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LONICERA 



20. longifldra, DC. Climbing .shrub, glabrous: Its. 

 oblong-lanceolate, shining above, pale beneath, 2-2J^ in. 

 long: fls. in short-peduncled pairs, sometimes crowded 

 towards the end of branches; corolla white, changing 

 to yellow, fragrant, 3-4 in. long, with very slender tube: 

 bracts small, subulate: fr.white. S.China. B.R. 15:1232 

 (as CaprifoUum longiflora).— Tender. Int. 1900, by 

 Franceschi. 



21. Hildebrandi^na, Coll. & Hemsl. Climbing shrub, 

 glabrous: Ivs. broadly ovate or elliptic-ovate, abruptly 

 pointed, 4-() in. long: fls. on stout peduncles; corolla 

 5-7 in. long, glabrous outside, yellow at first, changing 

 to orange-red, with long and slender tube. Summer. 

 Upper Burma. G. C. III. 24:219. B.M. 7677.-This has 

 the largest flowers of any species, but is not hardy 

 North. 



BE. Fls. .•se.isile, in usually 6-fld. whorls at the end of 

 the branchlets, forming terminal spikes or clus- 

 ters: upper Ivs. mostly connate, usually climb- 

 ing. {CaprifoUum.) 



c. Corolla distinctly i-Upped. 



v. Tube of corolla slender, 1 in. or more long, glabrous 



inside except No. 27: corolla never bright yellow. 



E. Wlwrls of fls. forming a peduncled head or spike: 



bract lets large. 



22. Periclymenum, Linn. {Caprifdlium Pericljme- 

 niirn, Roem. & Schult.). Woodbine. Fig. 131.i. Climb- 

 ing several ft. high: Ivs. all distinct, ovate to oblong- 

 ovate, acute, l>-2-3 in. long, dark green above, pale or 

 glaucous bpnonth and sometimes sparingly pubescent: 

 fls. in a p.-.lMiv'.fl .liii^f head, very fragrant, yellowish 



whitf.i! ! ■ ..r purple outside and glandular 



pubes.-, I, , I I .1-. June-Sept. Eu., N. Afr.. W. 



Asia.-\ I t; l;,n I. \ii. Of more vigorous growth, 



sometiuH - Mil. : iK. bright red outside: blooming 



all sumni.r. I>n.l,ai.ly ' 



pSrflorens, Hort., figured inGn. 



4.5:30(j, is not very different. 



Var. querciJdIia, Ait. Lvs. sinu- 



ately lobed; a curious but less 



desirable form. Var. serbtina, 



Ait. Similar to var. Belgica, 



but flowering in fall. 



23. 'Etriisca, Santi. Climb- 

 ing: lvs. broadly oval to obovate, 

 usually obtuse, the upper 

 connate into an oval obtuse 

 disk, rarely distinct, 1-3 in. 

 long, glabrous or pubescent: fl.-heads dense pe- 

 duncled, often in 3's: corolla yellowish white, 

 usually tinged red, fragrant, lJ^-2 in. long, with 

 very slender tube. May-July. Distributed 

 through the whole Mediterranean region iu 

 many different forms. -Var. gigant^a, Hort. Of vigor- 

 ous growth, with large pubescent leaves. 



24. Heckrdtti, Hort. Not much climbing: lvs. ellip- 

 tic or oblong-elli|iiii-. M.ut.-. almost sessile, the upper 

 pairs connate, i^laurou^ )m n.aih, glabrous, about 2 in. 

 long: fls. in pcdiinrl.Mi s|,ikis with few somewhat re- 

 mote whorls, pur|il tsi.lr and sparingly glandular, 



V/i-2 in. long: bractlets about half as long as ovary. 

 Origin unknown, probably garden hybrid of L. H 

 and an American species. 



EE. Whorls of fls. all, or at least the lower ones, 

 the ajrits of connate Ifs. 



2'). ItAlica, Schmidt (i. Utrusca, Hort. L. Cap. 

 fdlium, Auth.). Clinihing: lvs. broadly oval to o 

 obovate, the upppr ccuiiiatf, L'labrous. '2-4 in. Inn;; 



brous, fragrant, i" J m. I-hl-; i.i-:M-tl,i- al i half as 



long as ovary, smaller Mil 111,' ii|,|„ril-. .Iihm'-Au-. Pro- 

 bably hybrid of /.. /■:i,it:<r„ aTi.l /.. ('■^inifnliiim, much 



cultivated, niostlv nn.l.r thr nai f tli.> latter. Gn. 45, 



p. 307 {a,s L.Jilra^,., an.! /.. Cir'-''"''"'"); 54, p. 26. 

