

 (L. anguttlala, Wender.). Lvs. narrow-lanceolate: fls. 

 bright pink. Var. Ifltea, Loud. (var. xanllincdrpa, Endl.). 

 Frs. yellow. \'ar. nana, Alphand. Low, dense shrub: 

 lvs. ovate-Iaiieeolate, narrowed at base: lis. small, pink- 

 ish. Var parvifolia, Jaeger (var. gracilis, Carr. L. par- 

 vifolia, Hayne, not Edgew.). Lvs. smaller, obtuse: fls. 

 inire white, small, with broad and short lobes: fr. 

 orange-red. Var. micrantha, Trautv. (var. puberida, 

 Regel & Trautv. L. micrdniha, Kegel). Branchlets, 

 peduncles, bracts and corolla puberulous: lvs. pubes- 

 cent beneath. Not in cult.: the plant cult, under this 

 'name is usually the preceding variety or L. xylostemdes. 

 Var. pallens, Rehd. Lvs. smaller and narrower, bluish 

 green: fls. small, finally almost white. 



21. amdena, Zabel (L. Korolkorii florihunda x L. 

 latdrica). Branchlets nearly glabrous: lvs. ovate, 

 rounded or subcordate at the base, glabrous, 1-2 in. 

 long: fls. very numerous, slender-stalked; bractlets 

 small, connate into pairs; corolla ^i'm. long, pink (var. 

 rosea, Zabel) or white (var. alba, Zabel), outer lobes of 

 the upper lip divided nearly to the base. May, June. 

 Of garden origin. Var. Amoldiana, Rehd. (L. Knrol- 

 koni X L. tatarico). Lvs. narrow-elliptic to oblong- 

 lanceolate, %-\\2 in. long, nearly glabrous, grayish 

 green: fls. white, flushed pink. Very floriferous and 

 exceedingly graceful. 



22. KorolkSvii, Stapf (L. florihunda var. Korolkovii, 

 Zabel). Fig. 2201. Shrub, to 12 ft.: branchlets short- 

 pubescent: lvs. ovate to narrow-elliptic, acute, rounded 

 or narrowed at the base, slightly pubescent above, more 

 densely beneath, bluish green, 3^2-1 in- long: fls. on slen- 

 der peduncles 3^-1 in. long; bractlets about one-third 

 as long as ovary, connate into pairs; corolla light pink, 

 rarely white, the 

 upper hp divided 

 about one-half or 

 slightl}' more; tube 

 slightly gibbous: fr. 

 bright red. May, 

 June; fr. in Aug. 

 Turkestan. G.F. 7: 

 35. M.D. 1910, p. 

 117a. Var.floribunda, 

 Nichols . (L. flori- 

 bunda, Zabel, not 

 Boiss. & Buhse). Ci^ 

 Lvs. broaflly ovate to t ;^ 

 ovate, slightly cor- "-►'<! 

 date or rounded at 

 the base (in the typi- 

 cal form generally 

 elliptic and narrowed 

 at the base). Gt. 42, 

 p. 103, figs. 4-6. M. 

 D. 1910, p. 117</. Var. 

 Zabelii, Rehd. (L. 

 Zdbelii, Rehd. L. 

 florihunda glabrescens, 

 Zabel). Lvs. glabrous, 

 in shape like those of the preceding variety. Gt. 42, p. 

 103, fig.s. 1-3. M.D. 1910, p. 117f. Var. aurora, Koehne. 

 Lvs. ovate to elliptic: corolla with slender tube, rosy 

 pink; braetlets about half as long as ovaries. 



