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IMBRICARIA 



/. Aquifo'lium arge'ntea regi'na (queen). " Silver Queen." 



,, ,, au'reo-margina' ta (gold-edged). 12. May. Britain. 



au'rca me'dio-pi'cfa (middle-blotched). " Gold 



Milkmaid." 

 , , au'rea pe'ndula (weeping). " Waterer's Gold 



Weeping." 



,, au'rea regi'na (queen). " Golden Queen." 

 ,, balea'rica (Balearic). 10. May. Minorca. 1815. 

 cilia' fa (h&ir-frmged-leaved) . 20. May. Britain. 

 ,, cilia' fa mi'nor (small-hair-fringed-/avd). 20. 



May. Britain. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 20. May. Britain. 

 cri'spa (curled-leaved) 20. May. Britain. 

 r> fe'rox (fierce. Hedgehog). 12- May- Britain- 

 ,, fe"rox arge'ntea (silvery-fierce). 20- May. Britain. 



" Silver Hedgehog Holly-" 

 ,, fe'rox au'rea (golden-fierce). May. Britain. 



" Golden Hedgehog Holly." 

 ,, fla'va (yellow). 15- May. Britain. 

 ,, flave'scens (yellowish). " Moonlight." 

 ,, fru'ctu a'lbo (white-berried). 20. May. Britain- 

 fru'ctu lu'teo (yellow-berried). 20- May. Britain. 

 fru'ctu ni'gro (black-berried). 20. May. Britain. 

 handsworthe'nsis (Handsworth). " Handsworth 



New Silver." 



,, heterophy' lla (various-leaved). 20. May. Britain. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 20. May. Britain. 

 ,, laurifo'lia (laurel-leaved). 20 May. Britain. 

 ,, ,, margina'fa (thick-margined-leaved). 20. May. 



Britain. 



Marno'cki (Marnock's). 1901. 

 pe'ndula (weeping). " Weeping Holly." 

 pe'ndula tricolor (three-coloured). 

 platyphy'lla (broad-leaved). May. Europe. 1844- 

 recu'rva (bent-b&ck-leaved). 20. May. Britain. 

 sene'scens (aged-spineless). 20. May. Britain. 

 , ,, serratifo'lia (saw-edged- leaved). 20. May. 



Britain. 



watereria'na (Watererian). Leaves edged golden- 

 yellow. 1874. 



Wilso'ni (Wilson's). Large-leaved variety. 1901. 

 balea'rica (Balearic). See I. AQUIFOLIUM BALEARICA. 

 Cassi'ne (Cassine). 12. August. Carolina. 1700- 



" Cassena." 



cornu'fa (horned). 3-5. China. 1850. 

 crena'fa (crenate). 2. White. Japan. 

 ma'jor (larger). Leaves larger. Japan. 1862. 

 Marie'sii (Maries's). 

 microphy'lla (small-leaved). Leaves very small. 



Japan. 1908. 



variega'fa (variegated). Leaves variegated. 

 Dahoo'n (Dahoon). 6. May. Carolina. 1726. 

 deci'dua (deciduous). 3. White. S. United States. 



1736. Deciduous. 

 dipyre'na (two-seeded). 12. May. N. India. 1840. 



" Himalayan Holly." 

 Farge'sii (Farge's). White. Leaves 3-4 in. long, 



not spiny. W. China. 1910. 

 Fortu'nei (Fortune's). See I. CRENATA MAJOR. 

 gla'bra (glabrous). 3. Eastern United States. 1759. 



"Inkberry." Deciduous. 

 inte'gra (entire). China and Japan. 

 Iceviga'fa (bright-green). 3-4. June. Eastern 



United States. 1812. Deciduous. 

 lanceola'fa (lance-shaped). 3-4. July. N. Arner. 



1811. Deciduous. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 20. Japan. 1840. " Toraia." 

 laxifto'ra (loose-flowered). See I. OPACA. 

 lepfaca'ntha (slender-spined). China. 1852. 

 lu'cida (shining). 2-3. N. Amer. 1778. 

 macro 'poda (long-stalked). Japan. 

 microca'rpa (small-fruited). See I. ROTUNDA. 

 ,, mo'llis (soft). 2 to 12. July. N. Amer. 1736. 



Deciduous. 

 monti'cola (mountain-dwelling). 2-4. N. Amer. 



1891. 

 opa'ca (opaque). 30. May. Carolina. 1744. 



" American Holly." 

 Othe'ra (Othera). White. Japan. 

 pedunculo'sa (long-stalked). Japan. 

