LOXICERA 



11. fragrantlssima, Carr. {L., or CapHfoUum, Nia- 

 gunriUi, Hort. ). Similar to the former, but with long 

 and slender recurving and almost glabrous branches: 

 Its. broadly ovate or obovate, acute, almost glabrous, 

 but bristly on the midrib beneath and ciliate, 1-2H in. 

 long: corolla glabrous outside. March-May. G.C. III. 

 5:245. R.H. 1873, p. 169. — Less hardy than the former. 

 Both have handsome half-evergreen foliage and very 

 early, sweet-scented, though not very showy flowers. 



■ill, glandular: fls. dull 



12. alpig6na,Linn. Shrub, to 8 ft.,with stout branches: 

 Ivs. oblong-obovate or oblong, short acuminate, glossy 

 and dark green above, light green and often pubescent 

 beneath, 2-4 in. long : fls. long-peduncled, with short 

 usually yellowish green tube and brownish red limb: 

 fr. bright scarlet, shining. April, May. Mts. of M. Eu. 

 and W. Asia.— Very handsome in fruit. 



1313. Lonicera Tatarica {X5 



1.3. orientiliB, Lara. (L. Caucii.<ir„. r.i 



to 10 ft., almost glabrous: lvs.elli|'ii 



long-ovate, rarely oblong-lanceolatr, <laik 

 pale or glaucescent beneath, 2-4 in. Icmi.': 

 duncled, pale violet or pinkish: fr. black 

 nate. May, June. W. Asia to Kamschatka 

 — B'ls. and frs. not very conspicuous. 



cc. Ov( 



xnd frs. separate. 



14. Xyl6steum, Linn. Pig. 1.312. Shrub, to 10 ft. : Ivs. 

 broadly oval to obovate, acute, dull green, pubescent 

 above, usually glabrous at length, 1-3 in. long: fls. pe- 

 duncled, yellowish white, often slightly tinged red, hairy 

 outside : bractlets pubescent, about half as high as ovary : 

 berries dark red. May, June. Eu., W. and N. Asia, 

 sometimes escaped from cultivation. B.B. 3:241. 



15. M6rrowi, Gray. Shrub, to 6 ft., with wide spread- 

 ing branches: Ivs. ovnl nr (il.lnng-ovate. dark green 

 above, grayish t^iim m — 1. i,,-ith, 1-2 in. long: fls. 

 peduncled, pun' \' I : ■ I'lbi'seent outside, upper 

 lip divided ne;nl i i , with spreading lobes: 

 bractlets pubesn III , ni .mi h- [mih; as ovary: fr. blood- 

 red. May, June. Japan. A. F. 11:1267. Gng. 5:329. - 

 Very decorative, with its bright red fruit from August 

 until late in fall. There is also a var. with yeUow fruit. 



16. Euprechtiina, Kegel. Shrub, to 12 ft. : Ivs. ovate- 

 lanceolate to lanceolate, acuminate, usually dark green 

 above, grayish pubescent beneath, 2—4 in. long: fls. on 

 rather long peduncles, pure white at first, glabrous out- 

 side: bractlets only glandular-ciliate, small, about one- 

 third of the ovary: fr. red or sometimes yellow. May, 

 June. Manshuria. Gt. 19:645.— This species and the 

 preceding are likely to hybridize with the following; 

 these hybrids are very common, and may be recognized 

 by the glabrescent foliage and the tinge of pink in the 

 fls. The true L. liuprechthiun is much rarer than its 

 hybrids. 



hut not 



17. Tatarica, T, inn. Fit'. 1313. Shrub, to 10 ft., almost 

 glabrous: lv~. rMiiliir mi- louuded at the base, ovate to 

 ovate-laiif<-.'l . - -niietimes slightly pubescent 



beneath wli' I i in. long: fls. slender-pedun- 



cled, pink, ciiin - im r \ I. i. . tlie upper lip deeply divided, 

 spreading: brat-tl.ts small, glabrous: fr. red, rarely 

 yellow. May, June. S. E. Hussia to Siberia. B.R. 1:31. 

