312 



QUERCUS 



J in. in length, the margins decurved. Very slow-growing, and a curiosity 

 merely ; known in gardens since the early nineteenth century. 



Var. FORDII. Leaves of a peculiarly dark glossy green, narrow ; I to 2 



QUERCUS ILEX (in flower-). 



ins. long, J to J in. wide ; the margins wavy and more or less toothed. Said 

 to have first appeared in Lucombe & Pince's nursery at Exeter. 



Var. GENABII. Leaves very large and leathery, as much as 5 ins. long by 

 2^ ins. wide, coarsely toothed towards the apex. 