23. bella, Zabel (L. Mdrrowii x L. latdrica). Upright 

 shrub with spreading branches: branchlets usually 

 shghtly pubescent : lvs. ovate to ovate-oblong, obtusish 

 or acute, usually truncate at the bii-so, slightly pubescent 

 beneath or nearly glabrous, 1-2 in. long: peduncles 



about J^ in. long; bractlets nearly orbicular to ovat,<;, 

 one-half to three-fourths ;is long as ovary; corolla about 

 J2in. long, white to ])ink, with si>reailing lobes, the outer 

 lobes of tl\e upper lip free to the base: fr. red. May, 

 June; fr. in July, Aug. Garden origin. 



24. nStha, Zabel (L. Ruprechlidna x L. latdrica). 

 Upright, strong-growing shrub: branchlets glabrous or 



2201. Lonicera Korolkovii. ( X 'A) 



2202. Lonicera Xylosteum. (XH). No. 30. 



nearly glabrous; lvs. ovate to ovate-lanceolate, rarely 

 elliptic, acuminate, rounded or truncate at base, slightly 

 pubescent or nearly glabrous beneath, 1 J^i-2 J^ in. long: 

 bractlets ovate, about one-third as long as ovary, rarely 

 longer, glabrous or glandular-ciliate : corolla ^^in. long, 

 white, yellowish or pinkish, upper lip upright, divided 

 to the middle or sometimes nearly to the ba-se, tube 

 gibbous, short: fr. red.' May, June; fr. in July, Aug. 

 Garden origin. 



25. muendeniensis, Rehd. (L. bella x L. Ruprechti- 

 ana). Upright shrub: branchlets pubescent: lvs. ovate 

 to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, rounded or narrowed at 

 the base, dark green above, pubescent beneath, 13^-3 

 in. long: bracts about as long as ovary ; bractlets broadly 

 ovate, one-third to one-half as long as ovary, ciliate: 

 corolla white or yellowish white or sometimes slightly 

 pinkish, upper lip upright, divided nearly to the base; 

 filaments pubescent below the middle: fr. red. May, 

 June; fr. in July, Aug. Garden origin. Gt. 42, p. 101 

 (figs. 4-6J. 



26. Ruprechtiana, Regel. Shrub, to 12 ft. : lvs. ovate- 

 lanceolate to lanceolate, acuminate, usually dark green 

 above, grayish pubescent beneath, 2-4 in. long: fls. on 

 rather long peduncles, pure white at first, glabrous out- 

 side; bractlets only glandular-ciliate, small, about one- 

 third of the ovary: fr. red or sometimes yellow. May, 

 June. Manchuria. Gt. 19:645. Var. xanthocfirpa, 

 Zabel (L. gibbiflbra, Dipp.) Fls. smaller, yellowish: fr. 

 yellow. Var. calvescens, Rehd. Lvs. almost glabrous 

 except hairy nerves on under side. — This species and 

 L. Morrowii are likely to hybridize with L. tatarica; 

 these hybrids are very common, and may be recognized 

 by the glabrescent foliage and the tinge of pink in the 

 fls. The true L. Ruprechtiana is much rarer in gar- 

 dens than its hybrids. 



27. muscaviensis, Rehd. (L. M6rrowii x L. Rur 

 ■prechlinna). Upright shrub with spreading branches: 

 branchlets pubescent : lvs. ovate to oblong-ovate, acumi- 

 nate, dark green and sparingly pubescent above, den.sely 

 beneath, 13;i-2 in. long: bractlets ovate, ciliate, half as 

 long as ovary: corolla white, upper lip upright, divided 

 to somewhat below the middle; filaments glabrous: fr. 

 bright red. Garden origin. Gt. 42, p. 101 (figs. 1-3). 



28. minutiflora, Zabel (L. micranlhoHes x L. Mdr- 

 rowii). Ui)right shrub with spreading branches: 

 branchlets puberulous: lvs. ovate-oblong to oblong, 

 obtuse, acutish or short-acuminate, sparingly pubes- 

 cent below, %-V/2 ill- long: bractlets ovatcj-oblong, 

 nearly as long as ovary: corolla with spreading limb, 

 upper lip divided below the middle, ' ^in. long, whitish; 



