Holly, Yew and Box 



common thing to find many of the leaves 

 partially or wholly spineless, especially on the 

 upper branches. 



This peculiarity is not confined to the British 

 species, for the same thing occurs amongst some 

 exotic Hollies, notably the N. America I. opaca, 

 and the Chinese I. cornuta, herbarium specimens 

 from mature trees of both these species showing 

 almost, if not quite, spineless leaves, whilst on 

 young trees the leaves are always spiny. 



Although the genus is such a large one, com- 

 paratively few species are of value for decorative 

 garden work. These are of course the hardier 

 ones, for, although some of the tropical species 

 form ornamental trees in their native places they 

 are of no value for indoor work in this country. 



The following is a list of the hardiest species 

 at present in cultivation or likely to be in the 

 near future. Others, known only from herbarium 

 specimens and descriptions, will doubtless be 

 introduced ere long, and if they prove hardy will 

 be of decorative value. Those marked with an 

 asterisk should only be planted in the warmer 

 parts of the country. 



European. 

 Aquifolium. 



Canary Island, Madeira, etc. 



*Perado, platyphylla. 

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