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on midrib on both sides, the petioles 3-5 mm. long; peduncles 

 2-4 mm. long, loosely glandular-dotted, the bracts membra- 

 nous, linear, slightly longer than the ovary, die bracteolcs con- 

 nate, as long as the ovary, shallowly 2-lobed, ciliate; calyx-limb 

 cup-shaped, 2-3 mm. long, irregularly 5-lobed, deciduous; co- 

 rolla white, slighdy pubescent axternally, about 2 cm. long, the 



tube short; fruit black, globose, 3-4 mm. in diameter. May. 



Mountains; Honshu (centr. and n. distr.); rare. Korea, 



Manchuria, Amur, Ussuri, and n. China. 



5. Lonicera chrysantha Turcz. Xylosteum gibbiflorum 



Rupr.; L. xylosteum var. chrysantha (Turcz.) Regel Ne- 



MURo-BusHiDAMA. Shrub; young branches terete, slighdy 

 pubescent and minutely glandular-dotted; leaves obovate, 

 ovate-elliptic, or oblong-ovate, 6-10 cm. long, 3-6 cm. wide, 

 very acuminate, acute to rounded at base, pubescent especially 

 on nerves beneath, the pedoles 3-7 mm. long, the peduncles 1- 

 2 cm. long, with spreading hairs or glabrate, the bracts broadly 

 linear, 2-4 dmes as long as the ovary, the bracteoles elliptic, 

 free, about half as long as the ovary; calyx-limb very short, the 

 5 teeth short; corolla pale yellow, 1.2-1.5 cm. long, the tube 

 short, gibbous; fruit red, about 6 mm. across. June. Hok- 

 kaido. s. Kuriles, Sakhalin, Korea, and e. Siberia. 



6. Lonicera demissa Rehd. L. ibotaejormis Nakai 



Ibota-hyotan-boku. Much-branched shrub; young branches, 

 leaves and inflorescence ascendingly short-pilose; leaves thin, 

 broadly oblanceolate to narrowly obovate, or sometimes nar- 

 rowly oblong, 1.5-3.5 cm. long inclusive of the very short peti- 

 ole, 7-12 mm. wide, acute with an obtuse tip, acute at base, 

 glaucescent beneath; peduncles 8-15 mm. long, slender, the 

 bracts membranous, linear, 2-3 times as long as the ovary, the 

 bracteoles free, nearly orbicular, nearly as long as the ovary; 

 calyx-tube minutely glandular-dotted, the limb with 5 short 

 obtuse teeth; corolla bilabiate, pale yellow, 1-1.2 cm. long, 

 short-pubescent externally, the tube short, gibbous; fruit red. 



June. Mountains; Honshu (southern part of centr. 



distr.). 



7. Lonicera morrowii A. Gray. CaprijoUum morrowii 

 (A. Gray) O. Kuntze Kingin-boku. Prominendy pubes- 

 cent, much-branched shrub with terete branches; leaves ob- 

 long to elliptic, or ovate-elliptic, 2.5-4 cm. long, 1-2 (-2.5) cm. 

 wide, usually obtuse to sometimes subacute, rounded at base, 

 pale green beneath; peduncles 1-1.5 cm. long, the bracts lin- 

 ear, somewhat leaflike, 2-^ times as long as the ovary, the 

 bracteoles free, elliptic, slightly shorter than the ovary; calyx- 

 limb deeply cleft, the segments broadly lanceolate, less than 

 1 mm. long; corolla about 1.3 cm. long, white, changing to 

 yellow with age, pubescent externally, the tube short, slightly 



gibbous; fruit red, about 6 mm. across. May. Hokkaido, 



Honshu, Shikoku. Cv. Xanthocarpa. L. morrowii forma 



xanthocarpa (Nash) Hara; L. morrowii var. xanthocarpa Nash 

 KiMi-No-KiNGiN-BOKU. Fruit yellow. Cultivated. 



8. Lonicera caerulea L. var. edulis Turcz. ex Herd. 

 L. caerulea sensu auct. Japon., pro parte; L. edulis Turcz. ex 



Freyn; L. caerulea subsp. edulis (Turcz.) Hult. Ke-yo- 



NOMi. Much-branched shrub with exfoliating bark, the 

 young branches prominently pubescent; leaves oblong, ovate- 

 elliptic, or ovate, obtuse to subacute, or sometimes rounded at 

 the tip, 2.5^(-5) cm. long, 1-2 cm. wide, rounded to obtuse 

 at base, prominently pubescent, short-petiolate; peduncles 2-10 

 mm. long, the bracts linear, 2-3 times as long as the calyx- 

 tube, the bracteoles connate, bladderlike, completely enveloping 

 the ovary, blue-black, bloomy, juicy when ripe; calyx-limb 



short, with 5 short teeth; corolla creamy-white, infundi- 

 buliform, 1-1.3 cm. long, loosely pubescent externally, the 

 lobes ascending more than half of the entire length; stamens 

 usually slightlv longer than the corolla-lobes; fruit sweet and 

 edible, ellipsoidal, bloomy. June-July. Hokkaido. Ku- 

 riles, Sakhalin, e. Siberia, and Kamchatka. 



