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HOLLY : ALDER BUCKTHORN 



Ilex Aquifolium, L. Holly (Fig. 122). Fruit, "holly 

 berry," ovoid, about 10 12 mm. long, with 4 one-seeded, 

 free, erect, bony, furrowed, yellowish stones, each long 

 and angular. Stigmatic scar at apex, and remains of 

 4 sepals below. It is derived from a 4-chambered ovary 

 with 1 ovule in each chamber. 



** Fruit black, globose, 5 8 mm. in diameter, 

 with 3 or 4 stones. 



t Fruit brown-black ; stones 3, flat, lenticular, 

 with ridges and a pale brown knob on one 

 flat side. 



Fig. 123. Alder Buckthorn, Rhamnus Frangula. 1, flowering shoot ; 

 2, flower; 3, the same in vertical section; 4, fruit; 5, seed. 2 and 3, 

 enlarged (Wo). 



