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LONICERA 



LONICERA 



era 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; calyx 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. 



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

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



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

 slender, recurving or prostrate branches and 

 small Ivs. 



1. spindsa, Jacq. (L. Albertii^egel). Shrub, to 2ft., 

 with slender branches; rigid and spiny in high alpine 

 regions, glabrous: Ivs. linear or linear-lanceolate, some- 

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

 green, %-l%in. long: fls. on slender, erect peduncles, 

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

 serted. May, June. Turkestan, Himal. Gt. 30:1065. 

 B.M. 7394. 



2. rupicola, Hook. f. & Thorns. Low and almost 

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

 glabrous or tomentose beneath, about Kin. long: fls. 

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

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



cc. Corolla more or less gibbous: erect shrubs: Ivs. 

 larger. 



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

 E. Color of fls. yellow or scarlet. 



3. involucrata, Banks (L. flavescens, Dipp.). Shrub, 

 to 3 ft., with upright branches, glabrous or somewhat 

 pubescent: Ivs. elliptic-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 bright green, thin, slightly pubescent beneath when 

 young, 2-5 in. long: fls. erect, long-peduncled; corolla 

 yellowish or slightly tinged red, viscid, pubescent, with 

 short erect lobes, about % in. long: berries black, shin- 

 ing, almost enclosed by the enlarged purple bractlets. 

 May-July. Ontario to Alaska, south to Utah and Calif. 

 B.R. 14:1179. B.B. 3:242. 



4. Ledebouri, Eschsch.(L. intermedia, Kellogg). Simi- 

 lar to the former, but more vigorous, branches some- 

 times sarmentose, to 15 ft. long: Ivs. of firmer texture, 

 dark green above, pubescent beneath : fls. more salver- 

 shaped, with rounded, spreading lobes, scarlet-red out- 

 side, % in. long ; stamens shorter than lobes. May- 

 July. Calif. Gt. 2:64, R.H. 1843:373. -Much hand- 

 somer than the former, but more tender. 



EE. Color of fls. white. 



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

 bristly-hispid: winter-buds large, 2-valved: Ivs. obo'l 

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

 sometimes glaucous beneath, l%-2% in. long: fls. nod- 

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

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

 Himalayas. Distinct and handsome with its rather 

 large white flowers. 



DD. Bracts small and narrow. 



6. caerulea, Linn. Much-branched erect or spreading 

 shrub, to 3 ft., with glabrous or pubescent branchlets: 

 Ivs. often stipulate oval or obovate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 pubescent or almost glabrous, pale or glaucous green, 

 1-2 in. long: fls. short-peduncled, yellowish or greenish 

 white, Vz-%. 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. 

 Eu., N.Asia and in N.America south to Tenn., Wis. 

 and Calif. B.M. 1965. Var. villosa, Torr. &Gr. Branch- 

 lets and Ivs. villous pubescent. ' Var. gracilifldra, Dij 

 (L. Karellni, Hort., not Bge.). With upright ratl 

 slender, bright red branches, slightly pubescent : 

 with slender tube. 



7. gracilipes, Miq. (L. Phylomelce,Hort.). Shrub, 



6 ft., almost glabrous: Ivs. roundish-ovate to oblon^ 

 ovate, ciliate, bright green often with reddish margin, 

 1-2% in. long: peduncles slender,nodding, usually 1-fld.: 

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

 pendulous, bright red. April, May. Japan, G.F. 10:265. 

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

 very handsome in June with its pendulous scarlet flss 



8. ciliata, 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, l%-3 in. long: fls. slender-peduncled, always in 

 pairs, yellowish, sometimes slightly tinged red, % in. 

 long: fr. light red. April, May. Canada to Pa. and Mich. 

 B.B. 3:241. 



BB. Fls. 2-lipped. 



C. Ovaries and frs. connate or partly connate, only 

 occasionally separate : fls. rather small. 

 D. Bractlets none: fls. white or yelloivish. 



9. oblongifdlia, Hook. Shrub, to 5 ft. : Ivs. almost 

 sessile, oval-oblong, obtuse, pubescent beneath, 1-2% in. 

 long: fls. slender-peduncled; corolla hairy outside, yel- 

 lowish white, sometimes tinged purplish : berries dark 

 red. May, June. Quebec to Manitoba, south to Pa. and 

 Mich. B.B. 3:240. 



1312. Lonicera Xylosteum (XX) 



10. Standishi, Carr. (L. Sinensis, Hort. L. fragran- 

 tissima of some). Half -evergreen shrub, with spreading 

 branches, to 6 ft. : branchlets with reflexed bristly hairs: 

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

 nate, ciliate, 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, K-34 i n< 

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

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



