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ILICINE^. III. Ilex. IV. Prinos. 



45 I. inte'gka (Thunb. fl. jap. p. 77.) leaves oblong, blunt, 

 quite entire ; vimbels axillary, sessile; pedicels 1 -flowered, 

 usually 4 together. T? . G. Native of Japan. 



Entire-\e-d\ed Holly. Shrub 6 feet. 



46 I. rotu'nda (Thunb. fl. jap. 77.) leaves broad, oval, acu- 

 minated, entire, smooth ; peduncles umbelliferous, pubescent, 

 longer than the petioles. ^ . G. Native of Japan. Branches 

 knotted. Flowers pentandrous. 



Round-leaved Holly. Shrub 8 feet. 



47 I. BUMELioiDES (H. B. ct Kuuth, nov. gen. amer. 7. p. 

 71.) branches smooth ; leaves obovate, mucronate, decurrent at 

 the base, almost quite entire, coriaceous, shining above ; pe- 

 duncles 3-4 together, 1 -flowered. )? . G. Native of Peru, in 



flowers tetrandrous. T} • ^* Native of Montserrat. The leaved 

 are probably deciduous. Branches angular. 



ShiningAeaved Winter-berry Shrub. 



4 P. Dioi'cus (Vahl. eel. 2. p. 25. t. 14.) leaves oblong-ovate, 



somewhat serrated, smooth, coriaceous ; peduncles axillary, 

 usually 1 -flowered; flowers dioecious, tetrandrous. 

 Native of the island of Montserrat. Flowers white. 



H. 



Berries 



red. Perhaps a species of /Vex. 

 Dioecious Winter-berry. Shrub. 



§ 2. Ageria (D. C, prod. 2. p. 17. J Flowers usually G-cleft. 

 Leaves deciduous. 



5 P. vERTiciLLA Tus (Lin. spec. 471.) leaves oval, deciduous; 

 the province of Quito, near Loxa, Flowers unknown. Berries acuminated, serrated, pubescent beneath ; fascicles of male 



flowers axillary, umbel-like; female ones aggregate, all G-parted. 



4- 5 -seeded. 



BumeUa-Uhe Holly. Tree 16 feet. 



Cult, All kinds oi Hollies are much esteemed on account of 



T2 . H. Native of North America, from Canada to Virginia, in 

 sandy wet woods, and on the borders of swamps. Dub. arb. 1. 

 t. 23. Wats. dend. brit. t. 30. P. padifolius, Willd. enum. 394, 

 P. Gronovii, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 236. P. confertus; 

 Mocnch. Flowers white. Berries red or crimson. 



Whorled Winter-berry. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1736. Shrub 



their evergreen leaves. The hardy ki'nds are usually increased 



by budding or grafting on the common Holly, which is easily 



reared from seed, but they will also root freely by cuttings 



taken off'at a joint in ripened wood, planted in sand in a shady 



situation, with a hand-glass placed over them. The greenhouse 8 feet. 



and stove kinds may be struck in the like manner, but those of 6 P. pu^Bius; leaves deciduous, oval, acuminated at both 



the latter will require a little heat. The berries of all kinds of ends, mucronately-serrated, pubescent beneath ; flowers 4-5- 



cleft ; male ones crowded at the bottom of the branches, female 

 ones solitary. \i . H. Native of North America, in sandy 

 woods, and on the borders of swamps, from New Jersey to Caro- 

 lina. P. ambiguus, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 220. Flowers 

 white. Berries red, larger than those of P. verticillatus. 



Doubtful \Ymter-heYry. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1736. Tree 12 ft. 

 7 P. L.EviGA Tus (Pursh. fl. sept. amer. 1. p. 220.) leaves 

 deciduous, lanceolate, with adpressed serratures, acuminated, 

 smooth on both surfaces, shining, hardly pubescent on the nerves 

 beneath ; flowers 6-cleft, male ones scattered ; female ones 

 axillary, solitary, almost sessile. ^. H. Native of North 

 America, on the Alleghany mountains, from New York to Vir- 



Holly should be gathered when they are ripe, mixed with 

 sand, and turned over frequently till the October following, 

 when they should be sown in beds covered over with mould 

 three quarters of an inch thick, or the berries may remain on 

 the trees till spring, when they may be sown. In general they 

 do not vegetate till the second year. 



