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THE DECIDUOUS HOLLIES 



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various N. American and Japanese 

 species included under this heading 

 constitute the group which have been 

 given the special generic name of 

 Prinos. The reason for this name being given 

 was, that the parts of the flowers are usually found 

 to be in sixes, whilst those of Ilex are in fours. 

 Modern botanists, however, include all in Ilex. 



I. ambigua, Chapman. This N. American 

 species is found about the sandy margins of 

 swamps, forming a medium sized bush with 

 pubescent branchlets and oval or oblong, acute 

 or acuminate leaves with finely toothed margins. 

 Occasionally the leaves are slightly pubescent, but 

 more often smooth (Chap. Fl. S. U. S.\ The 

 sterile flowers are usually in clusters and the 

 fertile ones solitary : the latter have also shorter 

 petioles than the former. 



I. Amelanchier, Curtis = Prinos lanceolata. 

 This is one of the representatives of the deciduous 

 set of Hollies which have been called by a special 

 generic name, i.e. Prinos. Being unacquainted 



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