I. Aquifolium Varieties 



golden yellow. The convexed bristling surface 

 is well expressed by the term "hedgehog," 

 applied to this, as well as to the green-leaved 

 and silver-margined forms all of which are 

 desirable plants. This particular variety differs 

 considerably in size and form of leaf. 



I. A. heterophylla aureo-picta = pictum. Mr 

 Moore gives the following description of this 

 variety. " This variety, which in its markings is 

 similar to I. A. laurifolia aureo-picta, occurs in 

 the Ochtertyre collection under the name of 

 medio-picta aurea ; it differs, however, essentially 

 from laurifolia aureo-picta in having the bark of 

 the young wood green instead of purple. The 

 leaves are ovate, sometimes inclining to elliptic, 

 flat, and toothless, or with one or two marginal 

 teeth ; they are 2| inches long, dark green at the 

 edge, often blotched with paler grey-green in 

 the centre, and there conspicuously marked with 

 a broad, unequally developed, feathery blotch of 

 bright yellow, which makes it a very effective 

 plant. At Ochtertyre, where there is a tree 20 

 feet high, it is noted as a sterile variety." 



I. A. laurifolia aureo-picta = laurifolia aurea 

 variegata. A handsomely blotched Holly, the 

 young shoots of which have a purplish or reddish 

 brown bark. The leaves are ovate, 2f inches 

 long, dark green at the margins, and marked 

 with a bold, irregular, more or less feathered 

 blotch of deep golden-yellow. 



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