Var. emphyllocalyx (Maxim.) Nakai. L. emphyllocalyx 

 Maxim.; L. caerulea var. altaica sensu auct. Japon., non Sweet, 

 incl. forma emphyllocalyx (Maxim.) Rehd.; L. caerulea var. 

 glabrescens forma longibracteata C. K. Schn.; L. caerulea var. 



longibracteata (C.K. Schn.) Hara Kuromi-no-uguisu-ka- 



GURA. Plants less hairy, indument shorter, or nearly gla- 

 brate. Hokkaido, Honshu (centr. distr.). 



Var. venulosa (Maxim.) Rehd. L. reticulata Maxim., non 



Raf., non Champ.; L. venulosa Maxim. Maruba-yonomi. 



Plants nearly glabrous; leaves prominently venulous beneath. 



The typical phase of the species occurs in w. Europe to 



Japan, and N. America. 



9. Lonicera harae Makino. L. harae var. tashiroi 



Nakai Tsushima-hyotan-boku, Noyama-hyotan-boku. 



Shrub with grayish branches; young branchlets terete, with 

 coarse hairs or nearly glabrous; leaves subcoriaceous, elliptic 

 or ovate-elliptic, 3-6 cm. long, 2—4 cm. wide, obtuse to 

 rounded, mucronate-tipped, usually rounded at base, short- 

 petiolate, loosely setose especially on margin and midrib at 

 least while young, becoming glabrous, nearly concolorous, 

 with prominendy raised veinlets on both surfaces; peduncles 

 3-8 mm. long, glabrous, the bracts lanceolate, 1.5-2.5 times 

 as long as the calyx-tube; bracteoles absent; calyx-limb short, 

 subtruncate; flowers with the leaves; corolla about 1 cm. long, 

 somewhat bilabiate, yellow to white, the tube nearly as long 

 as the limb, slightly gibbous. Mar.-Apr. Shikoku, Kyu- 

 shu. Korea and Manchuria. 



10. Lonicera strophiophora Franch. L. pilosa Maxim.; 



L. amherstii Dipp., pro parte Arage-hyotan-boku, Oba- 



hyotan-boku. Shrub; branches gray-brown, slighdy pilose 

 while very young; leaves thinly membranous, broadly ovate to 

 ovate-oblong, 5-10 cm. long, acuminate to acute, or some- 

 times obtuse, obtusely rounded at base, coarsely pilose on both 

 surfaces especially on midrib beneath, often glaucous beneath, 

 the petioles 3-7 mm. long, loosely pilose and sparingly glandu- 

 lar-pilose; flowers vvidi the leaves, the peduncles deflexed, 1-2 

 cm. long, loosely glandular-pilose, the bracts membranous, 

 ovate to broadly so, 1-2 cm. long, subacute, pale green, ciliate, 

 weakly many-nerved, bracteoles absent; calyx-limb short, ir- 

 regularly lobed; corolla pale yellow, narrowly infundibuliform, 

 2-2.5 cm. long, loosely pilose or glabrous externally; fruit red, 

 globose. Apr.-June. Mountains; Hokkaido, Honshu. 



Var. glabra Nakai. Daisen-hyotan-eoku. Ovary and 



lower half of style glabrous. Honshu (centr. and westw.), 



Shikoku. 



11. Lonicera praeflorens Batal. L. kaiensis Nakai 



Hayazaki-hyotan-boku. Shrub with gray-brown exfoli- 



ating bark; young branchlets glabrous or puberulent; leaves 

 membranous, broadly ovate, 3-6 cm. long, 2—4 cm. wide, acute 

 or abrupdy so, obtusely rounded at base, pubescent, especially 

 on underside, glaucescent and the veinlets rather prominendy 

 raised, the petioles 2-A mm. long; flowers precocious, the pe- 

 duncles glabrous, 3-8 mm. long, the bracts broadly lanceolate 

 or narrowly ovate, 2-A times as long as the ovary, ciliate, 

 bracteoles absent; calyx-tube glabrous, the limb irregularly 

 toothed, sparsely glandular-pilose on margin; corolla infundi- 



