LONICERA 



LONICF.RA 



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11. EragrrantiSBima, Carr. (L., or Caprifolium, Ifia- 

 niiartUi, Hort.). Similar to tlje former, but "witli long 

 and slender recurvintc and almost glabrous branches : 

 Ivs. broadly ovate or obovate, acute, almost glabrous, 

 but bristly on the midrib beneath and ciliate, l-2>2 in. 

 long: corolla glabrous outside. ]Marcb-]\lay. G.C. III. 

 ,5:245. R.H. 18713, p. 1C9. — Less hardy than the former. 

 Both have handsome half-evergreen foliage and very 

 early, sweet-scented, though not very showy flowers. 



DD. Bractlcts pr<^se7tf , small, (flayidular : fls. dull 

 violet or brownish red. 



12. alpig6na,tjinn. Shrub, to 8 ft., with stout branches: 

 Ivs. ohlong-obovate or oblong, short acuminate, glossy 

 and dark green above, light green and often pubescent 

 beneath, 2-4 in. long : lis. long-peduncled, with short 

 usually yellowish green tube and brownish red limb: 

 fr. bright scarlet, shining. April, I\lay. Mts. of M. Eu. 

 and W. Asia. —Very handsome in fruit. 



1313. Lonlcera Tataiica (X 



13. orient&lis. Lam. (L. Caucdsica, Bieb.). Shrub, 

 to 10 ft., almost glabrous: Ivs. elliptic or ovate to ob- 

 long-ovate, rarely oblong-lanceolate, dark green above, 

 pale or glaucescent beneath, 2-4 in. long: fls. short-pe- 

 duncled, pale violet or pinkish: fr. black, wholly con- 

 nate. May, June. W. Asia to Kamschatka. Gt. 11:359. 

 — Fls. and frs. not very conspicuous. 



cc. Ovaries and frs. separate. 



D. Fts. ivldte oryellowisli ivhite, cJinnging to yeUow: 

 branches 2}ubescent. 



14. Xyl6steum, Linn. Fig. 1312. Shnib, to 10 ft. : Ivs. 

 broadly oval to obovate, acute, dull green, pubescent 

 above, usually glabrous at length, 1-3 in. long: fls. pe- 

 duncled, yellowish white, often slightly tinged red, hairy 

 outside: bractlets pubescent, about half as high as ovary : 

 berries dark red. Jlay, June. Eu., "W. and N. Asia, 

 sometimes escaped from cultivation. B.B. 3:241. 



15. M6rrowi, Gray. Shrub, to G ft., with wide spread- 

 ing branches: Ivs. oval or oblong-ovate, dark green 

 above, grayish tomeutose bene.ath, 1-2 in. long: fls. 

 peduncled, pure white at first, pubescent outside, upper 

 lip divided nearly to the base, with spreading lobes: 

 bractlets pubescent, about as long as ovary: fr. blood- 

 red. May, June. Japan. A. P. 11:1267. Gng. 5:329.- 

 Very decorative, with its bright red fruit from August 

 until late in fall. There is also a var. with yellow fruit. 



16. Euprechtitaa, Kegel. Shrub, to 12 ft. : Ivs. ovate- 

 lanceolate to lanceolate, acuiuinate. usually dark green 

 above, grayish pubescent beneath, 2-4 in. long: fls. on 

 rather long peduncles, pure white at first, glabrous out- 

 •side: bractlets only glandular-cili.ate, small, about one- 

 third of the ovary: fr. red or sometimes yellow. May, 

 June. Manshuria. Gt. 19:645. — This species and the 

 preceding are likely to hybridize with the following; 

 these hybrids are very common, and may be recognized 

 by the glabrescent foliage and the tinge of pink in the 

 fls. The true -£. -fi'»/)«c7i;ia)m is much rarer than its 

 hybrids. 



DD. Fls. piiilc or red, souieliines ujtite, but not 

 eJtangintj to yellow. 



17. Tatirica, Linn. Pig. 1313. Shrub, to 10 ft., almost 

 glabrous: Ivs. cordate or rounded at the base, ovate to 

 ovate-lanceolate, ciliate, sometimes slightlj^ pubescent 

 beneath when young, 1-2H in. long: fls. slender-pedun- 

 cled, pink, crimson orwhite, the upper lip deeply divided, 

 spreading: bractlets small, glabrous: fr. red, rarely 

 yellow. May, June. S. E. Russia to Siberia. B.R. 1:31. 

