LONICERA 



LONICERA 



943 



1316. Lon 



32. Doiiglasi, Hook, (i.ff^oiicescois, Rydb. L.glaiicu. 

 var. Doiiglasi, A. Gray, partly). Climbing: branchlets 

 glabrou.s : Ivs. short-petioled or almost sessile, the up- 

 per connate, oral to oborate, glabrous above, pubescent 

 beneath, lK-3 in. long: fls. in short, almost sessile 

 spikes; corolla yellow, mostly reddish outside and 

 hairy, %-\ in. long; tube gibbous, longer than the limb: 

 ovary and bractlets glabrous. May, June. Ontario to 

 the Saskatchewan, south to Pa. and Neb. B.B. 3:238.— 

 Rare in cultivation, but sometimes a hybrid of L. hir- 

 snta and Sullivayiti is found under this name in gar- 

 dens. It is figured in G.F. 9:345. 



33. didica, Linn. (L. glaiica. Hill. L. media, Murr. 

 L. parvifldra, La.m.). Usually shrubby, with slender, 

 sarmentose branches, rarely climbing, glabrous: Ivs. 

 short-petioled or almost sessile, the upper connate, oval 

 to oblong, obtuse, with usually undulate and trans- 

 parent margin, very glaucous beneath, lK-3 in. long: 

 fls. in sessile or short-stalked spikes, greenish or whit- 

 ish yellow, often tinged purplish, glabrous outside, 

 %-% in. long, the tube gibbous, about as long as limb. 

 May, June. Quebec to Manitoba, south to Ohio and 

 N. C. B.R. 2:138. 



EE. Bractlets as high as ovary or stighlhj shorter, 

 roundish. 



34. hispidula, Dougl. Bushy shrub with sarmentose 

 branches, rarely twining, usually hirsute: Ivs. oval to 

 ovate, rounded or cordate at the base, often with foli- 

 aceous stipules, the upper connate or sometimes distinct, 

 usually small, rarely to 2K in. long, ciliate and pubes- 

 cent, rarely glabrous ■ fls. in slender-peduncled and 

 often panicled spikes, pink or yellowish, glabrous or hir- 

 sute, %-% in. long, with short gibbous tube. June, 

 July. Brit. Columb. to Calif. B.R. 21:1701. -Var CaU- 

 fbrnica, Greene (var. vdeillans, A. Gray). Of more vig- 

 orous growth, with large Ivs. to 3 in. long : corolla 

 glandular-pubescent outside. Calif. 



cc. Corolla with almost regular or slightly S-lipped 



limb: limb several times shorter than tube. 



3.5. cilidsa, Poir. {L. occidentdlis, Hook.). Low sar 



mentose shrub : Ivs. petioled, ovate or oval, glaucous 



beneath, glabrous but ciliate, the upper connate, 2-4 in. 

 long: fls. in short-peduncled heads of one orfewwhorls; 

 corolla slightly 2-lipped, with ventricose-gibboua tube, 

 yellow to orange-scarlet, sometimes hirsute outside, 

 lii-l% iu. long. June, July. Brit. Col. to Calif, and 

 Ariz. 



36. sempfirvirens, Linn. (CaprifMium semplrvirens , 

 Michx.). Trumpet Honeysuckle. Fig. 1318. High 

 climbing, glabrous; evergreen southward: Ivs. oval to 

 oblong, glaucous beneath, the upper connate, 2-3 in. 

 long: fls. in peduncled interrupted spikes; corolla with 

 almost equal limb; tube sliRhtly ventricose, glabrous, 

 lK-2 in. long, scarlet or orauge'-scarlet, rarely yellow. 

 May-Sept. Conn, to Fla.,west to Neb. and Tex. B.M. 

 781. R.H. 1856:361. On. 43, p. 3n7.-Var. fliva, Regel 

 (L. flAva nbva, Hort.). Fls. yellow. Gt. 2:38. Var. 

 fuchsioldes, Hort. (L. furhs'ioides, Hort., not of Hemsl., 

 which is a Chinese species of the Nintoa group and not 

 yet introduced). Similar to var. minor, but tube more 

 expanded above, bright scarlet. Var. minor, Ait. Lvs. 

 oblong or narrow oblong: fls. more .slender, orange-red 

 or orange-scarlet. Very free-flowering, but more tender. 

 B.M. 1753. B.R. 7:556. Gn. 34:300. Var. specibsa, Carr. 

 Differs from the type by more brilliant scarlet fls. P.S. 

 11:1128. Sometimes cult, as L. Magnevillea, a name also 

 applied to L. dioica, and a darker red form of L. Cavri- 

 folimn. 



L. angustifdUa.WM. Erect shrub, to 10 ft. : lvs. lanceolate: 

 fls. long-peduncled. white, fragrant, with regular 5-lobed limb. 

 Himal. P.S. 4. pp. 407, 408 6. Tender.— L. arbdrea.Boiss. Erect 

 shrub or small tree, to 30 ft.: Ivs. roundish ovate, pubescent: 

 fls. short-peduncled, 2-lipped, pinkish, small. Spain.— L. bella, 

 Zabel (L. Morrowi X Tatarica) . Intermedi,ite between the two: 

 fls. white to pink. Garden origin.— L. bifU>ra, Desf .=■ L. canes- 

 cens.- L. canescens, Schousb. Climbing, grayish tomentose; 

 lvs. ovate, small: fls. in pairs, white, 2-lipped. with slender, long 

 tube, fragrant. Spain, N. Afr.— 2,.c/in/s(in(*a,Turcz. Allied to 

 L. Xylosteum, higher: lvs. Larger, acuminate: fls. larger, chang- 

 ing to bright yellow. N.E.Asi.i. Gt. 12:404. Handsome hardy 

 shrub, with rather light green foli.age and bright coral-red ber- 

 ries.— i. confiisa. DC. Allied to L. canescens, but fls. and lvs. 



1317. Lonicera Sullivanti (X %). 



somewhat larger and ovary gl.ibrous. J.ipan, China. BR. 1:70 

 (as L. Japonica). Gn. 45, p. '601. Has been often confounded 

 with L. Japonica, but is easily distinguished by the small subu- 



