NOTES ON THE VARIETIES OF ENGLISH HOLLY. 113 
and flourishes ‘most in a rich sandy loam that is M dry; it is, 
however, less particular in this respect than many tre 
With these preliminary remarks I shall Бенг 40 аттапде апа 
describe the principal varieties. 
Irzx Асотғоілом L.— Tug Common Hotty. 
А, Leaves GREEN. B. Leaves VARIEGATED. 
1. бтее epee E the type. Даа Ыса 
MI Seiad: leav 2. Lo 
3. Blunt-lea n temi smooth or almost ng-leaved gold- edged, 
smooth. (a) Prickly. 
4. Long-leaved, green. (5) Smooth, 
(а) чы m 9. Broad-leaved gold-edged. 
5. Small-leaved — ew | 4. Silver-blotched. 
6. Curled-leaved gr 5. Silver-edged, 
7. Broad-spined ре 
А. LEAVES GREEN. 
Group l.—GmrEN HOLLIES RESEMBLING THE TYPE. 
. Irex Agquirot1um.—This must be considered as the progenitor 
of ibis which are to follow, and is too well known to need. description. 
Its dominant feature consists in the dark glossy green leaves, of ellip- 
tical outline, armed with long spiny teeth, and very much undulated at 
the margin. The offspring are in some few instances hybridised with 
other species, but in the majority of cases they are mere variations 
from seed, or sports of nature 
2 A. PENDULA, — This. beautiful variety resembles the parent, 
except that it is of drooping growth. It forms the handsomest of all 
pendulous evergreen trees, and bears berries as freely as the type. 
‚ А. FRUCTU AURANTIACO.— The Orange-berried holly also resem- 
bles the type, except that it bears orange-coloured instead of red berries, 
and is highly ornamental. 
4. I. A. FRUCTU rvTEo.—Yellow-berried, has paler — and berries 
hu the preceding, and is altogether of a smoother aspect. 
. I. A. compacta.—Forms a closer and denser bush than the com- 
ES Sort, with shorter and thicker leaves, and scarcely rises into & 
tree. 
б. I. A. HANDSWORTHIANA. — Similar to the preceding, but of larger 
growth, with longer leaves. 
Group 2.—BR0AD-LEAVED GREEN. 
7. I. A. Berri.— Leaves broad, much waved. c shining-leaved, 
smooth-looking sort, having somewhat the aspect of Ilex cornuta. 
А хи кые larger їп every part, and darker in a 
than the быр A compact, good-looking sort. 
y» HY ant в and shoots more erect than in. the two 
сол kinds; forms a handsome pyramid, and bears berries freely. 