 F.S. 11:1120 (as /.. Cn pyifnliiim major). Var. Tub611a, 

 Tausch. Fls. dark purple outside. 



20. Caprifdlium, Linn. {Caprifdlium hortense. Lam. 

 C. ptrfotiillum, Roehl.). Fig. 1316. Climbing: lvs. 



oval to oblong, the upper connate into a roundish cup, 

 almost glabrous, 2-t in. long: whorls usually 2 or 3, 

 each iu the axils of connate lvs. : fls. yellowish white. 



times escaped from cultivation and described under the 

 narai- L. i/niln, Ait., as an American species. Var. &lba, 

 Ait. (/,. i,,illi,l,i. ilort. L. pjwcoj-, Hort.). Fls. white, 

 appiariiiy t-uiiy. H.H. 1«5C:141. 



27. implexa. Ait. Much branched but less high climb- 

 ing, evergreen: lvs. oval to oblong-lanceolate, sessile, 

 the upper connate into an elliptic, acute or mucronate 

 disk, glaucous, glabrous, 1-2 in. long: fls. in several 

 whorls, each in the axils of connate lvs., scentless, yel- 

 lowish white; tube slightly hairy within; limb rather 

 short; stamens little exserted. May, June. S. Eu., N. 

 Afr. B.M. 640. 



DD. Tube of corolla gibbous or more or less ventricose, 



less than 1 in. long, pubescent ^cithin, but almost 



glabrous within and slender in No. SS. 



E. Bractlets small or none. 



F. Disk of commute lvs. mostly roundish, often emar- 



ginate at the ends. 



28. llkya, Sims {CaprifdliiimFrAseri, Puish}. Climb- 

 ing to 10 ft.: lvs. broadly oval to elliptic, the upper 

 connate, bright green above, glaucous beneath, glabrous, 

 lK-3 in.: fls. in a peduncled head, bright or orange- 

 yellow, fragrant, 1-1 J< in. long; tube slender, longer 

 than limb. April, May. N.C. to Ky., Ga. and Alab. 

 B.M. 1318. L.B.C. 4:338. G.F. 3:190. Gn. 45, p. 307. 

 —This species is rare in cultivation and mostly the fol- 

 lowing is cult, under this name. 



29. SlilUvanti, Gray {L. fl&va, Auth., not Sims). 

 Fig. 1317. Climbing about 4-5 ft., very glaucous: lvs. 



oval or obovate, the upper connate into a large disk, 

 becoming thickish and very glaucous above, often 

 finely pubescent beneath, 2-4 in. long: fls. in short- 

 stalked or almost sessile spikes; corolla pale yellow, 

 often marked purplish outside, about 1 in. long; 

 tube gibbous, only little longer than limb. May, 

 June. Ontario to Manitoba, south ' "^ 

 R.H. 1856:221 (as i.«ava). G.F. 3:191.- Very hand- 

 I in fall with the abundant scarlet berries. 



30. Brfiwni, Carr. 

 {L.sempervirens 

 Jirowni. Hort.). 

 I'robably l.vbrid of 

 L. scmpereireiis with 

 L.Sullinniliorghiic 

 ril : lvs. < 



long, glaucous be- 

 neath, the upper con- 

 nate, glabrous : fls. 

 in peduncled heads, 

 ge-scarlet, scent- 

 ess; tube gibljous at 

 base, longer than 



limb. Of garden origin. F. 

 S. 11: 1133.- Var. Plantier- 

 6nsl9, Hort. {L. Plantien'ii- 

 sis, Andr^). Fls. larger, 

 more orange - colored 

 less deeply 2-lipped. I. H. 



6. 



Disk of 



less elliptic, 



pointed or mucronate at 



both ends. See also No. 



30. 

 31. hirsilta, Eat. {Caprifdlium pub(scens, Goldie). 

 High climbing, with usually hirsute branchlets: lvs. 

 petiok'd, broadly oval or ovate, obtuse, the upper con- 

 nate and abruptly pointed, dark green above, pubescent 

 on both sides when young, 2-4 in. long: fls. in short, 

 niostlv peduncled spikes, scentless, bright or orange- 

 yellow, pube.scent without, about 1 in. long, with the 



