264 CORNACEAE. 
AUCUBA. 
(Family Cornaceae). 
Shrubs: evergreen. Twigs rath- 
er stout and succulent, rounded: 
pith moderate, rounded, continu- 
ous when fresh, but becoming 
chambered with granular septa 
when dry. Buds minute or be- 
coming rather large and some- 
what stalked, with several point- 
ed rather hairy scales. Leaf-scars 
opposite, slightly raised, relative- 
ly large, crescent-shaped: bundle- 
traces 3. Leaves broadly lanceo- 
late, stalked, toothed and some- 
what acuminate. 
Like other plants grown chiefly 
y 
Fall 
| It | iil for their foliage, Awcuba japonica 
. iI occurs in a multiplicity of forms 
which are not classified readily. 
1. Dwarf, unvariegated. 
A. japonica pygmaea. 
Rather tall shrubs. 2. 
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2. Leaves lanceolate, narrow. A. japonica angustifolia. 
Leaves broadly lance-elliptical or ovate. 3. 
3. Leaves sinuately toothed. A. japonica ovata. 
Leaves slightly dentate, large. A. japonica macrophylla. 
Leaves coarsely serrate or dentate. 4. 
4. Leaves green. A. japonica. 
Variegated with yellow. 5. , 
5. With yellow margin. A. japonica limbata. 
With scattered small spots. A. japonica variegata. 
With a larger central blotch. 6. 
6. With smaller yellow spots. A. japonica latimaculata. 
Without smaller spots. A. japonica bicolor. 
