ORDER 74. AQUIFOLIACEJ3. 497 



2 1. Dahoon "Walt. DAIIOOJT HOLLY. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, smooth 

 shining, ovate or somewhat pointed at each end, beneath pubescent, at least on 

 the raidvein, as well as the petioles and pedicels, margin entire or sometimes ser- 

 rate, clusters of fls. pedunculate; fls. 4-parted. A fine shrub, 5 to 12f high, in 

 swamps, Va. to Fla. I<vs. 2 to 3' long, a third as wide, pale beneath. Drupes 

 red, the 4 bony nutlets rugous-ribbed, on the convex back. May. 



/?. Lvs. larger, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, on very short petioles. G-a. (Dr. Feay). 

 y. Lvs. linear-lanceolate, cuneate at base, mostly entire, acute. Ga. (I. lio-us- 

 trina Ell.) 



3 I. Cassena Walt. CASSEJU TEA. Lvs. oval, obtuse, crenate> glabrous, shining 

 when old; clusters about 3- flowered, scarcely peduncled ; fls. 4-parted; nutlets 

 about 3-ribbed on the convex back. A shining, evergreen, bushy shrub, common 

 in S. States, near the coast, G to 15f high. Lvs, little more than 1' long. Fertile 

 fls. nearly sessile, sterile pedicels 2 to 3" long. Drupe scarlet, with 4 bony nut- 

 lets. Mar., Apr. Used by tho Creek Indians as a tea. 



4 I. myrtifolia "Walt. Lvs. linear*oblong, small, glabrous, acute or submucronat^ 

 nearly entire, shining above, branchlets glandular-puberulent ; ped. slender, brac- 

 teolate, corymbously 3 to 9-flowered, or tho fertile 1 -flowered ; drupes red. A 

 large shrub 12 to 20f high, in the borders of ponds in pine barrens, Md. (Shriver) 

 to Fla. Branches crooked, divaricate, with light gray bark. Lvs. Jess than I' 

 in length, shining, rigid, often with a few acute serratures. May. Varies with 

 the brcfcchlets smooth ; Ivs. obtuse, more or less serrate, &c. 



JJ. I. decidua "Walt. Lvs. lanceolate, a-.ute or slightly acuminate at both ends, glab- 

 rous, slightly appressed-serrate ; ped, 1-flowered, short (3" long), the sterile glom- 

 erate, the fertile solitary ; fls. 4 to 5-parted ; cal. ciliate ; nutlets large, obtusely 

 ridged. Shrub 6 to 9f high, with slender branches, in sandy woods, Car. to Fla., 

 common. Lvs. thin, at flowering time 1 to 2' long, tapering to slender petioles. 

 Ped. 2 to 3'' long. Apr. (I. prinoides L.) 



ft. URBANA. Lvs. (2 to 3' long) cuneate-oDol, obtuse, crenately appressed-scr- 

 rate, dark green, attenuate at base. 111. opposite St, Louis, &c. 



6 I. monticola Gray. Lvs. ovate, obtuse, or subcordate at base, acuminate, glab- 

 rous, serrate, thin ; fls. on short pedicels, 4-parted ; cal. ciliate ; nutlets strongly 

 ridged. Mountain woods, Catskill, N. Y. to Car. Shrub about 6f high. Lvs. 

 large, deciduous, 2 to 4' by 1 to 2', at base acute, obtuse or subcordate. Pedi- 

 cels 3 or more in a cluster, 1 to 2" long. (I. ambigua Torr. N. Y. Fl.) 



2. NEMOPANTHES, Raf. (Gr. i%a, a thread, TTOV& a foot ; avftx;, 

 a flower ; alluding to the slender pedicels.) Calyx 4 to 5-lobcd ; pet- 

 als 4 to 5, distinct, linear or oblong ; stamens 4 to 5 ; ovary hemis- 

 pherical ; stigmas 4 to 5, sessile ; fruit a subglobous drupe, with 4 to 5 

 smooth, horny nutlets. Shrubs with alternate, entire, deciduous Ivs. 

 Fls. on slender pedicels, usually dioecio-polygamous by abortion. Ber 

 ries red. A genus intermediate between Ilex and Prinos. 



1 N. Canadensis Raf. CANADIAN HOLLY. Lvs. deciduous, oval, very entire,, 

 smooth, mucronate-pointed ; ped. nearly solitary, long j ff. somewhat angular.^ 

 A shrub, 4 6f high, with smooth branches, growing in damp or rocky woods, 

 Can., N. Eng. to Mich. Leaves oval or ovate-oblong, about 2' long, on petioles 

 J as long. Flowers small, greenish-white; ped. 7 to 12" long. Segments of the 

 corolla acute, long as the stamens. Ovary of the barren flowers pointed, of tho 

 fertile with a 4-lobed stigma. Berries dry, red. May, Jn. (Ilex, MX.) 



2 N. ambigua. Lvs. oval, entire, mucronate, petiolate, glabrous both sides, 

 ciliate on the margin when young; sterile fls. 4-parted, on slender, aggregated pe* 

 duncles; fertile solitary, on very long peduncles. Slopes near Flint R, Gfa. 

 Shrub 4 to 8f high. Lvs. small, 1 to 2' by G" to 1'. Sterile pedicels less than 1' 

 in length, fertile more than 1' when in fruit. Berry 4 to 5-seeded, red. Mar., 

 Apr. (Prinos ambiguus MX.) 



3. PRrNOS, L. WINTER-BERRY. (Gr. rrp/w, to saw ; alluding to 

 the serrated leaves.) Flowers small, habitually 0-pnrV.xl and perfect, 



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