Plate 126. 
NEW VARIEGATED JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE. 
Lonicera reticulata * 
Amongst the treasures sent home by that distinguished tra¬ 
veller Mr. P. Fortune, during his recent visit to Japan, was the 
very beautiful Honeysuckle which, under the above name, has 
been exhibited during the past season at both the Boyal Botanic 
and Boyal Horticultural Societies, and in each case received 
from them the highest award, a first-class certificate; and to 
Mr. Standish, in whose possession it is, we are indebted for the 
opportunity of figuring it. It was, when shown by him, grown 
on a trellis, and had a very ornamental appearance, but as the 
plants had been for some time in heat, and been closely cut for 
propagation, its full beauty, we doubt not, was not even then 
appreciable. 
To Mr. Fortune we are indebted for the following brief notice : 
—“ This fine Honeysuckle was found by me, in gardens, near 
Yedo, the capital city of Japan. It is a very ornamental plant, 
and is much prized by Japanese amateurs and gardeners; the 
light-green of its leaves, covered all over with a network of 
golden veins, somewhat like an Ansectochilus, renders the plant 
singularly attractive and beautiful. In Japan it produces a 
pretty effect when trained over trellis-work, or allowed to 
ramble on the ground like our common English Vinca , or Peri¬ 
winkle. It will probably prove quite hardy in this country, 
and will, I think, be useful in cool greenhouses and conserva¬ 
tories.” 
The question which will most determine its value is its hardi- 
* Although it has been figured under a different name, and advertised by 
M. Verschaffelt as a variegated variety of L. brachypoda , ve have preferred to 
retain the name under which it has been distributed to the public by Mr. 
Standish. 
