1914 



LONICERA 



LOPHANTHUS 



2^ in. lonje: 6b. alendpr-poi!uni''Ioi.l, pink, ^smnll: fr. blttck. Moun- 

 tjuiu of C<'iit. Ku. H.W. 5. p. 12S.^A. niimmuUiria, Fisch. & Moy., 

 ami L. f»ummii/«trii7tUi(i. Jnun. A Spa(-h=L. ftrhoren var. porsica.^/^. 

 et»or%Uti. Hoyli'. Allirti to L. tnneiiticn. Lvs. vory ^mall, ohovatr: 

 (Ul sniAll. yellowish whito. sjibbous, short -stalked: fn*. connate, 

 bluish black. Uiinaluy;»s.— I. Otij.r. KeRel & Sehinalh. AUied to 1,. 

 hifinidA. Lvs- ovate to liinetH^late, acute. • j-2 's in. lonn: Hs. short- 

 stalkeil. upri>;h(. --hppwi, over '^in. lonn: fr. brinht red, distinct. 

 Turkestan. — L. parnj\Uui. Hook. f. A Thnina. = L. Myrtillus var. 

 deprossa. — /.. p^rsiai, Jaub. A Spftch= L. arbnrea var. persira.^/>. 

 ptopingua, Zabel ^L. alpiRcna \ L. lAHiebourii). An interesting 

 hybrid, in one form more like the first, in the other more liketlie 

 srcond parent, *>f narden urifcin. — L. prostrata, Uehd. Alhcd to i*. 

 (hehoc^antha. IVosfrate shrub: lvs. oval or ovate, acute, ^2"! '". 

 lonK" fls- small: fr. bright red. W. China. — L. purpurdsccns, Walp. 

 .\llicd to L. tanKutiea. Branehlets pubescent: lvs. oval to oblonR, 



fmbcsccnt. *4-l^i in. lonR: fls. tubular-funnelform. dull purple, 

 lairy, over ^^in. lonK. uibbous: fr. bluish black. Himalayas. Af- 

 ghanistan. — L. p:frfni)ica, I-inn. Allied to L. canadensis, (ila- 

 brous; \vs. cuneate-obloni;; fls. slender-peduncled, tubular-cam- 

 panulate, rcKuIarly .Vlobed. white, 'lin. lonp: frs. red, distinct. 

 0'rt*nf<* ^Iti^. B.M. 7774. — L. quin^ut'loculnris, Hardw. (L. 

 diversifolia. Wall.), .\ltied to I^. Maackii. Lvs. ovate or elliptic to 

 oblong-ovate, narroweil or rounded at base, pubescent, \yi~2^.i 

 in. long: fls. short -stalked; corolla ^^in. lonR, with slender tube, pale 

 yellow: fr. white. Himalayas, Afghanistan. H.I. 9:807. Var. 

 transliicens, Zabel (L. translucens. Carr. I^. diversifolia, Dipp.). 

 Lvs. rounded or subcordate at base: tube gibbous, much shorter 

 than limb. B.R. 30:33. — L. ramosissima. VvAvxch. & Sav. Allied 

 to L. tangutica. L\'s. oval to ovate, pubescent, ?2-l in,: fls. long- 

 p<^unclea, yellowish; bractlcts connate, as long as ovaries: fr. 

 scArlet. Japan. Very handsome in fr. — L. retusa, Frunch. Allied 

 to L. orientalis. About ft. high: lvs. obovate or broadly ovate» 

 bluish white beneath: fls. in pairs, white, becoming yellowish: fr. 

 shining black. W. China. S. T. S. 2:123. — L. ritpicola. Hook. f. & 

 Thorns. Allied to L. thibetica. Lvs. ovate to oblong, obtuse or 

 acutish, dull bluish green above, glabrous or pubescent i)encath, 

 J>2-1 in. long: fls. pubescent outside, pale purple. Himalayas. — L. 

 aaccdJa, Rchd. Allied to L. tangutica. Lvs. elliptic-oblong to ob- 

 long, obtusish, pubescent beneath, ^i~2 in. long: fla. long-pedun- 

 clcd: bracts narrow-oblong, leafy; tube gibbous at base. Cent, and 

 W.China. S.T.S. 1:20. — L.segreziinsis, hav. Similar to L. Xylos- 

 teum: lvs. more pubescent, dark bluish green: fls. short-peduneled, 

 yellowish: fr. dark rt-d. Of garden origin. Supposed to be a hybrid 

 of L. quinquelocularis and L. Xylosteum. — L. slmilis, Hemsl. 

