flowers in rather distant whorls ; the peduncle and rachis clothed with gland-
ular and hispid hairs intermixed; tube of the corolla conspicuously gibbous,
sparsely hairy, not longer than the deeply bilabiate limb; filaments somewhat
hairy towards the base, exserted.—L. ciliosa, Hook. &■ Arn. hot.
Beechey, p . 143, fs u p p l.! p. 349,- not of Pair. (Caprifol. ciliosum, Pursh.)
Monterey, California, Copt. Beechey ; and at St. Francisco ? Douglas !—
Leaves somewhat coriaceous, very pale or glaucous beneath, about 2 inches
long; the lower ones obtuse at the base; the slight petioles furnished with
stipuliform appendages. Corolla (including the limb) scarcely more than half
an inch long, apparently pale yellow; the short tube with a prominent gibbosity
on one side; lower lip linear, the upper with 4 very short rounded
lobes. Ovaries glandular; the calyx-teeth inconspicuous.—We have not
seen the specimens of the plant collected during Capt. Beechey’s voyage, in
which the younger branches are said to be hairy along one side: in our
specimen from Douglas’s Californian collection, the branches are glabrous ;
but the peduncles, &c. densely glandular and somewhat hirsute. It is certainly
quite different from the Caprifolium ciliosum of Pursh, and from any
other North American species;
10. L . hispidula (Dougl. mss,) : stem slender, twining or trailing, hirsute
or pilose-hispid ; leaves rather rigid, ovate or cordate, obtuse, glaucous beneath,
and villous-hirsute; the lower ones petioled; the uppermost sometimes
connate-perfoliate; heads or whorls on slender peduncles; corolla
nearly glabrous; the upper lip shorter than the gibbous tube; filaments
slightly hairy below, exserted.—L. microphylla, Hook. ft. Bor.-Am. 1. p.
283 (without flowers), not of Willd. Caprifolium hispidulum, Lindt.!
lot. reg. t. 1761.
Woods and rocky places, Oregon; on Mount Hood, and at the Grand Rapids
of the Oregon, at ‘ Oak Point,’ &c. Douglas. 1 Oak Point,’ on the Oregon
near the Sea, Nuttall !—A small mostly trailing shrub, pubescent with
slender scattered hairs. Leaves 6 to 10 lines, or sometimes an inch in
length; the upper surface glabrous, and the one or two upper pairs often connate
perfoliate, in the cultivated plant. Flowers small, rose-color, nearly
scentless. Corolla about half an inch long. Ovary glabrous. Calyx-teeth
minute.—According to the description and figure in the Botanical Register,
the tube of the corolla is twice the length of the limb; but in our specimen
(from the Horticultural Society’s Garden) the linear lower lip of the corolla
is quite as long as the tube. In the wild plant, the leaves are about three-
fourths of an inch in length, according to Mr. Nuttall; but the upper ones
often smaller.
11. L. subspicata (Hook. & Arn.): erect and much branched; the
branches, lower surface of the leaves, and corolla pubescent; leaves (small)
all distinct, elliptical or oblong, obtuse, coriaceous, shining above, paler beneath,
on very short petioles; spikes few-flowered, bracteate; corolla bilabiate
; 1 one lip 2-, the other 3-cleft.’—Hook. 8f Arn. lot. Beechey, suppl.
p . 349.
California, Douglas. Bushy hills near St. Barbara, Nuttall.—“ An erect
bush, about 3 feet high ; with glandularly pubescent leaves, small pale pink
flowers, and a minute calyx.” Nutt. mss.—Leaves about an inch long,
passing into opposite remote pairs of bracts, having in their axils lesser
bracteas, which bear the flowers solitary or in pairs. Corolla not half an
inch long. The aspect different from any other Lonicera. Hook. 8f Arn.
§ 2. Leaves never connate: peduncles axillary, 2-4-6racteate and 2- (rarely
3-) flowered at the summit: berries geminate, distinct or often united, 2-3-
celled; the limb of the calyx deciduous.—Xylosteon, J uss.
* Peduncle k-bracbeabe ad the summit; the bracts foliaceous and dilated.
