Holly, Yew and Box 



In this variety the midrib shows a streak of 

 purple along the back of the leaf. 



From the Lawson Nursery Company Mr Moore 

 received specimens, under the name of I. A. 

 whittingtonensis monstrosa, a form of donning- 

 tonensis which differed only in the fasciated 

 growth of the branches, but whether or not this 

 was confined to the leading shoots, or occurred 

 throughout the plant, we are not informed. 



I. A. Fisheri. This also is one of the many 

 fine varieties raised and sent out from the 

 Handsworth Nurseries. Our authentic samples 

 have green bark ; and the leaves, which are 

 variable in character, are about 2\ inches long 

 and i \ inches wide, of a very dark green colour 

 and coriaceous texture, ovate, with a somewhat 

 acuminate apex, occasionally entire, with a 

 thickened margin, somewhat spiny throughout, 

 with strong, much divaricated spines, more 

 commonly with 1-2 to 5-6 spines along the 

 margins, and an entire acuminate point. It is 

 a bold, free growing, and a handsome sort. 

 Although the bark is usually green, specimens 

 have been noted with purplish bark. 



I. A. heterophylla = heterophylla major. 

 This variety has considerable resemblance to 

 laurifolia; but the leaves are shorter and com- 

 paratively broader. The bark is usually purple ; 

 and the leaves, which are ovate or elliptic ovate, 

 average 2j inches in length, by i or i J inches in 



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