 R.H. 1868:392. Gt. 18:627.- Variable in size and shade 

 of fls. Var. alba, Kegel (var. dlbn grandiflora, Ili.rt.). 

 Fls. white, large. Var. angiistifblia, Kirchn. {L. atigus- 

 W/n,Wender.). Lvs. narrow-lanceolate: fls. bright pink. 

 Var. latifdlia, Loud. (var. grandlftora and var. grandi- 

 flora rubra, Flort. ; var. speciosa, var. pulcherrinia , 

 Hort.). Large-leaved form, with large pink fls., the 

 lobes bordered lighter pink. R.H. 1844:109. A form of 

 this with deeper pink fls. is var. speci6sa, Carr. (var. 

 splendens, Regel). R. H. 1868:392. Gt. 18:627. Var. 

 parviidlia, Jiiger (var. gracilis, Carr.; L. parvif<}lia , 

 Hayne, not Edgew.). Lvs. smaller, obtuse: fls. pure 

 wliite, small, with broad and short lobes: fr. orange-red. 

 Var. rubiflora, DC. (L. Sibirica, Hort.). Fls. deep pink. 



18. florlhunda, Boiss. &Buhse. Shrub, to 8 ft.; finely 

 tomentose: lvs. roundish ovate to oval, obtuse, pubes- 

 cent on both sides, bluish or ^^rayish green, %-}% in. 

 long: fls. sleniler-peduncled, light pink, upper lip di- 

 \-i(led (not beyond the middle), with ovate erect lobes: 

 bractlets small, pubescent: fr. red. June. Transcauc, 

 Persia. Gt. 42, p. 103, Figs. 4-6. — Very free-flowering 

 shrub, with distinct, bluish green foliage. 



AA. Habit climbing, rarely almost shrubby. 



B. Fls. in pairs, 2-lipped, sometimes croa:ded at the 



end of branches; tube slender. {jVintoa.} 



19. Jap6nica, Thunb. Pig. 1314. Climbing, to 15 ft. 

 high: branchlets usually pubescent when young: lvs. 

 half-evergreen, roundish ovate to oldong, pubescent be- 

 neath or almost glabrous, 1^2-3 in. long: fls. short-pedi- 

 celled, white, changing to yellow, often purplish out- 

 side, very fragrant, glandular-pubescent outside, lK-2 

 in. long: fr. black, separate. June-Aug. China, Japan; 

 luituralized in some places from N. Y. to N. C. B. B. 

 ,3:240. — Var. aureo-reticulata, Arb. Kew. {L. reiiculflta 

 uitrea, Hort. L. braehypoda retiealilta, Hort.}. A form 

 of var. flexiiosa, with the smaller and shorter lvs. hand- 

 somely netted yellow. B.H. 21:59. Var. Jlexu6sa, Arb. 

 Kew. {L. flex\ibsa, Thunb. h. braehypoda , DC). Less 

 high climbing: Ivs. ovate or oblong, obtusish, mostly 

 only pubescent on the veins Ijeneath: peduncles usually 

 OS long as petioles or shorter: corolla ^-1% in. long, 

 with the limb shorter than tube: bractlets broad, as 

 long as ovary. Var. Chin^nsis, Bak. (L. Chinensis, 

 Wats.). Lvs. ovate, acute, ciliate and pubescent only at 

 the veins beneath, often with purplish hue beneath; 

 peduncles usually longer than petioles: corolla l!>^-2 in. 

 long, tube about as long as limb: bractlets narrow, 

 about half as long as ovarv. B.R. 9:712. B.M. 3316. 

 L.B.C. 11:1037. Var. Halliana, Arb. Kew. (L. flexubsa 



1314. Lonicera Japonica (X ^ ) 

 Commonly kuowu in this country as L. Halliana. 



ffallidna, Dipp. Caprifolium Eallidnum, Hort.). Of 

 vigorous growth: Ivs. usually pubescent on both sides 

 when young, oblong-ovate, acute, to 2K in. long: fls. 

 short-peduncled; tube as long as limb: bractlets broad, 

 halt' as long as ovarv. Flowering in fall, otherwise 

 hardly different from the tvpe. A. G. 12:663. Gng. 3:293. 



