876 FLORA. 



flowers connate-perfoliate; flowers fragrant, in a terminal interrupted spike; cor- 

 olla 2.5-3.7 cm. long, the slender tube pubescent above within, the limb strongly 2- 

 lipped, about half as long as the tube; filaments and style glabrous, exserted; fruit 

 about 6 mm. in diameter. N. Car. to Ky., Ga. and Ala. April-May. 



7. Lonicera sempervirens L. TRUMPET OR CORAL HONEYSUCKLE. (I. F. 

 f. 3461.) Glabrous, high climbing, evergreen in the South. Leaves oval, ob- 

 tuse, 5-8 cm. long, or the lower ones smaller, narrower and acutish, the upper 

 pairs connate-perfoliate, all glaucous and sometimes slightly pubescent beneath, 

 dark green above; flowers verticillate in terminal interrupted spikes; corolla scarlet 

 or yellow, 2-3.7 cm. long, glabrous, the tube narrow, slightly expanded above; 

 stamens and style scarcely exserted; berries scarlet, about 6 mm. in diameter. In 

 low grounds, or on hillsides, Conn, to Fla., Neb. and Tex. Escaped from cultiva- 

 tion farther north. April-Sept. 



8. Lonicera Japonica Thumb. JAPANESE OR CHINESE HONEYSUCKLE. (I. F. 

 f. 3462.) Pubescent, climbing or trailing. Leaves short- petioled, ovate, entire, 

 2.5-8 cm. long, acute at the apex, rounded at the base, dark green and glabrous 

 above, pale and usually sparingly pubescent beneath; flowers leafy-bracted at the 

 base, white or pink, fading to yellow, pubescent without, the tube longer than 

 the strongly 2-lipped limb; stamens and style exserted; berries black, 6-8 mm. in 

 diameter. Freely escaped from cultivation, Conn, to Penn., 111., N. Car., Fla. and 

 W. Va. Nat. from eastern Asia. June-Aug. 



9. Lonicera coerulea L. BLUE OR MOUNTAIN FLY-HONEYSUCKLE. (I. F. 

 f. 3463.) Shrubby, 3-9 dm. high, the twigs sometimes slightly pubescent. Leaves 

 oval or obovate, 2.5-4 cm. long, obtuse, thick, pale and pubescent beneath, glab- 

 rous above, at least when mature, ciliate ; flowers short-peduncled, subulate-bracted, 

 yellow, 12-16 mm. long; corolla-tube gibbous at the base, the limb nearly regular, 

 its lobes oblong, equalling or slightly exceeding the tube; ovaries of the two flowers 

 becoming united and forming a bluish-black 2-eyed berry about 5 mm. in diame- 

 ter. In low grounds, Newf. to Alaska, R. I., Penn., Wis. and Cal. Also in 

 Europe and Asia. June. 



10. Lonicera oblongifolia (Goldie) Hook. SWAMP FLY- HONEYSUCKLE. 

 (I. F. f. 3464.) Leaves oval-oblong, 2-5 cm. long, glabrous or nearly so when 

 mature, downy-pubescent when young; flowers in pairs on long slender peduncles; 

 corolla yellow, or purplish within, 16-18 mm. long, gibbous at the base, deeply 2- 

 lipped; bracts of the peduncle minute or none; ovaries remaining distinct, or be- 

 coming united, the berries red or crimson. In swamps, Quebec to Manitoba, Vt., 

 N. Y., Penn. and Mich. May-June. 



11. Lonicera Canadensis Marsh. AMERICAN FLY HONEYSUCKLE. (I. F. f. 

 3465.) Shrubby ,^9-15 dm. high, the twigs glabrous. Petioles 4-6 mm. long very 

 slender; leaves ovate or sometimes oval, acute or acutish, rounded or cordate at the 

 base, villous-pubescent beneath when young, glabrous or nearly so when mature, but 

 the margins strongly ciliate; flowers about 16 mm. long; peduncles long-filiform; 

 bracts very small, subulate; corolla-limb nearly regular, its lobes short; berries 

 separate, ovoid, light red, about 6 mm. in diameter. In moist woods, N. S. to 

 Manitoba, Conn., Penn. and Mich. May. \L. ciliata Muhl.] 



12. Lonicera Xylosteum L. FLY HONEYSUCKLE. (T. F. f. 3466.) A 

 shrub, 9-21 dm. high, the foliage densely appressed-pubescent when young. Leaves 

 ovate, oval, or obovate, entire, short petioled, rather pale green, obtuse, or the up- 

 per acute, persistently pubescent beneath, 2.5-8 cm. long; peduncles about as long 

 as the flowers, or longer; flowers yellowish white; bracts linear- subulate; berries 

 scarlet. Escaped from cult. R. I. and N. Y. Native of Eur. and Asia. May-June. 



13. Lonicera Tatarica L. TARTARIAN BUSH-HONEYSUCKLE. (I. F. f. 3467.) 

 A glabrous shrub, 1.5-3 m. high. Leaves ovate, rather thin, cordate, not ciliate; 

 flowers in pairs on slender axillary peduncles; corolla pink to white, 14-16 mm. 

 long, the tube gibbous at the base, the limb irregularly and deeply 5-lobed, some- 

 what '2-lipped; peduncles 2.5 cm. long; bracts linear, sometimes as long as the 

 corolla-tube; stamens and style scarcely exserted; berries separate, red. Escaped 

 from cultivation, Ont. and Vt. to N. Y.. N. J. and Ky. Native of Asia. May. 



14. Lonicera involucrata (Richards.) Banks. INVOLUCRED FLY-HONEY- 

 SUCKLE. (I. F. f. 3468.) A glabrate or pubescent shrub, 1-3 m. high. Leaves 

 Short-petioled, ovate, oval, or obovate, 5-15 cm. long, acute or acuminate, pubes- 



