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LONICERA 



ern hemisphere, more than 60 of which, besides many 

 hybrids, are in cultivation. Lvs. sometimes sinuately 

 lobed, in a few species with distinct stipules, mostly 

 deciduous : fls. in axillary peduncled pairs or in sessile 

 whorls at the end of the branches; calvx 5-toothed; 

 corolla with short or slender, often gibbous tube, 2- 

 lipped or almost equally 5-lobed ; stamens 5: ovary in- 

 ferior, usually 2-3-celled : berry few- to many-seeded. 



Chi. 



,1«. 



eiliosa, 35. 

 caerulea, 6. 

 dioica, 33. 

 Douglasi, 32. 

 Etrusea, 23, 25. 

 flava, 28, 30. 

 Hava nova, 36. 

 tlaveacens, 3. 

 flexuosa, 19. 

 floribnnda, 18. 

 Fraaeri, 28. 

 fragrantissima, 11. 

 fuchsloides, 38. 

 eigantea, 23. 

 glauca, 33. 

 glaiicescens, 32. 



K.'ilk.Miii, 19. 

 Heckrotti, 24. 

 Hildebrandiana, 21. 

 hirsuta, 34. 

 hispida, 5. 

 hispidula, 32. 

 implexa, 27. 

 intermedia, 4. 

 involucrata, 3. 

 Italica, 25. 

 Japonica, 10. 

 Karelini, 6. 

 latifolia, 17. 

 Ledebouri, 4. 

 longiflora. 20. 

 Magnevillea, 36. 



perfuliat 

 Phylomi 



■\toVi: 



17. 



Morrowi, 15. 

 Niaguarilli, 11. 

 oblongifolia, 9, 

 occidentalis, .'"" 

 orientalis, 13. 

 pallida, 26. 



35. 



reticulata atirea, 19. 

 rubeUa, 25. 

 rubiflora, 17. 

 nipicola, 2. 

 Ruprechtiana, 16. 

 semperflorens, 22, 



36. 

 serotina. 22. 

 Sibirica, 17. 

 Sinensis, 10. 

 speciosa. 17, 36. 

 spinosa, 1. 

 splendena, 17. 

 Standlshi, 10. 

 Sullivanti, 29. 

 Tatarica, 17. 

 vadllans, 34. 

 villosa, 6. 

 Xylosteum, 14. 



A. Rabit upright: fls. in pairs, rarely solitary. 

 B. Fls. with almost regular 5-lobed limb. 

 0. Corolla not gibbous at the base: low shrubs, with 

 slender, recurving or prostrate branches and 

 small lvs. 



1. spindsa, Jacq. {L. Albertii, Kegel). Shrub, to 2 ft., 

 with slender branches; rigid and spiny in high alpine 

 regions, glabrous; lvs. linear or linear-lanceolate, some- 

 times with 2-4 teeth at the base, glaucous or bluish 

 green, }^-lKin. long: fls. on slender, erect peduncles 

 rosy pink, fragrant, with slender tube ; stamens ex- 

 serted. May, June. Turkestan, Himal. (it. 30:1065. 



2. ruplcola. Hook. f. & Thorns Low and almost 

 prostrate: lvs. often in 3's, oblong to oblong-ovate, 

 glabrous or tomentose beneath, about K in. long- fls 

 short-peduncled, light pink, with short tube; stamens 

 and style included. June, July. China, Himal. 



CO. Corolla more or less gibbous: erect shrubs: lvs. 



larger. 



D. Bracts at the base of fls. large, ovate or cordate. 



E. Colnr of fJx. yrllnif Or scarlet. 



3. involucrata, B.nks ,/.. /7„r,-,,f„.,, Dipp.). Shrub, 

 to J tt., with upii;;lii 1, 11,11. Ij,.^, glabrous or somewhat 

 pubescent: Iv.s. ,-lli|,ti,-,,vat,. to oblong-lauceolafu, 

 bright green, thin, slightly pubosciit In i„.;,tl, when 

 young, 2-5 in. long: fls. erect, loni; |,. .In,,. I, ,i ...n.Ha 

 yellowish or slightly tinged red, vis.,. I. |.,il., -,,.,, t with 

 short erect lobes, about X in. lonK: I., iri. , l.l ,..k Shin- 

 ing, almost enclosed bv fh,- ,-i,I;iiLri..i |.,ii|.l, I,, L.fh.ts 

 May-July. Ontnri.. I.. \l,-,sk;, v,,,,tl, t.. It-,!, •,i,.l C-ilif' 

 B.B. 14:1179. B.H. :;:_'1L'. ' ■ ■ < l. 



