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LONICERA 



LONICERA 



stamens about hsUf its long !»s limb: fr. rcil. May, .lutip; 

 fr. ill Julv, AuR. c;:ini(-n origin. \.V. 2S:t)t2. — On 

 account of tlio n:uTi>\v ami latlu-r small foliaso, the fi-s. 

 show to bettor :ulv!U)tagu than in many allioil honey- 

 suckles. 



2;). M6rrowii, Gray. Shrul), to t> ft., witli wide- 

 spreailing bninohes: Ivs. oval or oblonfi-ovate, obtusish 

 or acute, il:u-k j;n>en above, grayish tomenlose beneath, 

 1-2 m. long; lis. |H'iluneleii, pure white at lir.st, pubes- 

 cent outside, up|H'r lip ilivided nearly to the ba-se, with 

 spn-ailing IoIh\s; braetlets pubescent, about a-s lonp as 

 ovarv: fr. blooil-rc<l. Mav, ,June. .Japan. .\.F. 11 : 12(>7. 

 Gog. 5:329. .I.H.S. 35, p. :u;2. S.I.F. 2:7:J.— Very dis- 

 tinct in itsjiabit; handsome in fl. and in fr. It hybrid- 

 iics e:vsily with L. Uilivica and the hybrids are more 

 common m ganlens tlian the true species. 



30. Xyl6steum, Linn. Fig. 2202. .Shrub, to 10 ft.: 

 Ivs. broadly oval to obo\ate, acute, dull green, sparingly 



Cubesocnt above or glabrous, more densely pubescent 

 eneath, raR-ly nearly glabrous, 1-2' 2 in. long: lis. 

 pc<lunclcd, yellowish white, often slightly tinged red, 

 hairy outside; bractlets pubescent, suborbieular, about 

 half as high :is ovarj-: berries dark red. May, ,Iune; fr. 

 in Aug., Sept. Eu., W. and N. Asia, sometimes cscajjcd 

 from cult. B.B. (ed. 2) 3:2S2. H.W. 3, p. 127.— Not .so 

 ornamental as most allied species. 



31. chrysantha, Turcz. (L. gibbifldra, Hupr.). Up- 

 right shrub, to 12 ft. with upright sts.: biaiuhlets pilo.se, 

 rarely glabrous: Ivs. rhombic-ovate, to rlidinbic-lancco- 

 lato, acuminate, dark or bright green above and nearly 

 glabrous, pilose beneath, at le:ist on the veins, 2-5 in. 

 long: (K-duncles ',2-1 i"- '<>"«; bractlets distinct, ovate, 

 one-third to one-half :ls long ;us ovary; corolla ;*4in. long, 

 yellowish white changing to yellow, upper lij) divided 

 about one-half, tube strongly gibbous, short: fr. coral- 

 red. May, June; fr. in Aug., Sept. N.E. Asia to Cent. 

 Japan. Gt. 12:404. — Particularly handsome in autumn 

 with its bright red fr. Var. Regeliana, Zabel (L. Bcj/d- 

 iAna, Kirchn.). FIs. .smaller, more yellowish. 



32. Maackii, Maxim. Fig. 2203. Upright shrub, to 

 15 ft.: branchlets short-pubescent: Ivs. elliptic-ovate to 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, dark green above, paler 

 beneath, usually only pubescent on the veins on both 

 sides, 2-3}^ in. long: peduncles shorter than petioles; 

 bractlets half as long or jls long as ovaiy; caly.\ dis- 

 tinctly .5-toothed, nearly :ts long a.s ovary; corolla J^in 

 long, white, fading to yellowish, glabrous outsirle, fra- 

 pant, upper lip upright, divided to the middle or 

 Below, tube short, not gibbous; stamens usually only 

 half as long as limb: fr. dark red. June; fr. in .Sejjt.- 

 Nov. \.E. A.sia to Cent. Japan. Gt. .33: 11(12. G.C. 

 111.41:265. G. 29:411. G.W. 4, p. 2,35. Var. podo- 



carpa, Franch. Lower 

 and more spreading: 

 Ivs. broader, oval to 

 elliptic, .short -acumi- 

 nate: ovaries raised 

 above the bracts on a 

 very short but usu- 

 ally distinct stalk: fis. 

 slightly smaller, ('ent. 

 China. Var. erube- 

 scens, Ki-hd. A form of 

 th(! precluding variety, 

 with larger fts. flushed 

 pinkish. — A very desir- 

 able species, the late.st 

 of the bush honey- 

 suckles to bloom; the 

 type is showier in 

 blof)m, while the var. 

 p (I ocar j/ a is most 

 beautiful in fr. which 

 lasts, like the dark 

 green foliage, into Nov. 



