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LONICERA 



em hemisphere, more than CO of which, besides many 

 hybrids, are iu cultivation. Lvs. sometimes sinuately 

 lo'bed, in a few species with distinct stipules, mostly 

 deciduous: fls. in axillary peduncled pairs or in sessile 

 whorls at the end of the branches; calyx 5-toothed; 

 corolla with short or slender, often gibbous tube, 2- 

 lipped or almost equally 5-lobed; stamens 5: ovary in- 

 ferior, usually 2-3-celled: berry few- to many-seeded. 



nlb;i, 17. 20. 

 Alberti, 1. 

 alpitjena, 12. 

 jingustifolia, 17. 

 aureo-reticiilata, 10. 

 Belgica. 22. 

 hrackypoda, 19. 

 Browiii, '60. 

 OaUfoniicn, 34. 

 Canadensis, 8. 

 Caprifolium. 25, 20. 

 Caucasica, 13. 

 Chinensis, 19. 

 ciliata, 8. 

 <'iliosa, 35. 

 coerulea, 6. 

 dioica, 33. 

 Douglasi, 32. 

 Etriisca, 23, 25. 

 flava, 28, 30. 

 flava nova, 36. 

 flavescens, 3. 

 flexuosa, 19. 

 floribunda, 18. 

 Fraseri, 28. 

 fragrantissima, 11. 

 fuchsioides, 30. 

 Kigantea, 23. 

 (llauca, 33. 

 Olaucescens, 32. 



INDEX. 



graciliflora. C. 

 graciiipes. 7. 

 gracilis, 17. 

 grandiflora, 17. 

 (frafa, 20. 

 Halleana, 19. 

 Heekrotti, 2k 

 Hildebrandiana, 21. 

 hirsuta, 3J-. 

 hispida. 5. 

 hispidula, 32. 

 implexa, 27. 

 intermedia, 4. 

 involucrata, 3. 

 Italica, 25. 

 Japoiiica, 19. 

 Karellni, 0. 

 latifolia. 17. 

 Ledebouri, 4. 

 longiflora 20. 

 Magnevillca, 30. 

 media, 33. 

 minor, 30. 

 Morrowi; 15. 

 Niaguarilli, 11. 

 oblongifolia, 9. 

 oecidentalis, 35. 

 orientiilis, 13. 

 pallida, 26. 



parvifolia, 17 and 



sni'pK 

 parviflora, 33. 

 perfoliaia, 20. 

 PericlymenurQ, 22. 

 Pht/lomelcc, 7. 

 Plantierensis, 30. 

 prcecox, 26. 

 pubescens, 31. 

 pulclierrima, 17. 

 quercit'olia, 22. 

 reticulata aurea, 19. 

 rubella, 25. 

 rubiflora, 17. 

 rupicola, 2. 

 Rupreclitiana, 10. 

 semperflorens, 22, 



30. 

 serotin.a, 22. 

 SibiHca, 17. 

 S'iriensis, 10. 

 speciosa, 17, 30. 

 spinosa, 1. 

 splendens, 17. 

 Standishi, 10. 

 Sullivanti, 29. 

 Tatariea, 17. 

 vncillans, 34. 

 villosa, 0. 

 Xylosteum, 14-. 



A, Habit upright: fU. in pairs, rareJij solitary. 



B. Fls. with almost regular 5-lohed Hmh. 



c. Corolla riot gibbous at the base: low shrubs, tvith 

 slender, recurving or prostrate branches arid 

 small lvs. 



1. spinosa, Jacq. {L. Alberti iyRegel). Shrub, to 2 ft., 

 with slender branches; rigid and spiny in hi,i?h alpine 

 regions, glabrous: lvs. linear or linear-lanceolate, some- 

 times with 2-4 teeth at the base, glaucous or bluish 

 green, i-,<-lKin. long: fls. on slender, erect peduncles, 

 rosy pink, fragrant, with slender tube ; stamens ex- 

 serted. May, June. Turkestan, Himal. iU. 30:1065. 

 B.M. 7394. 



2. rupicola, Hook. f. & Thoms Low and almost 

 prostrate: lvs. often in 3's, oblong to oblong-ovate, 

 glabrous or tomentose beneath, about Kin. long: fis. 

 sbort-pediincled, light pink, with short tube; stamens 

 and style included. June, July. China, Himal. 



00, Corolla more or less gibbous: erect shrubs: lvs. 

 larger. 



D. Bracts at the base of fls. large, ovate or cordate. 



E. Color of fls. yellow or scarlet. 



3. involucr^ta, Banks (L. flavescens, Dip^p.). Shrub, 

 to 3 ft., with upright branches, glabrous or somewhat 

 puliescent: lvs. elliptic-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 bright green, thin, slightly pubescent beneath when 

 young, 2-5 in. long: lis. erect, long-pnduncled; corolla 

 ypUowish or slightly tinged red, viscid, pubescent, with 

 short erect lobes, about K in. long: l)erries black, shin- 

 Inir, almost enclosed by the enlarged purple bractlets. 

