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has been g-enerally cultivated under the name of L. flava. 

 L. SulHvantii is common in our parks and in old gardens, 

 and its thick foliage, with glaucous bloom and bright red 

 fruit, which remains fresh on the vines later in the winter 



orange-yellow flowers are borne in June, and they are 

 slightly fragrant. The fruit is bright scarlet and ornamental ; 

 the leaves thin and only slightly glaucous. Both of these 

 Honeysuckles are good hardy climbing plants. Six years 



Fi^. 39. — Lamourouxia Prinj^lL-i. — Sec pa,u;e 272. 



than that of any other climbing Honeysuckle, has made 

 it well known. The leaves, however, are often disfigured 

 late in the season by mildew. L. flava is much more 

 rare, but it deserves to be better known. Tfie bright 



ago we called attention to the distinction between these 

 plants and the su]3erior beauty of the true and rare Loni- 

 cera flava. At that time we suggested that some enter- 

 prising nurseryman would do a good stroke of business 



