THE HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY. 



whole Hop hill grows in the same way. If we obtain seed, 

 might not it be possible to select a strain of Hops which are 

 uniformly monoecious on the same plant? [Certainly.] 



" The Hop ground is in Boughton Monchelsea, facing south, 1 

 very warm, and of strong rich soil. We are the more interested 

 in this specimen, as many years ago a similar instance was 

 brought under our notice by Mr Masters of Canterbury, and 

 which formed the subject of an interesting notice from his pen 

 in our volume Tor 1852, p. 597. The case is interesting with 

 reference to the doctrine of parthenogenesis. The Ccele- 

 bogyne, asserted to produce seeds without the formation of 

 male blooms, has now frequently been seen to produce flowers 

 of both sexes. We saw an instance of this lately in the 

 herbarium of Professor Baillon of Paris." 



THE HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY (Caprifoliacece). 



A small order of beautiful and interesting hardy plants, 

 represented in our pleasure-grounds and gardens by Abelia, 

 Linncea, Leycesteria, Caprifolium, Lonicera (Honeysuckle), 

 Viburnum (Guelder Rose), Sambucus (Elder). Nearly all 

 the species are more or less fragrant, and are for the most 

 part readily propagated either by herbaceous or hard-wooded 

 cuttings, or by seeds when procurable, as in Sambucus, 

 Viburnum, and Lonicera. The vitality of Elder-berry seeds is 

 very great, as they germinate freely, even after having been 

 boiled for wine-making purposes ; and this is one of our native 

 plants which, like the Currant and Gooseberry, is largely 

 distributed by birds. Linncea borealis is readily increased by 

 division, and Leycesteria and Abelia by layers or cuttings 

 herbaceous cuttings in a close case in spring, and hard- 

 wooded cuttings on a north border or under a hand-light in 

 autumn. ' 



Lonicera (Woodbines or Honeysuckles). A well-known 

 genus of shrubs, often scandent or twining, and bearing showy 

 and often fragrant flowers. Our native Z. periclymenum is one 

 of the most deliciously fragrant of all plants. Loniceras are 

 readily propagated either by seeds, cuttings, or layers. Seeds 

 are freely produced by Z. etrusca, L. caprifolium, the common 

 Woodbine, and others; and these might be used as seed- 

 bearing parents, and considerable improvement effected by 

 crossing them with pollen from Z. japonica, L. flexuosa, L. 

 sempervirens (one of the finest of all hardy Honeysuckles), Z. 

 pubescens, and others. Mr Ingram, when at Frogmore, raised 



