LONICERA 



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20. longiJlora, DC. Climbing slmil., Klal.rons: Ivs. 

 obloDg-lauoeolate, shining above, i>;ilr !>■ n, :iili, i' -_".', in. 

 long: lis. in sliort-peduncled pair-. ' i i 'W.led 

 towards the end of branches; cir- . tni^^iug 

 to yellow, fragrant, 3-4 in. long, wiiii , - i . -,. i, ,. r tube: 

 bracts small, subulate: fr.white. S. Lhina. l;.i;. I.j;r232 

 (as CaprifoUum longiflora). -Teudur. Int. 19011, by 

 Praneeschi. 



21. Hildebrandiina, Coll. & Herasl. Climbing shrub, 

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

 pointed, 4-6 in. long: fls. on stout peduncles; corolla 

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

 to orangp-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. 



BB. Fls. sessile, in usually 6-fld. whorls at tlie end of 

 the branchlets, forming terminal spikes or clus- 

 ters: upper Ivs. mostly connate, ustially climb- 

 ing. ( CaprifoUum.) 



c. Corolla distinctly Z-lipped. 



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



inside except No.Z7 : corolla never bright yellow. 



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



bractlets large. 



22. Pericljmenum, Linn. {Caprifdliiim Perieh)me- 

 )!«m, Roem. &Schult.). Woodbine. Pig. 1315. Climb- 

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

 ovate, acute, lVa-3 in. long, dark green above, pale or 

 glaucous beneath and sometimes sparingly pubescent: 

 fls. in a peduncled dense head, very fragrant, yellowish 

 "white, usually carmine or purple outside and glandular 

 pubescent, lK-2 in. long. June-Sept. Eu., N. Afr.. W. 

 Asia.-Var. BMgica, Ait. Of more vigorous growth, 

 sometimes shrubby: fls. bright red outside; blooming 

 all summer. Probably var. sem- 

 p^rflorens, Hort., figured inGu. 

 45:306, is not very different. 

 Var. quercifblia, Ait. Lvs.sinu- 

 ately lobed ; a curious but less 

 desirable form. Var. seritina, 

 Ait. Similar to var. Belgica, 

 but flowering in fall. 



23. 'EtrtBca, Santi. Climb- 

 ing: Ivs. broadly oval to obovate, 

 usually obtuse, the upper ones 

 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 fin-r.,1 rod, fracrnint. 1 H-2 in. long, witl 



Distributed 



thr 



iii^.-V:ir. gigant^a, Hort. Of 

 0U3 growth, with largu pubescent leaves. 



24. Heckr6tti, Hort. Not much climbing: Ivs. ellip- 

 tic or oblong-elliptic, acute, almost sessile, the upper 

 pairs connate, glaucous beneath, glabrous, about 2 in. 

 long: fls. in peduncled spikes with few somewhat re- 

 mote whorls, purple outside and sparingly glandular, 

 lK-2 in. long: bractlets about half as long as ovary. 

 Origin unknown, probably garden hybrid of L. JCIru.ica 

 and an American species. 



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

 the axils of connate Ivs. 



kit (L. Etrtisca, Hort. i. Capri- 



nil.iii^: Ivs, broadly oval to oblong 



25. ItiUca, Scbr 

 fdlium, Auth.). f 

 obovate, the uji" i 

 upper whorls w 1 1 1 

 crowded: fl?'. >• ! 



: V >. at the base, somewhat 

 Mv iHirple outside andgla- 

 brous, fr-iLTaiit, : ' , lir.-iftl.'fs about half as 



long :w "•..■.'■■,,-. I . . •■.1 ' ,:.:- r I'-. .hme-Aug. Pro- 

 bablv li ' I ' / / '! / ' J I folium, much 



■cultiV.i'. ' ■'• ■ ! 'hitter. 6n. 45, 



p. 307 . - /. /;■,■■.... :ni.| /.. Cv,.,... ,',„ml; 54, p. 26. 

 F.S. I1:irjil uis L. Cnpriff.linm mnjor). Var. rubella, 

 Tausch. Fls. dark purple outside. 



26. Caprifdlium, Linn. {Caprifdlium hortinse, Lam. 

 C. perfoUAtum, 'Roehl.). Fig. 1316. Climbing: Ivs. 



LONICERA 



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

 almost glabrous, 2-A in. long: whorls u.sually 2 or 3, 

 each in the axils of connate Ivs.: fls. yellowish white, 

 mostly purplish outside and often slightly hairy, to 2 in. 

 long, fragrant: bractlets very small or none. May, 

 June. M. Eu. to W.Asia. N.2:296. B.B. 3:237.-Some- 

 times escaped from cultivation and described under the 

 name L. grata. Ait., as an American species. Var. 41ba, 

 Ait. (L.pdlHda,'aoTt. i. pra-cox, Hort.). Fls. white, 

 appearing early. R.H. 1856:141. 



27. impl6xa, Ait. Much branched but less high climb- 

 ing, evergreen: Ivs. 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 Ivs., 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 within, but almost 



glabrous within and slender in iVb. fl3. 



E. Bractlets small or none. 



F. Bisk of connate Ivs. mostly roundish, often emar- 



ginate at the ends. 



28. ilkva., Sims {Caprifdlium Frdseri.PuTsh). Climb- 

 ing to 10 ft. : Ivs. 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-lH 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.P. 3:190. Gn. 45, p. 307. 

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

 lowing is cult, under this name. 



29. SfllUvanti, Gray (L. fldva, Auth., not Sims). 

 Pig. 1317. Climbing about 4-5 ft., very glaucous: Ivs. 



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

 becoming thickish and very glaucous above, often 

 finely pubescent beneath, 2-t 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 to Tennessee. 

 K.H. 1856:221 (as L.flava). G.F. 3:191. -Very hand- 

 some in fall with the abundant scarlet berries. 



30. Brdwni, Carr. 

 {L.semp ervirens 

 Browni, Hort.). 

 Probably hybrid of 

 Ij. sempervirfiia with 

 ' rj.Sullivanii or gUni- 

 ca : Its. oval to ob- 

 long, glaucous be- 

 neath, the upper con- 

 glabrous : fls. 

 in peduncled heads, 

 orange-scarlet, sceiit- 

 1315. '^^B,\ISl'l less; tube gibbous 



the base, longer than 

 (XK-) " 



limb. Of garden origin. P. 

 S. 11: I133.-Var. Piantier- 

 «nsi8, Hort. (L. Plantierht- 

 sis, Andr^). Fls. larger, 

 orange - colored and 

 less deeply 2-lipped. I. H. 

 18:86. 

 yp. Bisk of connate Ivs. 



more or less elliptic, 



pointed or mucronate at 



both ends. See also No. 



30. 

 31. hirsiita, Eat. {Caprifdlium pub^seens, Goldie). 

 High climbing, with usually hirsute branchlets : Ivs. 

 petioled. 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, 

 mostly peduncled spikes, scentless, bright or orange- 

 yellow, pubescent without, about 1 in. long, with the 



