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2 I. Dahoon "Walt. Dahoox Holly. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, smooth 

 ehining, ovate or somewhat pointed at each end, beneath pubescent, at least on 

 the midveiu, as well as the petioles and pedicels, margin entire or sometimes ser- 

 rate, clusters of fls. pedunculate; fls. 4-parted. — A fino shrub, 5 to 12f high, in 

 swamps, Va. to Fla. Lvs. 2 to 3' long, a third as wide, palo beneath. Drupes 

 red, the 4 bony nutlet3 rugous-ribbed, on the convex back. May. 



/?. Lvs. larger, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, on very short petioles. — Ga. (Dr. Feay). 

 y. Lvs. linear-lanceolate, cuneato at base, mostly entire, acute. — Ga. (I. ligus- 

 trina Ell ) 



3 I. CassSna "Walt. Cassena Tea. Lvs. oval, obtuse, crenate, glabrous, shining 

 when old; clusters about 3-flowered, scarcely peduncled ; fls. 4-parted; nutlets 

 about 3-ribbed on the convex back. — A shining, evergreen, bushy shrub, common 

 in S. States, near the coast, G to 15f high. Lvs. little more than 1' long. Fcrtilo 

 fls. nearly sessile, sterile pedicels 2 to .3" long. Drupe scarlet, with 4 bony nut- 

 lets. Mar., Apr. — Used by the Creek Indians as a tea. 



4 I. myrtifdlia "Walt. Lvs. linear-oblong, small, glabrous, acute or suhniucronate, 

 nearly entire, shining above, branchlets glandular-puberulent ; ped. slender, brac- 

 tcolate, corymbously 3 to 9-flowered, or the fertile 1-fiowered ; drupes red. — A 

 large shrub 12 to 20f high, in the borders of ponds in pine barrens, Md. (Shriver) 

 to Fla. Branches crooked, divaricate, with light gray bark. Lvs. less than 1' 

 in length, shining, rigid, often with a few acute serratures. May. — Varies with 

 the branchlets smooth ; lvs. obtuse, more or less serrate, &c. 



5. I. deefdua Walt. Lvs. lanceolate, a^ute or slightly acuminate at both ends, glab- 

 rous, slightly appressed-serrate ; ped. 1-flowered, short (3" long), the sterile glom- 

 erate, the fertile solitary ; fls. 4 to 5-partcd ; cal. ciliate ; nutlets large, obtusely 

 ridged. — Shrub 6 to 9f high, with slender branches, in sandy woods, Car. to Fla, 

 common. Lvs. thin, at flowering time H to 2' long, tapering to slender petioles. 

 Fed. 2 to 3'' long. Apr. (I. prinoides L.) 



j3. urbana. Lvs. (2 to 3' long) cuneate-oval, obtuse, crenately appressed-ser- 

 rate, dark green, attenuate at base. — 111. opposite St. Louis, &c. 



6 I. monticola Gray. Lvs. ovate, obtuse, or subcordate at base, acuminate, glab- 

 rous, serrate, thin; fls. on short pedicels, 4-parted; cal. ciliate; nutlets strongly 

 ridged, — Mountain woods, Catskill, N. Y. to Car. Shrub about Cf high. Lvs. 

 large, deciduous, 2 to 4' by 1 to 2', at base acute, obtuse or subcordate. Fedi- 

 cels 3 or moro in a cluster, 1 to 2" long. (I. ambigua Torr. N. Y. Fl.) 



2. NEMOPANTHES, Raf. (Gr. vrjfia, a thread, Trove, a foot ; avOo$, 

 a flower ; alluding to the slender pedicels.) Calyx 4 to 5-lobcd ; pet- 

 als 4 to 5, distinct, linear or oblong ; stamens 4 to 5; ovary hernia 

 pherical ; stigmas 4 to 5, sessile ; fruit a subglobous drupe, with 4 to 5 

 smooth, horny nutlets. — Shrubs with alternate, entire, deciduous lvs, 

 Fls. on slender pedicels, usually dioecio-polygamous by abortion. Ber- 

 ries red. — A genus intermediate between Ilex and Prinos. 



1 N. Canadensis Raf. Canadian Holly. Lvs. deciduous, oval, very entire, 

 smooth, mucronate-pointed ; ped. nearly solitary, long ; fr. somewhat angular. — > 

 A shrub, 4 — Gf high, with smooth branches, growing in damp or rocky woods, 

 Can., N. Eng. to Mich. Leaves oval or ovate-oblong, about 2' long, on petioles 

 ^ as long. Flowers small, greenish-white; ped. 7 to 12" long. Segments of the 

 corolla acute, long as the stamens. Ovary of the barren flowers pointed, of the 

 fertile with a 4-lobed stigma. Berries dry, rod. May, Jn. (Ilex, Mx.) 



2 N. ambigua. Lvs. oval, entire, mucronate, petiolate, glabrous both sides, 

 ciliate on the onargin when young; sterile fls. 4-parted, on slender, aggregated pe-. 



■ duncles; fertile solitary, on very long peduncles. — Slopes near Flint R., Ga 

 Shrub 4 to 8f high. Lvs. small, 1 to 2 by G" to 1'. Sterile pedicels less than 1' 

 in length, fertile more than 1' when in fruit. Berry 4 to 5-scedcd, red. Mar., 

 Apr. (Prinos ambiguus Mx.) 



3. PRrNOS, L. Winter-berry. (Gr. rrplo), to saw ; alluding to 

 the serrated leaves.) Flowers small, habitually G-partcd and perfect, 



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