KEY 



1 Leaves evergreen _ 2 



1 Leaves deciduous (including evergreen-like forms) 30 



2 Leaves usually more than 1 cm. wide, resembling deciduous 



leaves in shape and veining 3 



2 Leaves 1 cm. wide or less, not like deciduous leaves 12 



BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREENS 



3 Leaves opposite .„ 4 



3 Leaves spirally arranged or crowded near tip of twig — 5 



4 Leaves entire, blunt or notched at tip, 1-3 cm. long..BOX(BUXUS) 



4 Leaves usually spiny-toothed, spiny-pointed, 2-6 cm. long 



FRAGRANT OLIVE (OSMANTHUS) 



5 Stipule-scars encircling twig at each node ; buds one-scaled 



BULL BAY (MAGNOLIA) 



5 Encircling scars only at beginning of each year's growth ; buds 



showing more than one scale 6 



6 Leaves spiny-toothed, at least part-way HOLLY (ILEX) - 



6 Leaves toothed, although sometimes faintly, never spiny 7 



6 Leaves entire 9 



7 Only one bundle-scar in the leaf-scar HOLLY (ILEX) 



7 Three bundle-scars in the leaf-scar 8 



8 Leaves resinous-dotted ; visible bud-scales about 2-4 



WAX-MYRTLE (MYRICA) 



8 Leaves not resinous-dotted ; visible bud-scales more than 4 



PORTUGAL LAUREL, CHERRY LAUREL (PRUNUS) 



9 Largest buds showing 6 or more scales ; leaves 8-20 cm. long 



(RHODODENDRON) 

 9 Buds scaleless or showing not more than 6 scales 10 



10 Bundle-scars 3, forming a triangle WAX-MYRTLE (MYRICA) 



10 Bundle-scar one, compound, like a horizontal line H 



11 Leaves sharp-pointed, usually crowded at tip of twig 



MOUNTAIN LAUREL (KALMIA) ' 

 11 Leaves blunt-tipped, not usually crowded....RED BAY (PERSEA) 



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