HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY 



Pistil. — Ovary inferior, two-celled ; ovules numerous ; style 

 thread-like ; stigma capitate. 



Fruit. — Capsule, glabrous, linear-oblong, three-fourths of an 

 inch long, slender, beaked, crowned with the five calyx-lobes ; 

 two-valved, many-seeded. September. 



There are three species of Diervillas native to east- 

 ern United States, of which the Bush Honeysuckle is 

 the northern species. It does not equal the cultivated 

 forms in attractiveness and consequently is neglected. 



WEIGELA 



Dier villa rosea. 

 Weigela, in honor of Weigel, a German botanist. 



The Weigela of our gardens was discovered in China 

 in 1844 by Robert Fortune. The first specimen which 

 he saw is described as growing in a Mandarin's garden 

 on the island of Chusan and characterized as a bush 

 covered with rose-colored flowers which hung in clus- 

 ters from the axils of the leaves and the ends of the 

 branches. " I immediately marked it as one of the 

 finest plants in northern China and determined to send 

 plants of it home in every ship until I should hear of 

 its safe arrival." From this beginning the Weigela 

 has made its way until now it is one of the most prized 

 of ornamental shrubs. 



The bush has a tendency to straggling growth which 

 may be wisely suppressed ; but to get the best results 

 it should be allowed a fair degree of freedom, and then 

 its graceful, curving branches laden with flowers al- 

 most if not quite reach the ground. 



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