I. Aquifolium Varieties 



distant, moderately developed spines lying in the 

 plane of the leaf, the somewhat extended apex 

 being entire. The colour is a dark glossy green, 

 decorated, sometimes in the centre, sometimes 

 near the edge, with bands or fillets of gold, the 

 markings being very dissimilar in different leaves. 

 It is less effective than some of the other small- 

 leaved varieties. 



Varieties with Golden Variegated Margins 



I. A. angustimarginata = angustimarginatum 

 aureum and aurea vestita. This variety has 

 purplish or reddish purple bark. The leaves 

 are elliptic lanceolate or ovate lanceolate, with 

 numerous, strong, and widely set spines, which 

 are moderately divaricate, the disk dark green 

 mottled with grey, the margin yellow but irre- 

 gular in width and usually narrow. 



I. A. aurea marginata = marginata aurea. 

 In its widest sense this name includes a large 

 proportion of the golden variegated Hollies, but 

 a number of the most distinct forms, have been 

 selected at various times for further descriptive 

 titles. There are still however many Hollies 

 under this name, which show slight variations, 

 but are not distinct enough for other names so 

 some considerable latitude has to be allowed this 

 variety. Typical aurea marginata has usually 

 green bark and large leaves, the latter being 2\ 

 to 3 inches long and i \ inches wide, with stout, 



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