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2. L. sempervirens, L. CORAL HONEYSUCKLE, TRUMPET HONEY- 

 SUCKLE. Stem twining high. Leaves evergreen (in the South), 

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

 beneath, the lower petioled, the upper pair nearly semi-orbicular and 

 joined at the base. Flowering spikes terminal, bearing several 

 whorls. Corolla about 2 in. long, slender, smooth, the limb short, 

 nearly equally 5-lobed, scarlet without, bright yellow within. Sta- 

 mens slightly projecting ; fruit red. On low ground ; often culti- 

 vated.* 



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 ; peduncles 

 axillary, 2-bracted, 2-flowered ; flowers white or pink, fading to yel- 

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

 and style projecting. Fruit black. Introduced from Japan ; com- 

 mon in cultivation.* 



4. L. Caprifolium, L. EUROPEAN HONEYSUCKLE. A moder- 

 ately high-climbing shrub. Leaves smooth and deciduous, several 

 of the upper pairs united at their bases to form a flattish disk or 

 somewhat cup-shaped leaf. Flowers in a single terminal whorl, very 

 sweet-scented. Corolla whitish, red, or yellow, 2-lipped, with the 

 lips recurved. Cultivated from Europe. 



B. 



More or less upright bushes, not climbing. 



5. 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 ; somewhat united below at maturity. Cultivated from 

 Asia. 



6. L. ciliata, Muhl. 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. 



VH. DIERVILLA, Tourn. 



Low, upright shrubs. Leaves taper-pointed, serrate. Flowers 

 in loose terminal or axillary clusters or cymes. Calyx with 

 a limb of 5 linear divisions. Corolla funnel-shaped, almost 

 regularly 5-lobed. Stamens 5. Ovary slender, 2-celled ? ripen- 

 ing into a 2-valved, many-seeded pod. 