 Allied to L. japonica. Plant pilose: lvs. ovate-oblong to lanceo- 

 late, ciliate, white-torn en tose below, 1^4-3 ,'-2 in. long: fls. slender- 

 peiduncled. 2 in. long, white; bracts subulate. Cent, and W. China. 

 Var. Delaraj/i, Rehd. (L. Delavayi, Franch.). Glabrous, but lvs. 

 tomentose beneath and sometimes slightly ciliate. Only this vari- 

 ety is in cult. — L. splendidn. Boiss. Allied to L. imnlexa and L. 

 etrusca: glabrous, glaucous: fls. in a many-fld., sessile head, yellow- 

 ish white, tinged purple. Spain. F.S. 11:1130. Gt. 39, p. 65.— L. 

 atrophiophora, Franch. Allied to L. hispida. Winter-buds with 

 several scales: lvs. short-stalked, ovate, sparingly hirsute, 2-3 H 

 in. long: fls. funnelform, white, nearly ?.tin. long, with the lvs.: 

 fr. red, distinct. Japan. — L. subsqualis. Rehd. Allied to L. cili- 

 oea. Lvs. elliptic to obovate-oblong, glabrous, 2-5 in. long: fls. 

 funnelform with nearly regular limb; usually only 1 sessile whorl. 

 W. China. — L. teriuifidra. Regel & Winkl.^^L. Altmannii. — L. to- 

 mcn/^Wa. Hook. f. & Thoms. Allied to L. thibetica. Erect shrub, to 

 12 ft.; lvs. small, ovate to oblong, pubescent; fls. short-peduncled, 

 nodding, small, regular, white: fr. connate, black. Himalayas. 

 B.NL 6486. Tender. — L. trnnnlncens, Hort.=L. quinquelocularis, 

 — L. Tschondskii, Maxim. Allied to L. orientalis. Lvs. elliptic- 

 oblong, acute at both end.s, quite glabrous 2-4 in. long: fls. long- 

 stalked, pinkish; bractlets connate, about half as long as ovaries: 

 fr. nearly distinct, red. Japan. — L. ut^kc/isis, Wats. Closely related 

 to L. canadensis. Lvs. broadly ovate to oblong, obtuse, not ciliate: 

 corolla smaller, less gibbous. Brit. Col. to Ore., Utah, Wyo. — L. 

 Viddlii, Franch. & Sav. Allied to L. alpigena. Lvs. ovate or ellip- 

 tic, abruptly acuminate, pubescent. 1 ' 2-^ in. long: fla. lilac, on 

 glandular peduncles about ' ^in. long; bractlets connate, one-half 

 or three-fourths as high as ovaries: fr. red, partly connate. — L. 

 Vi/m^/nnii, Rehd. A garden hybrid between L. deflexicalyx and L. 

 quinquelocularis — L. Wehhinna, Wall. Allied to L. alpigena. Lvs. 

 larger, acuminate, pubescent: fls. paler; ovaries separate. Hima- 

 layas. S.T.S. 1 :09. — L. ryhstemdes, Tausch. (L. tatarica X L. xylos- 

 teum. L, mi'-rantha, Dipp., not Regel. L. csrulescens, Dipp. L. 

 nepalensis, Kirchn.). Lvs. usually rhombic-ovate, broadly cuneate 

 at base, bluinh green, slightly pubescent: corolla small, pinkish: fr. 

 r«i. Garden origin. ALFRED ReHDER. 



LOOSESTRIFE: Lysimachia and Lythrum. 



LOPEZIA fafter the Spaniard Lopez, who wrote on 

 the natural history of the New World). Onagracea-. 

 Greenhou.se plants grown for the attractive flowers; 

 may be planted in the open far South. 