IV. PRFNOS (7rpiyo£y prinosj is the Greek name of the 

 Holly, which the present genus much resembles). Lin. gen. no. 

 461. D. C. prod. 2. p. 16. — Ageria, Adans. fam. 2. p. 166. 



LiN. SYST. Jlexdndria, Monogynia^ or Polygamia^ Dicecia. 

 The character is the same as Plex, but the flowers are 6-cleft, 

 hexandrous, usually dioecious or polygamous from abortion, and 

 the fruit contains 6 nuts. — Shrubs, with alternate, deciduous or i "iT* a 



gmia. Wats. dend. brit. t. 28. Flowers white. Berries large 



) 



permanent leaves, and axillary, usually 1 -flowered pedicels. 



§ 1. Prinoidcs (see genus for derivation). D. C. prod. 2. p. 

 16. Flowers usually 4!-5-cleft> 



1 P. deci'duus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 16.) leaves deciduous, 

 elliptic-lanceolate, tapering into the petiole, serrated, with the 



SmoothAeaxed Winter-berry. Fl. July. Clt. 1812. Sh. 8 ft. 



8 P. lanceola'tus (Pursh, fl. sept. amer. 2. p. 17.) leaves 

 deciduous, lanceolate, finely and remotely serrated, smooth on 

 both surfaces ; male flow^ers aggregate, triandrous ; female ones 

 usually twin, stalked, 6-cleft. ^2 • H. Native of Georcria and 



middle nerve villous beneath ; pedicels axillary, those bearing Carolina, in the lower counties. Flowers white. Berries smaDi 

 the male flowers aggregate, and those bearing the female ones scarlet. 



solitary. T2 . H. Native of North America, from Virginia to 

 Georgia, on rocky shady banks of rivers. Tlex prinoides, Ait. 

 hort. kew. 2. p. 278. Plex decidua, Walt. fl. car. 241. Flowers 

 white. Berries crimson, large. 



Lanceolate-lesived Winter-berry. Fl. June, July. Clt. 181b 

 Shrub 8 feet. 



§ 3. Winterlia (probably from the name of some botanist). 



Var. ft, cestivalis (Lam. diet. 3. p. 147.) adult leaves smooth ^^^<^h. meth. 74. D. C. prod. 2. p. 17. Florvers for the most 

 on both surfaces. T? . H. Native of North America. Ilex P^^^ ^-cleft. Leaves permanent. 



aestivalis, Lam. 1. c. Flowers white. 9 P. gla'ber (Lin. spec. 471.) branches rather pubescent; 



Deciduous Winter-berry. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1736. Shrub leaves evergreen, cuneate-lanceolate, coriaceous, smooth, shining, 



a little toothed at the apex ; pedicels axillary, usually soli- 

 Native of North 



4 feet. 



2 P. ambi'guus (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 236. but not of tary, for the most part 3-flowered. 



Pursh.) leaves deciduous, oval or elliptical, mucronate, entire, 

 quite smooth ; pedicels bearing the male flowers, crowded at 

 the bottom of the branchlets, those bearing the female ones 

 solitary, upon long pedicels. Tj . H. Native of Carolina. 

 Wats. dend. brit. t. 29. Casslne Caroliniana, Walt. fl. car. p. 

 242. The leaves, according to Nuttall, are entire, but in De 

 Candolle's specimen they are serrated at the apex. Perhaps 

 distinct plants. Flowers white. Berries red. 



Ambiguous Winter-berry. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1812. Sh. 4 ft. 



8 P. ni'tidus (Vahl. eel. 2. p. 26.) leaves oblong-ovate, 

 serrated, shining, membranous; pedicels axillary, 1 -flowered ; 



T2 . H. 



America, from Canada to Florida, in sandy shady woods. Flowers 

 white. Berries black, called in Jersey Ink-berries. A low and 

 handsome shrub. 



Glabrous Winter-berry. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. Shrub 

 3 to 4 feet. 



10 p. atoma'rius (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 213.) leaves ever- 

 green ; cuneate-oval, acute, coriaceous, somewhat serrated at 

 the apex, bearing black atoms or dots beneath ; young branches 

 a little clammy ; pedicels lateral, 1 -flowered. Tj.H. Native 

 of Georgia, in woods on the banks of rivers. Flowers white. 

 Berries dark. 



