Holly, Yew and Box 



i J inches broad, are oblong acute, furnished with 

 slightly divaricate spines at somewhat distant 

 intervals. It is a freegrowing sort, and has the 

 costa distinctly indicated by a purple line on the 

 back of the leaf. 



I. A. fructu-albo = " White-berried Holly." 

 This plant appears to have been well known a 

 century ago, but is not met with at the present 

 time. It resembled the " Common Holly " in 

 every respect, except that the fruits were white 

 or cream-coloured. 



I. A. fructu - aurantiaco = " Orange - berried 

 Holly." A form of the " Yellow-berried Holly," 

 with deep orange coloured fruits which are some- 

 times flushed with scarlet. It is evidently a 

 seedling form of the " Yellow-berried Holly." 



I. A. fructu-luteo = " Yellow-berried Holly." 

 This is one of the oldest known varieties of the 

 " Common Holly," and history tells us that it was 

 discovered several centuries ago growing in a 

 wood near Wardour Castle in Wiltshire ; it has 

 also been found wild at Wiston near Buers in 

 Suffolk. The leaves are from 2 J to 3 inches long, 

 ovate in form, and bright green in colour. The 

 margins are generally armed with a moderate 

 number of spines which are slightly divaricate. 

 In general appearance it closely resembles the 

 "Common Holly," its principal difference being 

 in the yellow instead of red fruits. 



I. A. Lichtenthalii. A distinct variety be- 



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