158 EVERGREENS. 



I. c. var. furcata. 



Although a variety of I. cprnuta, and resembling that 

 species when young, it is perfectly distinct ; and in 

 older plants the similarity is very slight. The leaves 

 are almost flat, while in cornuta the edges are much 

 curved under, giving them a convex form. Nor are 

 they so intensely green as those of the species, and the 

 spines are less rigid and not so broad. It is a very fine 

 plant, and differs from any other Holly in cultivation. 

 We received it from China, and it has proved quite 

 hardy. 



ILEX DAHOON. Wallicli. 

 (Dahoon Holly.) 



Has elliptical, almost entire leaves, with somewhat 

 revolute margins. It is quite hardy, and forms a 

 beautiful shrub eight or ten feet high. 



ILEX DIPYRENA. Wallich. 

 (Two-seeded-berried Holly.) 



A very interesting and picturesque shrub, a native 

 of Nepal and Chinese Tartary. Height about twelve 

 feet. 



ILEX MICROCARPA. Lindley. 

 (Small-fruited Holly.) 



From the north of China, and quite hardy in this 

 country. It is very unlike any other known Holly. 



