1912 



LONICERA 



43. glauc^scens, Hyilb. (L. Dtniglaxii, Kih-Iiiip, 

 not be,. iu>r KiH-h. /.." ixirrijldra var. Doiiiihiaii, Gray, 

 partly). C'liinbmii: bninclilot.s plabrmis: Ivs. sluirt-poti- 

 olod "or jilmost s»>s.<ilo. the upper connate, oval to obo- 

 vato, plabn.nis above, -piibi'scont beneath, l'2-3 in. 



2207. Lonicera prolifera. ( X H) 



long: fls. in short, almost sessile spikes; corolla yellow, 

 mostly reddish outsiiie and hairy, H-l in- Ions', '"be 

 gibbous, longer than the limb; ovary and bractlets gla- 

 brous. Mav, June; fr. in Sept., Oct. Unt. to the Sask., 

 south to Pa. and Neb. H.B. (ed. 2) 3:279. 



44. dioica, Linn. (L. glaiira, Hill. L. media, Murr. 

 L. parrijldra, Lam.). ITsually shrubljy, with slender, 

 sarmentose branches, rarely chmbing, glabrous: Ivs. 

 short-petioled or almost sessile, the vijjper connate, oval 

 to oblong, obtuse, with usually unchihite and trans- 

 parent margin, very glaucous beneath, 1^2-3 in. long: 

 fls. in sessile or short-stalked spikes, gn^enish or whitish 

 yellow, often tinged purphsh, glabrous outside, l-z-Yim. 

 long, the tube gibbous, about as long as limb. May, 

 June; fr. in Sept., Oct. Que. to Manitoba, south to Ohio 

 and N. C. B.R. 138. 



4.5. prolifera, Rehd. (L. Sidlivdnlii, Gray. Cnpri- 

 jbliuvi prolifvrum, Kirchn.). Fig. 2207. Climbmg 

 about 4-5 ft., very glaucous: Ivs. oval or obovate, the 

 upper connate into a large disk, becoming f hickish and 

 very glaucous above, often finely pubescent beneath, 

 2-4 in. long: fls. in short-stalked or almost sessile 

 spikes; corolla pale yellow, often marked purplish out- 

 side, about 1 in. long; tube gibbous, only little longer 

 than limb. May, June; fr. in Sept., Oct. Ont. to Mani- 

 toba, south to Tenn. R.H. 18.'56:221 (as L. flava). 

 G.F. 3:191 (a<lapted in Fig. 2207). On. 60, p. 285.— 

 Very handsome in fall with the abundant scarlet 

 berries. 



LONl('ER.\ 



4(). fiava, Sims (CapriJolUim Frasiri, Pursh). Fig. 

 22()S. ( 'limbing to 10 ft.: Ivs. broadly oval to elliptic, 

 the uppi-r coniiate, bright, green above, glaucous be- 

 neath, glabrous, 1 1 2-3 in.: lis. in a peduncled head, 

 bright or orange-yellow, fragrant, l-lj^ in. long; tube 

 slender, longer than limb. .Vpril, May. N. C. to Ky., 

 Ga and .\la. B.M. 1318. L.H.C. 4:338. G.F. 3:190 

 (adapted in Fig. 2208). Gn. 45, !>. :3()7.— This species is 

 rare in cult, and usually the im-eedmg is cult, under 

 this name. 



47. implexa, .\it. Much-branched, but less high- 

 elinibing, evergreen: Ivs. oval to oblong-lanceolate, ses- 

 sile, the upper connate into an elliptic, acute or mu- 

 croiiate disk, glaucous, glabrous 1 2 in. long: fls. in sev- 

 eral whorls, each in tlie axils of connate Ivs., scentless, 

 yellowish white; tube slightly hairy within; limb rather 

 short; stamens slight Iv exceeding the mouth. May, 

 June. S. Ku., N. Afr. B.M. (i40. 



48 Caprifolium, Linn. (CaprifMium horUnse, Lam. 

 C pcrfolialiim, Roehl. L. pnlliila, Host). Fig. 2209. 

 Climbing: Ivs. oval to oblong, the upper connate into a 

 roundish cup, al- 

 most glabrous, 2-4 

 in. long: whorls 

 usually 2 or 3, 

 each in the axils of 



connate Ivs.: fls. 



yellowish white, 



often slightly pur- 

 phsh outside and 



sUghtly hairy, to 2 



in. long, fragrant; 



bractlets very 



small or none. 



May, June. Cent. 



Eu. to W.Asia. B. 



B. (ed. 2) 3:278. 



H.W.3,p. 129.— 



Sometimes es- 

 caped from cult. 



Var. alba, Ait. (L. 



precox, Hort.). 



Fls. white. Var. 



pauciflora, Carr. 



(L. Caprifdlium 



rxihra, Tausch, not 



Weston). Fls. pur- 

 ple outside. 



49. americana, 



Koch (I'trklyme- 



num amcricanum, 



Mill. L. itdlica, 



Schmidt. Ij.e.trus- 



ca, Hort. L. Capri- 



2209. Lonicera Caprifolium. ( X 'A) 



2208. Lonicera flava. ( X Hi 



fdliwn, Auth.). Climbing: Ivs. broadly oval to oblong- 

 obovate, the upper connate, glabrous, 2-4 in. long; the 

 upper whorls without connate Ivs. at the base, some- 

 what crowded: fls. yellowish, usually purple outside and 

 glabrous, fragrant, to 2 in. long; bractlets about halt as 

 long as ovary, smaller on the ujiper fls. June-Aug. 

 Probably hybrid of L. druaca and L. (•aprifohum much 

 cult mostly under the name of the latter, and some- 

 times escaped from cult. Gn. 45, p. 307 (as L. elrusca 

 and L. Caprifolium); M, p. 26. F.S. 11:1120 (as L. 

 Caprifolium major). Var. rubella, Rehd. [L. tapn- 

 fdliinn var. rubella, Tausch). Fls. purple outside. Var. 

 atrosangulnea, Rehd. (L. atrosanguinea, Carr.). Us. 

 dark puri)le outside. 



.'•lO Heckrottii, Rehd. Only partially climbing: Ivs. 

 elliptic or oblong-elliptic, acute, almost sessile, the 

 ui)per [lairs connate, glaucous beneath, glabrous, about 

 2 in. long: fls. in peduncled spikes with few .somewhat 

 remote whorls, [lurple outside and sparingly glandular, 

 134-2 in. long; bractlets about half as long as ovary. 

 June-Sept.— Origin unknown, jirobably garden hybrid 



