Holly, Yew and Box 



very glossy ; they vary from about 2 inches to 3 

 inches in length, and in form from ovate to 

 oblong-lanceolate or elliptic, and they are usually 

 quite entire, rarely with from one to six marginal 

 spines, and occasionally but very rarely spiny 

 throughout, the surface being either flat or 

 slightly undulated. 



I. A. laurifolia fructu-luteo. This variety 

 differs from the preceding mainly in the colour 

 of its berries, which are yellow, instead of red, 

 and in the green bark of its young shoots. 



I. A. Marnocki. A large leaved form of the 

 " Common Holly " with the majority of the 

 leaves spineless. The foliage is almost as large 

 as that of camelliaefolium but less dense and 

 ornamental. The leaves are from 4 to 4^ inches 

 long and 2 inches wide, oval and acute with a 

 peculiar twist about the middle. The margins 

 are usually thick and spineless, occasionally 

 however a few erratically placed spines are borne 

 and more rarely the margins are well and 

 regularly armed with strong, divaricate spines. 

 The bark is green on the under side of the 

 branch and purplish on the upper side. 



I. A. scotica = Dahoon, Hort. A very dis- 

 tinct and well-marked Holly, and very effective 

 in plantations, being of free erect growth, and 

 densely clothed with very dark green, glossy 

 leaves. The bark of the young growth is of a 

 dark purple colour. The leaves are oblong- 



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