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I. PLATYPHYLLA 

 Description 



1 PLATYPHYLLA, Webb and Berthelot = 

 I. A. platyphylla, Hort. The set of 

 large leaved, garden Hollies typified by 

 * this plant are essentially different from 

 the varieties of I. Aquifolium, under which species 

 they are usually included. Without doubt some 

 of the sorts that approach the type in appearance 

 are hybrids, and I. platyphylla and the " Common 

 Holly " doubtless cross readily. A considerable 

 amount of confusion exists in regard to the 

 species, and many authorities make the garden 

 I. platyphylla a variety of I. Aquifolium and keep 

 it quite distinct from the Canary Island species. 

 In every way, however, it agrees more closely 

 with Webb and Berthelofs figure in Phytographie 

 Canariensis, II. pf. 135-6, t. 68, with herbarium 

 specimens collected in the Canary Islands, and 

 with plants from Canary Island seeds, than with 

 the <f Common Holly." Moreover the large, 

 broad leaved Hollies never produce typical 

 " Common Holly" leaves, though the leaves may 

 vary in size and form. I. platyphylla is doubtless 



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