AQUIFOLIACEAE 815 
9. I. laevigata (Pursh) A. Gray. Shrub, or small tree yd 6 m. tall, with 
glabrous twigs: leaf-blades thinnish, elliptic or oval, or sometimes ee 
or oblanceolate, 3-9 em. long, acute or mostly acuminate, appressed-serrate, 
i pubescen e veins be- 
glabrous on both surfaces or sometimes sparingly pube t on th e 
neath: staminate calyx mm, w staminate cor mm. wide 
i -18 mm. in diameter, orange-red.— ( SMO0TH-WINTERBERRY. Hoor- 
and wet woods, often in acid soil, erus Oe in 
0D.) —Swamps 
Coastal Plain only N, Ga. to Pa., N. H., and Me.—Spr.-early 
6. I. 1 E Chapm. Shrub or tree 7 m. tall, with widely band branches 
and glabrous twigs: leaf-blades rather coriaceous, nearly elliptic or oval but 
ded eh slightly above the middle, often bid Rb quii j 
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serrate, the teeth often tipped w a spine-ike des staminate 
calyx about 2.5 mm. wide: s ince eorolla 6—7 mm. wide: drupe globose, 
red, 7-10 mm. in diameter.—Rocky banks, various pees Fila. 
Tenn., and N. C.—Spr. 
7. I. Curtissii (Fernald) Small. Shrub or small tree with spreading branches 
and gla brous twigs: leaf-blades thin-coriaceous spatulate to elliptic- T 
acute or obtuse, a. dai n ET -petioled: flowers not seen: 
drupe globose, red, 4-5 mm. in diameter. [I. decidua Curtissii Fernald ld ]— 
Hammocks, along rivers, Fla. a 
I ont mpero E _ Shrub or small tree ie Pignus pond pubescent 
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both sides, but Done so beneath: flowers not ca drupe w 8-10 
mm. in diameter.—Woods, Coastal Plain, Fla., and Ga.—Spr. 
9. I. decidua Walt. Shrub, or small tree 10 m. tall, the twigs glabrous or 
nearly so: leaf-blades thickish, i, a or nearly elliptic, 
em. long, obtuse or retuse at the apex, erenate-serrate, dark-green and pec 
above, paler and usually pubescent beneath: staminate ca alyx 2.0-3 mm. wid m 
staminate corolla ye mm. wide: drupe globose, 7-9 mm. in ers orange 
r nl searlet.—(D Mid uds EAR-BERRY, POSSUM-HAW.  WELK- 
HOLLY.)—Alluvial s Swamps, various provinces, Fla. to Tex., Kans, and Md.— 
Spr. P, e creamy-white heart- wood is close- -grained, heavy, and hard. 
10. I. Bus wellii Small. Shrub up to 3 m. tall with numerous oo the 
dark-purple twigs Seen leaf- blades elipti ir or ovate, 2-3 c . lon ng, 
serrulate above the m : drupe globose, 9—11 mm. in di ameter, red E 
Hammocks, along the Cio. Fla. Wint- a 
11. I. ambigua (Michx.) Chapm. Shrub or small tree rarely up to 6 m. tall, 
the purple twigs glabrous: leaf-blades elliptic, oval, or suborbicular, 4-7 cm. 
long, serrulate or crenate-serrulate, least above the middle: drupe globose- 
oval, 6-7 mm. in diameter, red. . caroliniana (Walt.) Trelease, not Mill. ]— 
Hammocks, scrub, and sandhills, Coastal Plain and rarely adj. provinces, Fla. to 
Tex., Ark., (Mo. 1) and N. O.—Spr. 
12. I. nes ola. A. Gray. Ska or tree 12 m. tall, with glabrous twigs (or 
with pubes ontic 
elliptic to d varying to bi um above or below the middle, 6-20 cm. long, 
acuminate, serrate, deep-green above, paler beneath, glabrous s on the 
nerves: staminate aps 3—4 mm. wide: staminate cor rolla 4-5 mm. wide: drupe 
globose, about 1 cem. in diameter, Maid rlet.—( MOUNTAIN- Eu. MOUN- 
-WINTERBERRY. HULVE Dc mountain slopes, Blue Ridge 
and more northern provine ; Ga. and Ala o N. Y.—Spr.—The e creamy-white 
heart-wood is elose-grained, pod and ha a 