4. ledeboilri, Esi.l,s,-li,( L.;,,/, nii,',li,i. Kcll..--!. Simi- 

 l.nr tn the f.jriiicr, iiut more vigorous, branches some- 

 times s„rii,eiit.,se, to 15 ft. long: lvs. of firmer texture, 

 <lark -rein ,il."ve, pube.scent beneath: fls. more salver- 

 shape,!. Kith r.miKled, spreading lobes, scarlet-red out- 

 sii e. ;4 111. h,ng; stamens shorter than lobes. Mav- 

 July. (':Uit. lit. 2:04. R.H. 1843:373. -Much hand- 

 somer than the former, but more tender. 



LONICERA 

 EE. Color of fls. while. 

 5. hispida. Pall. Shrub, with spreading branches, 

 bristly-hispid: winter-buds large, 2-valved- lvs obo- 

 vate to oblong, ciliate and hirsute, at least when young, 

 sometimes glaucous beneath, VA-214 in. long- fls nod- 

 ding, white, salver-shaped, hisid, 1-1^ in. long: bract- 

 lets none: fr. oblong, bright red. April, Mav. Altai 

 Himalayas. -Distinct and handsome with its rather 

 large white flowers. 



DD. Bracts small and narrow. 

 C. CBBnilea, Linn. Much-branched erect or spreading 

 sliruu, to ,i ft., with glabrous or pubescent branchlets: 

 ivs. otten stipulate oval or obovate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 puhesceiit or almost glabrous, pale or glaucous green, 

 1-- In. ong: fls short-peduncled, yellowish or greenish 

 white, ,1,-K in. long: fr. blue, bloomy; berries connate 

 only at the base, but wholly covered by the connate 

 bractlets and hence seemingly connate. April, May N 

 Lu., N.Asia and in N. America south to Tcnn Wis" 

 and Calif B.M. 1905. -Var. viUdsa, Torr. & Gr. Branch- 

 lets and lvs. villous pubescent. Var. grracilifldra, Dipp. 

 lli;. h""lV°°!;'-i not Bge.). With upright rather 

 slender, bright red branches, slightly pubescent • fls 

 with slender tube. 



7. graciUpes, Miq. (L. Phylom^lm, Hort.). Shrub, to 

 b ft., almost glabrous: lvs. roundish-ovate to oblong- 

 ovate, ciliate, bright green often with reddish margin 

 l-.i>5m. long: peduncles slender.nodding, usually 1-fld • 

 corolla pink, rarely white, % in. long: fr. rather large' 

 pendulous, bright red. April, May. Japan. GP 10->ir/ 

 -A graceful species; one of the earliest to bloom and 

 very handsome iu June with its pendulous scarlet Ms. 



8. ciMta, Muhlenb. (L. Canadensis, Marsh.). Fig 

 1311 Shrub to 5 ft.: Ivs. ovate or oval, rounded or 

 cordate at the base, ciliate. pubescent beneath when 

 young, lK-3 in. long: lis. slend.-r-peduncled, always in 



if,'i,ily tinged red, "A in. 

 . ('aiiadato Pa. andMich. 



pairs, yellowish, som, 

 long: fr. light red. Aj 

 B.B. 3:241. 



BB. Fls. S-lipped. 

 c. Oi-nries and frs. connate or partly connate, only 

 omi.sionally separate : fls. rather small. 

 D. Bractlets none: fls. white or yellowish. 

 9. oblongi!dlia. Hook. Shrub, to 5 ft. : Ivs. almost 

 sessile, oval-oblong, obtuse, pubescent beneath, 1-2K in 

 ong: fls, slender-peduncled; corolla hairy outside, yel- 

 lowish white, .sometimes tinged purplish: berries dark 



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1312. Lonicera Xylosteum ( 



10. St&ndishi, Carr. {L. Sint'„sis,noTt. L. fragran- 

 tissima, Lmdl.). Half -evergreen shrub, with spreading 

 branches, tofi ft. : branchlets with reflexed bristly hairs: 

 lvs. coriaceous, oblong-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, cihate, bristly hairy on both sides or glabrous 

 above, 3-4 in. long: fls. on rather short curved pedun- 

 cles, white or slightly blushed, very fragrant, H-^-i in. 

 long: fr, scarlet, March, Apr, China. B.M, 5709, G,C. 

 Ill, 5:245. R.H. 1873, p. 148. 



