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cloven at the summit. Stigma awl-shaped. 

 Xu-t one-seeded, surrounded by a berry-like 

 calyx. 



H. RHAMXOIDES, Linn. Leaves linear lan 

 ceolate, silvery. Berry orange. Sea buck 

 thorn. Native of Europe. Flowers in May. 



A bumelia-like small tree, well worthy of 

 cultivation either for its beautiful foliage or 

 its berries. It will thrive in the most barren 

 soils. It is readily propagated from layers 

 or from suckers, which in some soils are so 

 numerous as to be troublesome. There is a 

 specimen about three feet high growing in 

 the garden of John Evans. 



ILEX, Linn. Nat. Qrd. Aquifoliaeeas. Te- 

 trandria, Tetragynia, Linn. Flowers (from 

 abortion) dioeciously polygamous. Calyx 4- 

 5-toothed, remaining attached to the fruit. 

 Petals of the corolla equal in number to the 

 sepals of the calyx ; slightly adhering at the 

 base. Berry 4-5-seeded, 



1. I. AQUIFOLIUM, Linn. Leaves ovate r 

 acute, spiny, shining, wavy. Flowers axil 

 lary, subumbelled. English holly, 

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