 R.H. 1868:392. Gt. 18:627.- Variable in size and shade 

 of fls. Var. «ba, Kegel (var. alba rjrandiflora. Hort.). 

 Fls. white. lar:,-[.. Var. angustildlia, Kir.'hn. ( L. aiir,us- 



^)^^^v. 



latiiblia, 



Hayne, n.>t i:.li;.w.i. Lvs. smaller, obtuse: fls. pure 

 white, small. with luoacl and short lobes: fr. orange-red. 

 Var. nibiJlora, DC. {L. .':>ilj!rica, Hort.). Fls. deep pink. 



18. florihiinda, Boiss. & Buhse. Shrub, to 8 ft. ; finely 

 tomentose: lvs. roundish ovate to oval, obtuse, pubes- 

 cent on both sides, bluish or grayish green, yi-VA in. 

 long: fls. slender-peduncled, light pink, upper lip di- 

 vided (not bevond the middle), with ovate erect lobes: 

 bractlets small, pubescent: fr. red. June. Transcauc, 

 Persia. Gt. 42, p. 103, Figs. 4-6. — Very free-flowering 

 shrub, with distinct, bluish green foliage. 



AA. Hahit climbing, rarely almost sliriibby. 



B. Fls. in pairs, 2-lipped, sometimes crowded at the 



end of branches; tube slender. {JVintoa.) 



19. Jap6nica, Thunb. Pig. 1314. Climbing, to 15 ft. 

 high: branchlets usually pnb^si-,-nt wlu-n yimne-: Ivs. 

 half -evergreen, roundish ovati i > (,i.|.>!ij, i.uIm vc-nt lie- 

 neath or almost glabrous, 1 ' .- ii.rt i.nli- 

 celled, white, changing to yi I, ,i; li-li mit- 

 side, very fragrant, glandulai i'l.i < ■ : i ■ i.i-i.l.', l'.j-2 

 in, long: fr. black, separatr. .iiim -An- . ( liina. Jajian; 

 naturalized in some plans tr.nn N. \ . i" X. (.:. B.B. 

 3:240.-Var. aiireo-reticulata, .\r\,. K.w. i /.. nficulufa 

 aiirea, Hort. L. hrueh iipuilu rrtiruliil,, . Hort.). A form 

 of var. flejruosa, vi\t\i the smaller and sliort<-r Ivs. liand- 

 somelv netted vellow. B.H. 21:59. Var. flerubsa, Arb. 

 Kew. '(i. «ej-Hd.«(i, Thunb. L. brachiiin'.hi . \>V.). Less 

 high climbing: Ivs. ovate or oblong, obtusisli, mostly 

 only pubescent on the veins beneath; peduncles usually 

 as "long as petioles or shorter: corolla 1-lH in. long, 

 with the limb shorter than tube: bractlets broad, as 

 long as ovary. Var. Chinfensis, Bak. (i. Chiiieiisis, 

 Wats.), Lvs. ovate, acute, ciliate and pubescent only at 

 the veins beneath, often with purplish hue beneath: 

 peduncles usually longer than petioles: corolla 1^-2 in. 

 long, tube about as long as limb: bractlets narrow, 

 .-ibout half as long as ovary. B.R. 9:712. B.M. 3316. 

 L.B.C. 11:1037. Var. Hallislna, Arb. Kew. (L. flexudsa 



1314. Lonicera Japonii 

 Commouly known ii 



Hort.). Of 



HalliAna, Dipp. C'lin-ifnlit 



vigorous growth: lvs. usual , 



when young, oblong o\-aio. aium . to i^'.j in. long: fls. 



short-peduncled; tube as long as liml.; bractlets broad, 



half as long as ovary. Flowering in fall, otherwise 



hardly different from the type. A.G.12:663. Gng.3:293. 



