EVERGREENS. 157 



VARIETIES OF THE COMMON HOLLY DISTINGUISHED 

 BY THE COLOUR OF THEIR BERRIES. 



Yellow-berried. 



"White-berried. 



Black-fruited. 



ILEX BALEARICA. Desfontaines. 



(Minorca Holly.) 



Keadily distinguished by its yellowish-green leaves, 

 which are slightly waved at the edges, and have but 

 few prickles. 



ILEX CORNUTA. Lindley. 

 (Horned-leaved Holly.) 



A new and very important addition to our hardy 

 evergreens. Its general habit is very picturesque, to 

 which the peculiar form of its very dark green leaves 

 contributes in a great degree. They are often four 

 inches long by three inches broad. Dr. Lindley, in 

 " Paxton's Flower Garden," says, " It is a very remark- 

 able plant, and promises to be, to English gardens, of 

 much importance, on account of its hard dark-green 

 evergreen foliage and large berries. The leaves are 

 almost always furnished with three strong spines at the 

 end, but when the plant is young there are added one 

 or two more on each side. In the old plants the latter 

 wholly disappear, while the end spines will occasionally 

 extend, turn up their edges, and assume the appearance 

 of strong horns." It is a native of the north of China, 

 and perfectly hardy. 



