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Lonicera dioica, Limbkr Honeysuckle. A native climber witli wiiitisli leaves 

 and greenish-yellow flowers. Of no particular value as an ornamental. 



Lonicera japonica, Japanese Honeysuckle. A rather densely growing vine 

 with abundance of dark green foliage. It characteristically branches freely 

 from the ground up, thus making an excellent screen when trained on a trel- 

 lis. Its pleasantly fragrant flowers give added value. It is more commonly 

 met with in the variety halUnna, which usually produces a greater abundance 

 of flowers. 



Loiiicern maacki. A.muk Honeysuckle. A x'gorous, upright-spready, lusty 

 shrub, witli clean foliage, flo\\ ers iiiconsj)icuous for tiiis genus, fruits dark red 

 and showy. A good large shrub for general use. 



Lonicera niorrorci. Morrow Honeysuckle. A big, lusty, strong, spreading, 

 thickly branching shrub with good foliage and attractive creamy-yellow flow- 

 ers, followed by bright red or orange fruit. One of the best of all the honey- 

 suckles for general landscape use. 



Lonicera ruprechtiana, Manciiurl^n Honeysuckle. This is another of the 

 taller-growing shrubby species with nuich of the haliit of growth of L. tata- 

 rica and L. hella. Though perfectly hardy it shows no special features which 

 would reconunend it for general planting. 



Lonicera tatarica, Tatarian Honeysuckle. A well-known species quite 

 widely used for ornamental ]ilanting. Plant rather upright and coarse, with 

 attractive pink or white flowers. It has also been tried in hedge formation 

 but does not stand shearing well. Best suited to a background in a shrub- 

 bery border. The abundant bright red fruits are very attractive in the aut- 

 umn and are lures for many birds. 



Lonicera .vi/Iosteuni, European Fly Honeysuckle. A fine, strong species 

 closely resembling L. morroxvi. but of taller growth. Hardy and worth com- 

 mon planting. 



Liicium chinense, Chinese Matroiony-vine. A strong, lusty, hardy, thick- 

 growing shrub with long recurving brandies, highly suited to growing over 

 outbuildings, on rustic trellises, or on banks and ledges. One of the best in 

 its class. 



Li/jnia li<iu.ttrina. He-hucklebelry. A small shrub of no ])ractical import- 

 ance. 



Maanvlia acuminata, Cucu^ihertree. A large, coarse-growing tree with stiff 

 stems, large, coarse foliage, and medium-sized greenish-yellow flowers. Not 

 quite hardy here and not sufficiently attractive to be recommended. 



MaijnoHa con.tpicua, Yulan. A large, coarse-growing tree with coarse foli- 

 age and large showy flowers. Sometimes kills back in hard winter weather. 

 Not es))ecially valuable. 



Ma(/n(iHa cordafa, '^'eliow Cue umhektree. Somewhat similar to the M. 

 acuniiii(it((. of which it is considered only a variety by some authors, differing 

 ])rimarily in having smaller lca\es and flowers. 



Majni'ilia (jlauca, Sweetray. .\ small tree which does not seem to be hardy 

 in our locality. Better suited to the coast regions. 



Ma(in(ilia hjipoUuca, Silver Maonolia. A strong, U))right-gr()wing tree with 

 large, coar.se-growing foliage, not yet sufficiently tested on the college campus. 



