220 Caprifolacee—Leycesteria. 
racemes from the axils of the upper leaves. Calyx-lobes linear, 
unequal. Corolla funnel-shaped. Berry many-seeded. A 
commemorative name. 
1. L. formésa.—A very distinct and interesting shrub. The 
flowers are borne in verticils, gradually diminishing in size 
towards the tip of the raceme. The berries as well as the 
foliaceous bracts are of a deep dull purple, and more conspicuous 
than the flowers. 
6. DIERVILLA (Weigéla). 
Handsome shrubs bearing large showy pink, rose, or white 
Fig. 117. Diervilla rosea. 
(4 nat. size.) 
flowers in axillary and terminal clusters. 
Calyx-tube very slender, produced above 
the ovary. Corolla funnel - shaped or 
campanulate, nearly regular. Stamens 5. 
Style single, slender, exserted; stigma 
capitate. Seed-vessel long and narrow, 
coriaceous or membranous, many-seeded. 
The species are natives of Eastern Asia 
and North America. Named after a 
botanical author. 
1. D. rosea, syn. Weigéla résea (fig. 
117).—A highly ornamental species, and 
the first of this group introduced. It is 
of small stature, with ovate-lanceolate 
serrulate leaves and a profusion of rosy or 
white flowers in April or May. It is a 
native of China. There is a variegated 
and other garden varieties. D. flérida 
is probably a form of this. D. Japénica 
is hardly different from D. rdsea. 
2. D. amabilis, syn. Weigéla amédbilis. 
—Very near the last, though of rather 
larger stature and foliage. The principal 
difference is in the leaves, which are 
strongly reticulated, the veins being very 
prominent on the under side. There are 
many handsome varieties of this and the 
foregoing, some of which are probably of 
hybrid origin. solic has white flowers 
with a yellow blotch in the throat; stridta, striped red and 
white; Van Hotttei, white and rose, very showy; Stelznéri, 