12. L. involucrata (Herb. Banks.): stem erect or reclined; branches
prominently 4-angled ; leaves ovate-oblong or oval, petioled, obtuse or acuminate,
hirsute-pubescent beneath; peduncles shorter than the leaves, 2-3-
flowered ; exterior bracts ovate or subcordate ; the interior broadly obovate
or obcordate, at first very small, at length many times larger than the distinct
ovaries and enclosing the fruit; corolla pubescent, gibbous at the base on the
outside.—Spreng. syst. l.p . 759; DC. prodr. 4. p. 336 ; Lindl. bot. reg. t.
1179 ; Hook. ! ft. Bor.-Am. l.p . 284. L. Ledebourii, Eschs. in mem. acad.
St. Petersb. 10.p. 284 ; DC. 1. c. ; Cham. Schlecht. in Linntea, 3.p. 138 ;
Hook. SfArn.! bot. Beechey, p . 143, Spsuppl.p. 349. Xylosteon involucra-
tum, Richards.! appx. Frankl. journ. ed. 2. p. 6.
' Saskatchewan! (and woody country from lat. 54° to 64°) and Rocky
Mountains, to the North West Coast between lat. 54° & 56°. Also in California,
Eschscholtz, Douglas ! Nuttall!—Stem 2-10 feet long, “ often supported
by other plants.” (Nutt.) Leaves 2-3 inches long, on petioles 2—4
lines in length, usually with a short acuminate point. Corolla yellowish,
6-7 lines long, pubescent and glandular, cylindraceous; the lobes short.
Stamens included. Stigma mostly somewhat exserted. Bracts somewhat
pubescent and glandular ; the exterior often nearly half an inch in length :
the interior atiirst very small, but becoming large and conspicuous in fruit,
each consisting of two partially united and overlapping bracts.
* * Peduncle mimutety %-bracteolate at the summit.
13. L. ciliata (Muhl.): stem erect; leaves ovate-oblong, often cordate,
pilose-ciliate, the younger ones villous beneath ; peduncles shorter than the
leaves ; bracts shorter than the ovaries; teeth of the calyx very obtuse; corolla
obtusely saccate at the base; the Jobes short and somewhat equal; style
exserted; berries distinct, diverging.—Muhl. cat. p. 22; DC .! prodr. 4. p.
335 ; Hook.! ft. Bor.-Am. 1. p. 283. L. Canadensis, Rosin. Sf Schult. syst.
5.p- 260. Xylosteum Tarfaricum, Michx. ! ft. 1. p. 106. ; (not L. Tartari-
ca, Linn-) X, ciliatum, Pursh! ft. 1. p. 161 (excl. (5. album, which is
Symphoricarpus racemosus, fide Nutt.); Torr.! fl. l .p . 245; Bigel.! d.
Bost. ed. 2. p. 88.
Rocky woods and hill-sides, throughout Canada (from the Saskafchawan),
and the northern portions of the New England States! New York ! Pennsylvania
and Ohio! May.—-Shrub 3—5 feet high, with sparing, straggling
branches. Leaves membranaceous, light green, 1-2 or more inches lonin
rather acute : petioles short, beset with a few bristly hairs. Corolla pale
greenish-yellow, somewhat funnel-form, about three-fourths of an inch long.
Filament? glabrous. Berries ovoid, red, about one-fourth of an inch Ions- 3-
5-seeded.
.14. L. cterulea (Linn.): stem erect; leaves oval or oval-oblong, hirsute
on both surfaces, nearly or quite glabrous above when old ; peduncles very
short, reflexed in fruit; bracts subulate, longer than the ovaries ; corolla gibbous
at the base ; the lobes short, nearly equal; berries (deep blue and glaucous)
globose, formed by the union of 2 ovaries.—Linn. spec. 1. p. 174-
P all.fi. Ross. t. 37; Bot. mag. t. 1965 ; DC. prodr. 4. p. 337; Hook.! ft.
Bor.-Am. l .p . 283. L. casrulea Canadensis, Lam. diet. 1. p. 731, ex DC.
L. villosa, DC.! 1. c. (excl. syn. Goldie, Torr. Sfc.) ; Hook. 4* Arn. ! bot.
Beechey,p. 115. Xylosteum Solonis, Eaton! man. bot. p. 518. X. villo-
®u™,< B ig e f ! fl-Bost. e d .2 .p .8 8 ; Torr.! ft. l .p . 245 (excl. syn. Gold. Sr
Muhl.); Richards. ! appx. Frankl. journ. ed. 2.p. 6.
/?. villosa : branches and both surfaces of the leaves densely villous-tomen-
vox,. ii—2