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33. trichosfintha, Bureau it l''ranch. {L. nmlia, liatar 

 hn). Spreading shrub with long and slender sometimes 

 partly prorumbeni bianclies: Ivs, ovate, obovatc or 

 oval, obtuse or acutish, usually rounded at the base, 

 nearly glabrous, 1-2 in. long: peduncles shorter than 

 petioles; bractlets broad, coimate into pairs, trun- 

 cate, about half as long as ovaiy; calyx rather large, 



i^az 



2203. Lonicera Maacltii. ( X K) 



2204. Lonicera japonica; commonly known 

 in this country as L. Halliana. ( X '5) 



nearly truncate, sivirioiis, cleft: corolla slightly longer 

 than ' 2'n-i changing from i)ale to bright yellow, tube 

 strongly gibbous: fr. bright red. June; fr. in Aug., Sept. 

 W. China. — Verv handsome with its bright red fr. 



Section Nintooa. 



34. Henryi, Hemsl. Climbing or prostrate, half- 

 evergreen: branchlets densely strigose: Ivs. ovate- 

 lanceolate to lanceolate, ciliate and usually pubescent 

 on the midrib beneath, 13-^-3)^ in. long: fis. in the axils 

 at the end of the branchlets, often crowded, short- 

 stalked; bracts subulate, short; bractlets roundish, one- 

 third as long as ovary; corolla Min- lonUt fhill purplish 

 or yellowish red: fr. black. June-Aug.: fr. Sept., Oct. 

 W. China. B.M. 8375. Var. subcoriacea, Rehd. 

 Lvs. subcoriaceous, ovate-oblong, 2-4 in. long, not 

 ciliate: corolla slightly longer, tube longer than limb. 

 W. Cliina. 



35. jap6mca, Thunb. Fig. 2204. Climbing, to 15 ft. 

 high: branchlets usually pubescent when young: lvs. 

 half-evergreen, roimdish-ovate to oblong, pubescent be- 

 neath or almost glabrous, 1 J^-3 in. long: fis. short-pedi- 

 celled, white, changing to yellow, often purplish out- 

 side, very fragrant, glandular-pubescent outside, l}-^-2 

 in. long; bracts leafy, ovate or oval; bractlets broad, half 

 as long or as long as ovary: fr. black, separate. June- 

 Aug. China, Japan; naturalized in some places from 

 N. Y. to N. C. B.B. (ed. 2) 3:280. G.M. 45:013. 

 M.D.G. 1901:609. Var. aareo-reticulata, Nichols. (L. 

 rcliculala aurea, Hort. L. brach ijpnda niicnlala, Hort.). 

 A form of var. Jlexunsa, with the smaller and shorter lvs. 

 hand.somely netted yellow. B.H. 21:.59. G.Z. 9:48. 

 Var. flexuosa, Arb. Kew. {L. Jlexudsa, Thunb. L. 

 briichf/poda, DC). Less high climbing: lvs. ovate or 

 oblong, obtusish, pubescent on both sides while young 

 or only on the veins beneath: peduncles usually as long 

 as petioles or .shorter; corolla 1-1 J 2 in. long, usually 

 purpli.sh outside, with the upjjcr limb divided into short 

 lobes; bractlets broad, as long as ovary. Var. chinensis, 

 Baker (/>. chi7u'nsis, Wats,). Lvs. ovate, acute, ciliate 

 and pube.six'nt only at the veins beneath, often with 

 purplish hue beneath: peduncles usually longer than 

 j)etiol(!s; corolla 1 J^^-2 in. long, pur[)le outside, the upper 

 lip divided more than one-half; bractlets narrow, about 

 half as long as ovary. B.R. 712. B.M. 3316. L.B.C. 

 11:1037. Var. Halliana, Nichols. {L. flcxudsa Hallidna, 

 Dipp. Ca/rrifUiurn Hallidnmn, Hort. L. HalUhna, 

 Hort.) Of vigorous growth: lvs. usually pubescent on 

 both .sifles when young, oblong-ovate, acute, to 2J^ in. 

 long: lis. short-pcduncled, white, changing to yellow; 

 tube as long as limb; bractlets broatl, half as long as 

 ovary. The type of the; species seems to differ from 

 this variety only in having the fis. purplish outside. 

 A.G. 12:063. Gng. 3:293. 



