Abstract: The phenotypic traits and quality traits of 50 Lonicera caerulea varieties from Russia were investigated.Among the 50 varieties,50% had nicotinic acid content higher than 8 mg·g^-1,90% had vitamin C(VC) content higher than 0.2 mg·g^-1,98% had anthocyanin content higher than 6 mg·g^-1,92% had sugar content higher than 6%,and 72% had total acid content in the range of 1.5~2.5%.By crossbreeding,two big fruit lines (L3-2 and L4-2) without bitterness were developed,and their economic performance indices were examined.Compared with wild species,the fruit weight,yield per plant,content of VC,nicotinic acid and sugar for L3-2 was 1.4,7.6,2.5,1.6 and 6.4 times greater,and 2.0,8.2,2.2,1.4,and 5.5 times greater for L4-2 respectively.