LONICERA 



LONICERA 



1911 



36. longifldra, DC. Climbing shrub, glabrous, ever- 

 green: Ivs. oblong-lancoolate, .shining above, pale be- 

 neath, 2-2 '2 in. long: fls. in short-pcduncled pairs, 

 sometimes crowded toward the end of branches; corolla 

 white, changing to yellow, fragrant, 3-4 in. long, with 



2205. Lonicera sempervirens. (Xi^ 



vei^' slender tube; bracts small, subulate: fr. white. S. 

 China. B.R. 1232 (as Caprifolium hngiflorum). — Ten- 

 der. Intro. 1900, by Franceschi. 



37. Hildebrandiana, Coll. & Hemsl. Climbing shrub, 

 glabrous, evergreen : Ivs. broadly ovate or elliptic-ovate, 

 abruptly pointed, 4—6 in. long: fls. on stout peduncles; 

 corolla 5-7 in. long, glabrous outside, yellow at first, 

 changing to orange-red, with long and slender tube. 

 Summer. Upper Burma. G.C. III. 24:219. B.M. 7677. 

 — This has the largest fls. of any species, but is not 

 hardy N. 



Subgenus PERCLYMENUM (Caprifolium). 



38. setnpervirens, Linn. (Caprifdlium sempervirens, 

 Mich.\.). TiiCMPET Honeysuckle. Fig. 220.5. High- 

 climbing, glabrous: evergreen southward: Ivs. oval to 

 oblong, glaucous beneath, the upper connate, 2-3 in. 

 long: fls. in pcduncled interrupted spikes; corolla with 

 almost equal limb; tube slightly ventricose, glabrous, 

 1 }.^2 in. long, .scarlet or orange-scarlet, rarely yellow. 

 May-vSept. Conn, to Fla., west to Neb. and Texas; 

 farther north s<jmetime,s escaped from cult. B.M. 781. 

 R.H. l.S.-)6:361. Gn. 4.5, p. 307. G.M. .54:724. Var. 

 sulphilrea, Jacques (var. flava, Regel. L. jlava nova, 

 Hort.j. Fls. yellow. Gt. 2:38. Var. superba, Regel 

 (var. sprciosa, Carr.). Fls. more brilliant .scarlet. F.S. 

 11:1128. Sometimes cult, as L. Magnt:i'itU'a, a name 

 also applied to L. dioica, and to L. Cajrrifolium var. 

 panciflora. Var. minor, Ait. Lvs. oblong or narrow- 

 oblong: fls. more slender, orange-red or orange-scarlet. 

 Very free-flowering, but more tender. B.M. 1753. 

 B.R. 5.56. Gn. 34:300. 



39. cilidsa, Poir. Low sarmentose shrub: lvs. peti- 

 oled, ovate or oval, glaucous beneath, glabrous but cili- 

 ate, the upper connate, 2-4 in. long: fls. in short-pedun- 

 cled heads of 1 or few whorls; corolla slightly 2-lipi)ed, 

 with ventricose-gibbous tube, yellow to orange-scarlet, 

 usually hirsute outside, \%-\% in. long. .lunc, .luly. 

 Brit. Col. to CaUf. and Ariz. Var. occidentalis, Nichols. 

 (L. occidentalis, Hook.). Fls. larger, glabrous outside, 

 more brightly colored. B.R. 1457. 



40. Brownii, Carr. (L. sempermrens Br&wnii, Andrfi. 

 L. elrusca var. Brdivnii, Regel). Probably hybrid of L. 

 sempcri'irens with L. hirsuia. Lvs. oval to oblong, glau- 

 cous beneath, the upper connate, glabrous: fls. in 



Ceduncled heads, orange-scarlet, scentless; tube gib- 

 ous at the ha.se, longer than limb. Of garden origin. 

 Gt. 2:38. F.S. 11:1133. Var. plantierensis, Rehd. (L. 

 planlierrnnia, Andr<'0. Fls. larger, more orange-colored 

 and le.ss deeply 2-lipped. I. H. 18:86. F.W. 1872:289. 

 Var. fuchsioides, Rchd. (L. fuchsuAdes, Hort., not 

 Hemsl.). Similar to L. sempervirens, but fls. 2-lipped, 

 scarlet outside. G.F. 9:496. G.W. 5, p. 159. Var. 

 punicea, Rehd. (L. sempervirens var. punicea, Dipp.). 

 Less vigorous : corolla orange-red . 



41. hispidula, Douglas. Bushy shrub with sarmentose 

 branches, rarely twining, usually hirsute: lvs. oval to 

 ovate, roimded or cordate at the base, often with foli- 

 aceous stipules, the upper connate or .sometimes distinct, 

 usuaUy small, rarely to 2J-2 in. long, ciLiate and pubes- 

 cent, rarely glabrous : fls. in slender-peduncled and often 

 panicled spikes, pink or yellowish, glabrous or hirsute, 

 }^-J'2in. long, with short gibbous tube. June, July. 

 Brit. Col. to Calif. B.R. 1761. Var. vacQlans, Gray (L. 

 calif ornica, Torr. & Gray. L. hispidula var. calif drnica, 

 Rehd.). Of more vigorous growth, with large lvs. to 3 

 in. long: corolla glandular-pubescent outside. CaUf. 



42. hirsflta, Eaton (Caprifdlium pubescens, Goldie). 

 Fig. 2206. High-climbing, with usually hirsute branch- 

 lets: lvs. petioled, broadly oval or ovate, obtuse, the 

 upper connate and abruptly pointed, dark green above, 

 pubescent on both sides when young, 2-A in. long: fls. in 

 short, mostly peduncled spikes, scentless, bright or 

 orange-yellow, pubescent without, about 1 in. long, with 

 the tube gibbous at the base; ovary and bractlets usually 

 glandular. June, July. Vt. to Manitoba, .south to Pa. 

 and Ohio. B.M. 3103. Gn. 45, p. 307. B.B. (ed. 2) 3: 

 278. G.F. 9:344. (adapted in Fig. 2206). 



2206. Lonicera hirsuta. iX'/i) 



