HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY 231 



2. D. japonica DC. Weigela. A stout, branchino; shrub, 3-G ft. 

 high. Leaves broadly oval, acute at the apex, rouuded at the base, 

 coarsely serrate, rough above, downy beneath, short-petioled. Flowers 

 spreading, funnelform, rose color, 1-1^ in. long. Calyx lobes de- 

 ciduous. Corolla downy without, the lobes spreading. Capsule oblong 

 or spindle-shaped. Seeds wdth netted wings. Introduced from Japan ; 

 common in cultivation,* 



II. LONICERA L. 



Shrubs or woody vines. Leaves simple, usually entire, those 

 of a pair often appearing as if joined together at the base, so 

 that the stem seems to rise through them. Calyx tube ovoid, 

 5-toothed. Corolla tubular to bell-shaped, often knobbed at 

 the base or 2-lipped. Stamens 5. Ovary 2-3-celled, ovules 

 several in each cell ; style slender ; stigma knobbed. Fruit a 

 1-3-celled, 1-few-seeded berry.* 



More or less iqiright bushes, not climbing. 



1. L. tatarica L. Tartarian Honeysuckle. A branching shrub, 

 5-8 ft. high. Leaves oval or ovate, heart-shaped, shining. Flowers 

 many, showy, rose-colored. Fruit consisting of 2 red berries ; some- 

 what united l)elow at maturit}'. Cultivated from Asia. 



2. L. canadensis ISIarsh. Early Fly Honeysuckle. A straggling 

 bush, 3-5 ft. high. Leaves ovate or oval, slightly heart-shaped, thin, 

 at first downy beneath. Flowers straw-yellow, on short, slender 

 peduncles. Corolla lobes nearly equal ; tube pouched at the base. 

 Fruit 2 separate red berries. 



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Stems twining. 



3. L. japonica Thunb. Japan Honeysuckle. Stem twining 

 high ; young branches downy. Leaves ovate to oblong, entire, 

 smooth above, pale and downy beneath, all short-petioled. Pedun- 

 cles axillary, 2-bracted, 2-flowered. Flowers white or pink, fading to 

 yellow, 2-lipped, the lips nearly as long as the downy tube. Stamens 

 and style i)rojecting. Fruit black. Common in cultivation ; intro- 

 duced from Japan.* 



4. L. sempervirens L. Coral Honeysuckle, Tri'mtet IIonkv- 

 sucKLE. stem twining high. Leaves evergreen (in the South), oval 

 to oblong, obtuse, entire, smooth above, pale and often downy 



