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/. ociorata (sweet-scented) ; hardy annual ; i foot ; flowers white, 

 in June ; Crete ; 1 806. /. saxatilis (rock) ; hardy evergreeii 

 sub-shrub ; 6 inches ; flowers white, in May ; south of Europe ; 

 1739. ^' sonpervireiis (evergreen); hardy evergreen sub-bhrub; 

 9 inches ; flowers white, in April ; Candia ; 1731. /. Tcnoreana 

 (Tenore's) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers pale purple, in 

 June; Naples; 1802. /. uvibellata (common); hardy annual; 

 I foot ; flowers purple, rose, crimson, or white, in June ; south 

 of Europe , 1596. 



There are several other species. 



Ilex. Holly. [Aquifoliaceas.] Beautiful evergreen trees, 

 with prickly foliage and red berries. The English Holly in 

 its many beautiful varieties is not hardy in the Northern 

 States. The American Holly, although found native as far 

 north as Maine, is often winter-killed in the New England 

 States : to the southward, it forms :i splendid tree. Soil, 

 moist loam, sandy. Propagated by berries, which do not 

 vegetate for tvro years. 



/. opaca (dark); American Holly; hardy trees; 10 to 30 

 feet ; flowers greenish, in June. 



I. Cassine, myrtifolia, Dahoon, are Southern species. /. 

 verticillata and Icevigata (Black Alder), and / glabra (Ink 

 Berry), are fine ornamental shrubs, perfectly hardy, "which 

 are worthy of general cultivation. The latter is evergreen. 

 These latter are often called Prinos. 



Illicium. Aniseed-tree. [Magnoliaceae.] Half-hardy 

 evergreen shrubs, with good foliage and curious flowers. 

 Soil, peat and loamy. Increased by cuttings of young 

 ripened shoots in sand, or by layers, which take two years to 

 get well established. 



/. anisatiun (Star Anise) ; half-hardy evergreen shrub ; 6 feet ; 

 fl.owers red, in May; Japan; 1790. I. Floridamu^i {¥\on&di) ; 

 half-hardy evergreen shrub ; 8 feet ; flowers red, in May ; Flor- 



