Engraving. O u r * . , in p.
Sjiec. Char., S/c. Erect, branched. Branches very villous at the apex. Leaves
ovate-oblong, acute, on short petioles, glabrous ; petioh's villous ; nerves of
leaves puberulous. Flowers axillary, few, almost sessile. Berries globose
glabrous, fetems flexuous. Leaves about an inch long; upper ones thè
smallest. Peduncles hardly a line long. Berries distinct, ovate, acuminated
black. (Z>oa’5-Lf///.) An erect deciduous shrub. Japan. Height 4 ft. to
5 ft, Introducedin 1806. Flowers?; June and July. Berries black ; ripe?.
C. Berries either distinct or joined together. Corolla very gibbous at the Base.
Erect bushy Skntbs.— CuphanthtB Dec.
■“ r a ra 'r sM e M t h e S " ’ 1 *" reference to the flower beine gibbous
J» 25. L. i n v o l u c r a ' t a Banks. The involucrated Honeysuckle.
“ Spreng. Syst., 1. p. 7S9. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 336. ; Don’s Mill., 3
i i i r S g s . 1 S ” fr“"“ '*- fr™”"' fr"'" '• p-
. 9 9 7 ,9 9 8 , 999. L. involuuiHt«.
Spec. Char., f r . Erect. Branches acutely tetraaonal. Leaves ovate or or ,l
S l T ’s Z Z T e ? ? £ ’P‘'®*red hairs beneath. Peduncles’
obcor/a’te, a t length widenin'gjcloffied’ J h h Coiffih
pubescent, gibbous a t th e base on th e out,side ; yellowish tin<¥ed with red
oa 2 6 . L. L e d e ü o u ' e / / Eschsch. Ledebour’s Honei-
suckle,
& » • > »•<*•
Engraving. O u r * . 1000. from a living specimcli. "
Spec Char f r Erect. Brandies elongated, acutely
n S e ? f f f t ' “'“'“ minated stiff pubescent, tomento"sSe’ orne “ t®he" “'-n“e ravceus!
Icdiinclcs a.villary, g-3-fìowered. Bracteas i ; 2 oute!
ones ovate ; 2 inner broad obcordate, pubescent, at
ieng h increasmg .„size. Corollas gibbois at the base ,
on the on side. Berries distinct. (Doris Mill.) An
erect deciduous shrub. California. Height 2 ft. to
3 ft Introduced m 1838. Flowers yellow, tinned
iTtpTemi,?;"® P"'?'®; "P“
Very nearly allied to L. involucràta.
loco. L. Leiîtaoiirii.
D lieiries two on each Peduncle, joined together in one, whwh kJn-uvihilwate
at the Apex. Erect, bushy, deciduous Shrubs.— Adam.
Brriialion. A name, thè origin of which Is unknown, employed by Adanson to designato this
division of the genus.
tt 27. L. a lp T g e n a H. The alpine Honeysuckle.
mnrncalim. Lin. Sp., 248. ; Dec. Prod.. 4. p. 336. ; Don’s
“ ¿itò lin ra alpinum Lam. Fl. Fr.i Capn^fbli^
Tpticm.m Giertn. F r v c t .f . p. 136 7s,to alpígena !
Mka lùcida Moench ; Xylósteum alptgenum Lodd. Cat. ; Cha-
mæcérasus alpígena Delarb.; Cherry Woodbine; Hecken-
Vir^rhe Ger. ; Chamæccraso, Ital.
¿¡•ravines. Jacq. Fl. Aust., t. 274. ; N. Du Ham., 1. t. 16. ; and
oatfigs. 1001. and 1002.
Spec. Char., 4c. Erect. Leaves oval-lanceolate
or elliptic, acute, glabrous or pubescent, on very
short petioles, rather ciliated. Peduncles 2-flow-
ercd, shorter than the leaves. Corolla gibbous
at the base, and greenish yellow tinged with red
o r purple. Berries red, and of thé size and
apjiearance of those of a cherry ; whence it is
called cherry woodbine by Johnson, Leaves
large. (Doris Mill.) A large, upright, deciduous
shrub. Middle and South of Europe, in subalpine
places and mountains. Height 5 ft. to
8 ft. Introduced in 1596. Flowers greenish
yellow, tinged with red ; April and May. Fruit
red ; ripe in August.
Variety,
m L.
1001. 1002. L. alirgcTL-i.
2 sibij'ica Dec. Prod. iv. p. 336. L. .
sibirica Vest in licem. et Schult. Syst. 5.
p. 259. — Lower leaves rather cordate.
Peduncles thickened a little under the
flowers. Like most other varieties of
trees and shrubs, natives of the West of
Europe, and also indigenous to Siberia, coming into leaf and flower
a week, or more, earlier than the species.
2 8 . L. ( a . ) m ic ro fh y LLA Willd. The small-leaved Honeysuckle.
Ideniification. Dec. Frod., 4. p. 336. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 450_.
Svnomjmes. L. alpígena Sievers ; L. montana, and L . mexicana Hoi't.
Engruvings. Led. Fl. Ros. .Alt. 111., t. 213.; and oax fig. 1003.
Spec. Char., i^-c. Leaves elliptic, acute at both ends, glaucous
beneath, rather villous on both surfaces, and sometimes
rounded at the base. Peduncles
2-flowered, and shorter than the
leaves. Corollas greenish yellow.
Berries joined, of a reddish orange
colour. The epidermis falls from
the branches. {Doris Mill.) An
•0. erect shrub. Eastern Siberia.
Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced
in 1818. Flowers greenish yellow; April and
May. Fruit reddish orange ; ripe in August.
^ 29 . L. o b lo n g ifo 'lia Hook. The oblong-lcaved
Honeysuckle.
Idcnyficatiim. ^ Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 284. t.lOO. ; Don’s
%no7íj’m¿.^'Xyl6stenm oblongiRilium Goldie in Edin. Thil. Journ.
F ¿ ¿ ra S g s . Hook. F l. Bor. Amer., 1. 1 .100. ; and o u r/g . 1004.