Erect, branching, glabrous or pubescent: lvs. alter- 

 nate or the lower opposite, dentate: fls. usually .small, 

 in leafy racern(?s or subcoryinbose at the ends of 

 branches, slender-pedioelled; calyx-limb 4-i)arted, un- 

 equal, deciduous, linear-lobe*!; i)etals 4, shorts- or long- 

 claweci, unequal, the [wsterior onta narrower, the claws 

 glandular at the apex; stamens 2, attached to the pistil, 

 one anther-bearing, the other petal-like; ovary 4-celled: 



oai>s. globose, leathery; seeds obovoid, with a leathery 

 granulated co.at. — Species a score or more, in Mex. and 

 Cent. Amer. Little grown, but valuable for the gay 

 forms ami colors. 



albifldra, Schlecht. Fig. 2211. Suffruticose peren- 

 nial, (litTu.se, 2 ft. high: young branches somewhat 

 villous: lvs. cuneate at the base, ovate-lanceol.ate to 

 ovate, irregularly serrate or remotely dentate, largest 

 1'2 in. long: pcnlicels horizontally spreading, .slender; 

 petals white, often tinged slightly pinkish at base, larger 

 ones obliquely spatulate, obtuse and mostly notched, 

 smaller ones linear, obtuse, e(]ualiiig or exceeding the 

 sepals. Mex. 



lineata, Zucc. Shrubby, the st. and petiole usually 

 hairy, 3 ft.: lvs. ovate, acute, crenate-serrate: fls. red, 



de.scribed as "insect- 

 like," in terminal short 

 racemes or clusters ; 

 posterior petals bear- 

 ing a single gland. 

 Mex. B.R. 26:40. G. 

 cm. 43:294. 



miniata, DC. Slen- 

 der shrubby perennial, 

 with terete sts. which 

 are glabrous or with 

 lines of hairs: lvs. 

 small, ovate - oblong, 

 serrate: fls. many, 

 small, the petals red 

 in lower part, and 

 rose-color with violet 

 margins in upper i)art; 

 posterior petals with 2 

 glands; sepals spread- 

 ing. Mex., Guatemala. 

 — Probably confused 

 with the last. 



macrophylla, Benth. 

 Semi-shrubby perennial, with green and succulent 

 branches: lvs. long-stalked, ovate-acuminate, serrate: 

 fls. solitary on axillary peduncles, large, bright red. 

 Mex., Guatemala. B.M. 4724. H.F. 1:48. 



coronata, Andr. Annual: lvs. scattered or in whorls, 

 glossy, glabrous: 2 upper petals linear, bright lilac; 

 2 side ones larger; lamina roundish obovate, light lilac, 

 with dark red mark at base. Mex. R.H. 1905, pp. 216, 

 217.— Cult, in S. Calif. l. h. B. 



LOPHANTHUS (Greek, crested flower; apphcation 

 not apparent). Labiatse. As defined by Briquet in 

 Engler and Prantl's "Natiirlichen Pflanzenfamilien," 

 this genus comprises 2 Asian species. They are erect 

 herbs with dentate lvs. and axillary clusters of blue 

 or bluish fls. L. chinensis, Benth. (Hyssdpus Lophdn- 

 Ihus, Linn.), from N. China and Siberia is sometimes 

 plantal, although apparently not in the trade. It is a 

 nepeta-like plant, 1-1 ,'2 ft- high, with aromatic foliage, 

 ovate lvs., and blue fls. in 3~.'3-fld. cyme-clusters: 

 blooms midsummer to autumn, and useful in the alpine 

 garden. 



The few N. American species formerly held under 

 this name are now in<-ludcrl under Agastache. Two of 

 thcin have been offercfl by dealers in native plants, but 

 they are scarcely horticultural subjects, although useful 

 for the wild garden. These are: Agastache Foeniculum, 

 Kimtze (L. anisdlus, Benth.). Giant Hyssop. Height 

 2-.') ft. : lvs. ovate, anise-scented when crushed, white 

 beneath: fls. blue; caly.x-teeth tinged purple or violet. 

 July, Aug. Prairies, Wis., to Rockies. A. scrophulariae- 

 f61ia, Kuntze (L. scrophulariafotiuf:, Benth.). Height 

 4-6 ft.: lvs. not anise-.scented, not white beneath: fls. 

 dull purplish; calyx-teetli whitish. Borders of thickets, 

 N. Y. to Wis. and N. C. l. H. B. 



2211. Lopezia albiflora. {X'/2) 



