HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY 



Pistil. Ovary inferior, two-celled ; ovules numerous ; style 

 thread-like ; stigma capitate. 



Fruit. Capsule, glabrous, linear-oblong, three-fourths of an 

 inch long, slender, beaked, crowned with the five calyx-lobes ; 

 two-valved, many-seeded. September. 



There are three species of Diervillas native to east- 

 ern United States, of which the Bush Honeysuckle is 

 the northern species. It does not equal the cultivated 

 forms in attractiveness and consequently is neglected. 



WEIGELA 



Diervtlla rosea. 

 Weigela ^ in honor of Weigel, a German botanist. 



The Weigela of our gardens was discovered in China 

 in 1844 by Robert Fortune. The first specimen which 

 he saw is described as growing in a Mandarin's garden 

 on the island of Chusan and characterized as a bush 

 covered with rose-colored flowers which hung in clus- 

 ters from the axils of the leaves and the ends of the 

 branches. " I immediately marked it as one of the 

 finest plants in northern China and determined to send 

 plants of it home in every ship until I should hear of 

 its safe arrival." From this beginning the Weigela 

 has made its way until now it is one of the most prized 

 of ornamental shrubs. 



The bush has a tendency to straggling growth which 

 may be wisely suppressed ; but to get the best results 

 it should be allowed a fair degree of freedom, and then 

 its graceful, curving branches laden with flowers al- 

 most if not quite reach the ground. 



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