 Perny'i (Perny's). Leaves small, with a dense habit 



of growth. Central China. 1903. 

 ,, recu'rva (bent-back). 6. May. 

 rugo'sa (wrinkled). N. Eastern Asia. 

 rotu'nda (round). April. Japan. 



/. Siebo'ldi (Siebold's). 3-4. White. Berries coral- 

 red. Japan. 1908. 



,, fru' ctu-a' Ibo (white-fruited). 



verticilla' ta (whorled). 3-6. May. N. Amer. 1736. 

 " Black Alder, Winterberry." 



,, ,, chrysoca'rpa (golden- fruited). 



vomito'ria (emetic). See I. CASSINE. 



ILLAIREA CANAKINOI DES. See LOASA CANARIN- 



OIDES. 



ILLECEBRUM. Knot Grass. (From illecebra, a 

 charmer ; referring to the pretty little annuals giving a 

 charm to waste places. Nat. ord. Knolworts [Illece- 

 braceas]. Linn. 5-Pentandna, i-Monogynia.) 



All white-flowered, and all propagated by seed ; 

 common soil, though verticilla' turn likes a little moist 

 peat. The greenhouse and stove perennials merely re- 

 quire the extra heat, and may also be propagated by 

 division in the spring. 

 /. diffu'sum (spreading). See ALTERN ANTHER A PUL- 



CHELLA. 

 glomera'tum (clustered). J. June. Brazil. 1820. 



Stove herbaceous perennial. 

 ,, gomphrenoi'des (Gomphrena-like). See TELANTHERA 



GOMPHRENOIDES. 



verticilla' turn (whorled). i. July. England. Hardy 

 trailing annual. 



ELLTCIUM. Aniseed- tree. (From illicio, to allure ; 

 referring to the perfume. Nat. ord. Magnoliads [Mag- 

 noliaceas]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, 6-Polygynia. Allied to 

 Drimys.) 



The fruit of anisa'tum has the flavour of anise, being 

 used as a spice in Chinese cookery ; and the seed of 

 religio'sum is burnt as incense in their temples. Half- 

 hardy evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of the young ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a glass, in summer ; by layers, 

 from a stool in a cold pit, where they generally remain 

 two years before being removed ; sandy loam and peat ; 

 require the protection of the cold pit or greenhouse in 

 winter, though florida'num has stood out in many places 

 with but a slight protection in severe weather. 

 /. anisa'tum (anise-scented). 6. Red. May. Japan. 



1790. 

 florida'num (red. Florida). 8. Red. May. Florida. 



1766. 



laurifo'lium (laurel-leaved). Yellowish-white. 1901. 

 ,, parvifto'rum (small-flowered). 6. Yellow. May. 



Florida. 1790. 

 religio'sum (holy). 4. Yellow, green. March. Japan. 



ve'rum (true). Green, purple. S. China. 1888. 

 True " Star Anise." 



ILLUPIE-TREE. Ba'ssia. 



ILYSA'NTHES. (From ilus, mud, and anthos, a flower ; 

 in allusion to the muddy, wet places, where the plants 

 grow. Nat. ord. Scrophulariaceae.) 



A greenhouse annual, with terminal racemes of flowers. 

 Seeds. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 /. cape'nsis (Cape). Violet. June. S. Africa. 1829. 



IMANTOPHY'LLUM. (From himas, a leather thong, 

 and phullon, a leaf ; alluding to shape and substance of 

 the foliage. Nat. ord. Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceas]. 

 Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) See CLIVIA. 

 7. Aito'ni (Aiton's). See CLIVIA NOBILIS. 

 cyrtanthifto'rum (curved-flowered). See CLIVIA 



CYRTANTHIFLORUM. 



Garde'ni (Garden's). See CLIVIA GARDENI. 

 ,, ma'ximum (largest). See CLIVIA MINIATA. 

 ,, minia'tum (cinnabar). See CLIVIA MINIATA. 



IMBRICA'RIA. (From imbrico, to cover like tiles on 

 a roof ; referring to the divisions of the calyx. Nat. ord. 

 Sapotads [Sapotaceas]. Linn. 8-Octandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Mimusops.) 



Stove tree, which produces fruit similar to an orange. 

 Cuttings of ripe shoots in sand, under a glass, in strong, 

 moist heat ; sandy loam and peat. 



7. borbo'nica (Bourbon). See I. MAXIMA. 

 ma'xima (largest). White. Mascarene Islands. 1820. 



