:l. caprifolia ce^ : LONI CEK^:?. 



639 



D. .Uey/ics fii'o on each P e din icle, joined fogethci- in one, v/iich is l>i-uinbilicate 

 at the Ape.r. Ereet, bushi/, deciduous Shrubs. Isika; Adans. 



Cefit'Cfioii. A name, the origin of wliicli is unknown, emplo}-ed by Adaiison to designate tliia 

 (jiviiion of the genus. 



a 27. L. alpi'gena H. The alpine Honeysuckle. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 248. ; Dec. Prod.. 4. p. 336. ; Don's 



Mill., 3. p. 440. 

 Siiiioni/mis. Caprifoliiim alpinum I.am. Fl. Fr.; Caprifi)lium 



alpii-'innm Gwrin. Frnct. 1. p. 130. Is'ika alpigena Bbrch.\ 



Is'i/.a liicida Ma-nch ; Xylosteura alpigcnum Lodd. Cat. ; Clia- 



iiifficerasus alpigena Delari/.; Cherry Woodbine; Hecken- 



kirsche, Ger. ; Chamsceraso, Hal. 

 Engravings- Jacq. Fl. Aust., t. 274. ; N. Du Ham., 1. t. IG. ; and 



our Jigs. 1001. and 1002. 



Spec. Char., c^r. Erect. Leaves oval-kinceolate 

 or elliptic, acute, glabrous or pube.scent, on very 

 short petioles, rather ciliated. Peduncles 2-flovv- 

 ered, shorter than the leaves. Corolla gibbous 

 at the base, and greenish yellow tinged with red 

 or purple. Berries red, and of the size and 

 appearance of those of a cherry ; whence it is 

 called cherry woodbine by Johnson. Leaves 

 large. (Bon's jMiII.) A large, upright, deciduous 

 shrub. Middle and South of Europe, in sub- 

 alpine places and mountains. Height 3 ft. to 

 8 ft. Introduced in 159C. Flowers greenish 

 yellow, tinged with red; April and Maj-. Fruit 

 red ; ripe in August. 



Vanety. 



m L. a. 2 sibirica Dec. Prod. iv. p. 336. L. 



sibirica Vest in licem. et Schult. Syst. 5. . ^,, 



p. 259. Lower leaves rather cordate, r-^^^^^ 



Peduncles thickened a little under the 



flowers. Like most other varieties of 



trees and shrubs, natives of the West of 



Europe, and also indigenous to Siberia, coming into leaf and flower 



a week, or more, earlier than the species. 



28. L. (a.) ihicrophy'lla Willd. The small-leaved Honeysuckle. 



Identification. Dec. Prod., 4. p. 336. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 450. 

 Si/iwni/mes. L. alpigena fiifvcrs ; L. niontana, and L. niexicana Hort. 

 Lngraviiigs. Led. Fl. Kos. .\\t. 111., t. 213. ; and cur fig. 1003. 



Spjec. Char., Sfc. Leaves elliptic, acute at both ends, glaucous 



beneath, rather villous on both surfaces, and sometimes 



rounded at the base. Peduncles 



2-flowered, and shorter than the 



leaves. Corollas greenish yellow. 



Berries joined, of a reddish orange 



colour. The epidermis falls from 



the branches. (l)on\'; JMill.) An 



erect shrub. Eastern Siberia. 



Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Litroduced 

 in 1818. Flowers greenish yellow; April and 

 May. Fruit reddish orange ; ripe in August. 



ju 2D. L. oblongifo'lia Hoolc. The oblong-leaved 

 Honeysuckle. 



IdrnVfication. Hook. Fl. Bor. Amcr., I. p. 284. 1. 100. : Don's 



Mill., 3. p. 450. 

 f'ynonyme. Xylosteum oblongifblium Goldie in Edin. Phil. Journ. 



'). p 232 

 Fngrnvings. 



1001, 1002. L. alp-gena. 



inu.-,. I., (n ) micro 



Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer., \. t. !00. : and omfig. 1004. 



ICB-I. I.. ol.lnt-.xSfftiia. 



