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Ilex dipyrena (Aquifoliaceae). An Himalayan Holly of com- 
pact habit, with spiny, glossy leaves about two inches long and with 
short-stemmed, grooved fruit. About four feet high, planted 1933. 
Ilex Fargesti. The specimen in the Botanic Garden is about 
twenty years old and four feet high. Remarkable because of its 
long, narrow leaves which are suggestive of Oleander. 
Ilex pedunculosa. A distinct and interesting species from Japan 
where it is said to attain twenty or thirty feet in height. The oval 
leaves are unusual in being entire—completely devoid of spiny 
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teeth. The red berries are borne on slender, nodding stems often 
one and three-quarters inches long. Planted in 1932, it is now 
about six feet high, thin and open in habit and evidently perfectly 
hardy. 
Kadsura japonica (Magnoliaceae). A climbing shrub in the 
Magnolia Family with attractive glossy foliage and small, incon- 
spicuous creamy-white flowers. Planted 1925 south of a wooden 
Lence: 
Laurus nobilis (Lauraceae). Laurel, Sweet Bay. The laurel 
used by the ancients in crowning their heroes. In the Mediter- 
ranean region it forms a large tree, but in Brooklyn it is a shrub 
five feet tall. The fragrant foliage and rank growth are usually 
injured during the winter but the roots seem hardy. 
Magnolia grandiflora (Magnoliaceae). Bull Bay. Small tree 
with beautiful large leaves. Winter injury is frequent and the 
fragrant white flowers are only rarely produced. The several 
plants here vary in height from six to nine feet. 
Osmarea Burkwoodii (Oleaceae). A slow-growing shrub with 
toothed, ovate leaves about one and one-half inches long. It 1s 
supposedly a hybrid of Osmanthus and Phillyrea. Planted 1934, 
now about 2 feet high. 
Photinia serrulata (Rosaceae). A Chinese shrub with hand- 
some large leaves that are red or coppery when developing ; the cur- 
rent year’s growth remains red all season. Plants five years old 
are now five feet tall and come through the winter in a protected 
place almost unharmed. 
Quercus myrsinaefolia (Fagaceae). In its native habitat, Japan, 
this oak forms a large tree, but with us it is a shrub four or five 
