Other Evergreen Hollies 



advance of the " Common Holly." It is a female 

 form, and fruits are borne quite freely ; the per- 

 centage of fertile seeds borne by specimens re- 

 moved a short distance from a male plant of the 

 same species is however small. The varietal 

 name is given on account of the leaves being 

 elliptic in form. 



I. Fargesii, Franchet = This is a curious species 

 from Western China, remarkable for its long 

 narrow leaves. It is stated to grow to a 

 height of 15 feet in China. The branches are 

 thin, and the bark glossy and of a reddish hue. 

 The leaves are evergreen, 3 to 4 inches long and 

 \ to J of an inch wide, with slightly serrated 

 margins, deep green above and paler beneath. 

 The apex is acuminate, the leaf stalks reddish. 

 Fruits are borne in small axillary clusters, and are 

 red in colour. Plants of this or a closely allied 

 species are in cultivation at Coombe Wood, as 

 yet however they are but of low stature. 



I. insignia, Hooker. For the warmer parts 

 of the country such as Cornwall and South 

 Wales, this handsome Himalayan Holly is well 

 adapted, though in colder parts it is doubtful 

 whether it could be successfully grown out-of- 

 doors. It has been collected in Sikkim at an 

 elevation of 7000 feet, and it is there stated to 

 form a moderate-sized tree. The branches in a 

 young state are sometimes of a reddish brown 

 hue, and at others have a glaucous appearance. 



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