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LONICEEA 



ern 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. 



EE. Color of fls. white. 



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

 bristly-hispid: winter-buds large, 2-valved: lvs. obo- 

 vate to otjloug, ciliiite and hirsute, at least when young, 

 soiiiriiiii. ^ -liii.iui-; beneath, 1^2-2J4 in. long: fls. nod- 

 din-. , . I -iiaped, hisid, 1-lK in. long: bract- 

 lets i . ' : ML', bright red. April, May. Altai, 

 HiiiKui .1- - hi-iiiirt and handsome with its rather 



alba, 17, 26. 

 Alberti, 1. 

 alpigena, 12. 

 angustifolia, 17. 

 aureo-reticulata, 19. 

 Belgica, 22. 

 brachypoda, 19. 

 Browni. 3D. 

 Californiea, 34. 

 Canadensis, 8. 

 Caprifolium, 25, 26. 

 Caucasica. 13. 

 Chinensis, 19. 

 ciliata, 8. 

 ciliosa, 35. 

 casrulea, 6. 

 dioica, 33. 

 Douglasi, 32. 



flavescens, 3. 

 flexuosa, 19. 

 floribunda, 18. 

 I'raseri, 28. 



glaucescens. 32. 



gracihflora. 6. 

 gracilipes, 7. 

 gracilis, 17. 

 grandiflora, 17. 

 grata. 26. 

 Halliaun, 19. 

 Heckrottl, 24. 

 Hildebrandiana, 21. 

 hirsuta, 34. 

 hispida, 5. 

 hispidula. 32. 

 implexa, 27. 

 intermedia, 4. 

 involucrata. 3. 

 Italica. 25. 

 Japoniea. 19. 

 Earelini, 6. 

 latitolia. 17. 

 Ledebouri, 4. 

 longiliora. 20. 

 MagneviUea, 36. 

 media, 33. 



Morrowi, 15. 

 Niaguarilli, 11. 

 oblongifolia, 9. 

 occidentalis, 35. 

 orientalis, 13. 

 pallida, 26. 



parvifolia, 17 and 



suppl. 

 parviflora. 33. 

 perfoliata, 26. 

 Periclymenum, 22. 

 Phylomelcs, 7. 

 Plantierensis, 30. 

 prcecox, 26. 

 pubescens, 31. 

 pulcherrima, 17. 

 quercifolia, 22. 

 reticulata aurea, 19. 

 rubella, 25. 

 rubiflora, 17. 



Euprechtiana, 10. 

 sempertiorens. 22. 

 sempervirens, 36. 

 serotina, 22. 

 Sibirica, 17. 

 Sinensis, ID. 

 speciosa, 17, 36. 

 spinosa, 1. 

 splendens, 17. 

 Standishi, 10. 

 Sulllvanti, 29. 

 Tatarica, 17. 

 vaeillans, 34. 



villo 

 Xylosteun 



14. 



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

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

 c. Corolla not gibbous at the base; low shrubs, with 

 slender, recurving or prostrate branches and 

 small lvs. 



1. Bpindsa, Jacq. (L. Albertii.Uegel). Shrub, to2 ft., 

 with slender branches; rigid and spiny in high alpine 

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

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

 green, J^-lMin. long: fls. on slender, erect peduncles, 

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

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

 B.M. 7394. 



2. rnpicola, Hook. f. & Thoms. Low and almost 

 prostrate: lvs. 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: lvs. 



larger. 



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



E. Color of fls. yellow or scarlet. 



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

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

 pubescent: lvs. 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 J2 in. long: berries black, shin- 

 ing, almost enclosed hv ttie enlarged purple bractlets. 

 Mav^ulv. Ontario to Alaska, south to Utah and Calif. 

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



4. Ledebotiri,Eschsch.(i.J«?er»Ke(Jia, Kellogg). Simi- 

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

 times sarmentose, to 15 ft. long: lvs. 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. 



DD. Bracts small and narrow. 

 C. caeriilea, Linn. Much-branched erect or spreading 

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

 lvs. 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, ^3-K 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. 1905.- Var. villdsa, Torr. &Gr. Branch- 

 lets and lvs. villous pubescent. Var. graciliildra, Dipp. 

 {L. Karelini, Hort., not Bge.). With upright rather 

 slender, bright red branches, .slightly pubescent : fls. 

 with slender tube. 



7. gracilipes, Miq. (L. Phylomela;, Hort.). Shrub, to 

 6 ft., almost glabrous: lvs. roundish-ovate to oblong- 

 ovate, ciliate, bright green often with reddish margin, 

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

 corolla pink, rarely white, % in, Iniii,': fr. r.ither large, 

 pendulous, bright red. April. .Mn .i.i|.:iii 1 . .1\ 10:265. 

 — A graceful species; one of n. ■ ' I'loom, and 

 very handsome in June with ii . , mietfls. 



8. ciUata, Muhlenb. (L. Cnu.^i: „ .;, , m,,,!,.). Fig. 

 1311. Shrub, to 5 ft.: lvs. ovale- or oval, rounded or 

 cordate at the base, ciliate, pubescent beneath when 

 young, lH-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 yellowish. 



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

 sessile, oval-oblong, obtuse, pubescent beneath, 1-2K 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. 



Xylosteu 



10. St4ndiBhi, Carr (L Sinensis, Hort. L. fragran- 

 tlssima of some) Half evergreen shrub, with spreading 

 branches, to 6 ft branchlets with reflexed bristly hairs : 

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

 nate, ciliate, bristly hairy on both sides or glabrous 

 above, 3^ in long fls on rather short curved pedun- 

 cles, white or slightly blushed, very fragrant, M-K in- 

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

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