 M:iv-Julv. Ontario to Ahiska, south to Utah and Calif. 

 B.U. 14:1179. B.B. 3:242. 



4. Ledeboiiri, Eschsch.(/y.n(/f?'m<V?/fl, Kellogg). Sirai- 

 hir to the former, but more vigorous, branches some- 

 times sarmentose, to 15 ft. h»ng: lvs. of firmer textiire, 

 dark green above, pubescent beneath: fls. more salver- 

 fdiaped, with rounded, spreading lobes, scarlet-red out- 

 side, % in. long; stamens shorter than lohes. May- 

 July. Calif. Gt. 2:04. R.H. 1843:373. -Much hand- 

 somer than the former, but more tender. 



LONICERA 



EE. Color of fls. white. 



5. hispida. Pall. Shrub, with spreading branches, 

 bristly-hispid: wiuter-buds large, 2-valvcd: lvs. obo- 

 vate to oblong, ciliate and hirsute, at least when young, 

 sometimes glaucous beneath, 1>2-2K in. long: fls. nod- 

 ding, white, salver-shaped, hisid, 1-lK in. long: bract- 

 lets none: fr. oblong, bright red. April, May. Altai, 

 Himalayas. — Distinct and handsome with its rather 

 large white flowers. 



DD. Brads small and narrow. 

 G. ceertilea, Linn. Bluch-branched erect or spreading 

 shrub, to 3 ft., with glabrous or pubescent branchlets: 

 lvs. often stipulate oval or obovate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 pubescent or almost glabrous, pale or glaucous green, 

 1-2 in. long: fls. short-peduncled, yellowish or greenish 

 white, Ja-H in. long: fr. blue, bloomy; berries connate 

 only at the base, but wholly covered by the connate 

 bractlets and hence seemingly connate. April, May. N. 

 Eu., N.Asia and in N. America south to Tenn., Wis. 

 andCalif. B.M. 19G5.- Var. viI16sa, Torr. & Gr. Branch- 

 lets and lvs. villous pubescent. Var. gracilifldra, Dipp. 

 [L. Karellni, Hort., not Bge.). With upright rather 

 slender, bright red branches, slightly pubescent: fls. 

 with slender tube. 



7. gracilipes, Miq. (£. P7iy?ome?fe, Hort.). Shrub, to 

 6 ft., almost glabrous: lvs. roundish-ovate to oblong- 

 ovate, ciliate, bright green often with reddish margin, 

 1-2 >2 in. long: peduncles slender, nodding, usually 1-fld.; 

 corolla pink, rarely white, % in. long: fr. rather large, 

 pendulous, bright red. April, May. Japan. G.F. 10:205. 

 — A graceful specif s; one of the earliest to bloom, and 

 very handsome in June with its pendulous scarlet fls. 



8. ciU^ta, Muhlenb. {L. Canadensis, Marsh.). Fig. 

 1311. Shrub, to 5 ft.: lvs. ovate or oval, rounded or 

 cordate at the base, ciliate, pubescent beneath when 

 young, lJ-2-3 in. long: fls. slender-peduncled, always in 

 pairs, yellowish, sometimes slightly tinged red, 3^ in. 

 long: fr. lightred. April, May. Canada to Pa. andMich. 

 B.B. 3:241." 



BB. Fls, 2-lipped. 

 c. Ovaries and frs. connate or partly connate, only 

 occasionally separate : fls. rather small. 

 D. Bractlets none: fls. white or yellowish. 



9. oblongi?61ia, Hook. Shrub, to 5 ft. : Ivg. almost 

 sessile, oval-oblong, obtuse, pubescent beneatb, l-2Min. 

 long: fls, slender-peduncled; corolla hairy outside, yel- 

 lowish white, sometimes tinged purplish: berries dark 

 red. May. June. Quebec to Manitoba, south to Pa. and 

 Mich. B".B. 3:240. 



1312. Lonicera Xylosteum {X%). 



10. Stindlshi, Carr. {L. Sinensis, Uovt. L. fragran- 

 tissima, Lindl.j. Half-evergreen shrub, with spi'eading 

 branches, to G ft. : branchlets with reflexed bristly hairs : 

 lvs. coriaceous, oblong-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, ciliate, bristly hairy on both sides or glabrous 

 above, 3-4 in. long: fls. on rather short ciirved pedun- 

 cles, white or slightly blushed, very fragrant, Vi-Jg in- 

 long: fr. scarlft." March, Apr. China. B.M. 5709. G.C. 

 111. 5:245. R.H. 1873, p. 148. 



