I. Aquifolium Varieties 



disk of gold occupies most of the surface whilst 

 there is a narrow irregular margin of green. It 

 is a most effective variety. 



I. A. crispa aureo - picta = tortuosa aureo- 

 picta, contorta aurea picta, marginata aureo-picta, 

 crispum aureum, recurva aurea, tortuosa picta, 

 and "Gold-blotched Screw Holly." In this 

 variety the bark of the young wood is purplish. 

 The leaves are twisted and coriaceous, with a 

 thickened margin, as in I. A. crispa, glossy and 

 puckered on the surface, almost shapeless from 

 the twisting and the irregular development of the 

 spines, which are sometimes wholly wanting the 

 thickened edge being undulated, and sometimes 

 sparingly produced in an altogether erratic manner. 

 The marginal portions are deep green, whilst the 

 disk is marbled with yellow and pale green, the 

 yellow predominating near the base. It is 

 doubtless a sport from I. A. ferox aurea and like 

 that variety is subject to the production of green 

 branches. 



I. A. flavescens = aurantiaca, lutescens, " Copper- 

 coloured," " Moonlight Holly," flavum and 

 " Bronze Holly." In this there is no dis- 

 tinctly defined variegation, but a flush of a 

 yellowish hue is spread over more or less of the 

 leaf surface, the yellow colouring being not only 

 variable in extent but also in position. The 

 bark on the older parts is purplish whilst that of 

 the youngest shoots is often yellowish. The 



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