shorter than the leaves. Corolla reddish, and pubescent on the outside
but whitish on the inside. Bracteas 4, under tlie ovaries ; the two onte!
ones lanceolate, and tlie inner quadrifid. Berries black, globose, ioiiied
to p th e r at the Side. An erect shmb. Middle Karope in
. subalpne woods, as m France, Switzerland, Austria, Silesia, Piedmont
f iw ' Introduced in 1597. Flowers whitish ; March
to May. Fruit biack ; ripe in August. ’
Vanety.
J» ri. ( i.) 11. 2 campanifdra ; Xylósteum campaniflòmm Lodd. Cab t
1361., and oury%i. 990, 991. ; has the flowers belUshaped. ’ '
tt 19. L. ( t . ) c i l i a 't a mum. The ÓWateA-kaved Honeysuckle
:r. 1. p. 166.
free. Char., Sfc. Erect. Leaves ovate or oblong,
cordate, thin, ciliated, villous beneath in the
young state. Peduncles elongated. Bracteas
2, ovate, three times shorter than the ovaries,
ivhich are distinct. Corolla bluntly spurred at
the base ; with short, nearly equal lobes. Bernes
distinct, red, divaricate. Flowers white,
with a tinge of red or yellow; tube ventricose
above ; Imih with short acute segments; style
protruded. [Don’s Mdl.) An erect shrÌib.
Canada to Virginia, and throughout Canada
on mountains among rocks, in rich soils.
Height 4 ft to C It. Introduced in 1824.
Flowers reddish or yellowish white; June, July.
w. - 019, ■’ "■ *'• P- "SS-I Xjlastoura pyroniicum Totirn. [usi
Engraving. O m fig 993. from a specimen in the British Museum.
OPO"- Leaves obovate-lanceolate
t h ? ih f 1 ,?°“ " beneath. Peduncles 2-flowered, siiorter
than the leaves. Bracteas oblong-lmear, foliaceous. Flowers
Z c “e Corolla w h ? !
limb 'i d tbat of L. Xylósteum, funnel-shaped;
“ btiise segmLts.
rocks ■ ‘ frect shrub. Pyrenees, on calcareous
rocks, in exposed situations. Height 4 ft. to 5 ft Tntm
99.5. L.pyrenài... duced m 1739. Flowers white; May. Berries white.
21. L. puNi'cEA Sim.1. - The crim.son-;?(Ui;<?rtY/
Honeysuckle.
s .® " « ! . “ - '• > D “ - p™ “ -. P - 3 3 6 . ,
Smionyvie. Symphoricárpos puníceus Swt.
hngravmgs. Boî Mag., t. ‘¿469. ; and ourjig. 994.
Spec. Char 4c. Erect. Leaves ovate, subcor-
diite at the base, of the same colour on both
surfaces. Peduncles axillaiy, and almost ter-
mnial, 2-flowered, shorter than the leaves,
lu b e of corolla rather gibbous at the base •
segments of corolla nearly equal, irregularly’
arranged, 3 one way and 2 another. Berries
di-stinct?. Leaves sometimes three in a whorl
on the young shoots. {Don’s Mill.) An erect
siirub. Native country unknown. Height 2 ft.
191. I>. punicea
to 4 ft. Cultivated in 1822. Flowers deep red, scarlet, or crimson ; April
and May. Fruit ?.
ài 22. L. X ylo'steum L. The bony-wooded, or upright. Fly Honeysuckle.
Ideniification. I.in. Sp., 248. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 335. j Don’s Mill., 3. p. 448.
Svnom/mes. C’aprìfòllum dumetòrum Lam. Fl. Pr. 3. p. 367. ; Xylósteum dumetòrum Moench Meth.
I). 502. ; Gisiiostio, Ital.
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 916. ; F l. Græc., t. 223. ; and o u r /g . 995.
Spec. Char., Erect, downy. Leaves
ovate, acute, petiolate, soft. Peduncles
2-flowered, shorter than the leaves.
Bracteas hairy, double ; the two outer
ones lanceolate, spreading ; inner a small
concave scale under eacli germ. Berries
oval, distinct, 1-celled, 6-seeded. Flowers
small, cream-coloured, downy. Calyx of
5 obtuse lobes. Berries scarlet. {Don’s
Mill.) An upright shrub. Europe, to
Caucasus, iu thickets, hedges, and rocky
places, and by the sides of woods.
Height 8 ft. to 10 ft. Cultivated in 1596.
Flowers cream-coloured ; July. Fruit
scarlet; ripe in September. Naked young
wood greyish white.
Varieties.
995. L. Xyl<5s.teuin
■Sé L. X. 2 lencocárpum Dec. Prod. iv.
p. 335. has white berries,
âi L. X. 3 xanthocárpuvi Dec. I. c. has the berries yellow.
Si L. X. 4 melanocârpum Dec. 1. c. has black berries.
Linnæus says that it makes excellent hedges in a dry soil ; that the clear
parts between the joints of the shoots are used in Sweden for tobacco-pipes;
and that the wood, being extremely hard, makes teeth for rakes, &c., and yields
only in beauty to that of L. tatárica for walking-sticks. It is one of the oldest
and hardiest inhabitants of British shrubberies. In the English garden, or
rather park, at Munich, it is planted in masses and groups, along with other
masses and groups of C’orniis álba, óalix vitellina, and Fibúrnum O'pulus ;
and, in the winter time, the whitish-grey bark of its shoots contrasts finely
with the red, yellow, or brown, bark of the shrubs mentioned.
JS 23. L. iii'spiDA Pall. The hispid Honeysuckle.
Identification. Pall, ex Willd. MSS. : Lod. Flor. Eoss. Alt.
lll.,t. 212.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 449.
Engravings. Led. 1. c. ; and o u r /g . 996.
Spec. Char., 4c. Branches hispid. Leaves ovate,
ciliated, petiolate, glabrous on both surfaces.
Peduncles 2-flowered. Bracteas ovate-ellijitic,
exceeding the berries. {Don’s Mill.) An upright
shrub. Siberia, on the Altaian Mountains.
Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced?.
Flowers greenish white, pendulous ; May and
June. Berries distinct, purple; ripe in August.
Branches opposite, glabrous or bristly, brownish.
Leaves or 2 inches long, and 1 in. broad,
glabrous on both surfaces, cordate at the base.
afe 24. L. FLExuo'sA Thunb. The flcxible-
stemmed Honeysuckle.
Identification. Thunb. in Lin. Trans., 2, p. 330., but not of
Lodd., nor Ker ; Don’s Mill., 3. p 449.
Synonymes. L. nigra Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 89., but not of Lin. ;
1«. brachÿpoda Dec. Prod. 4. p. 335.