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and as stocks for the choicer varieties. Amongst the best of the green- 

 leaved Hollies are camellicefolia, Donningtonensis, ferox (Hedgehog 

 Holly), Foxi, Hendersoni, Hodgkinsi (one of the finest broad -leaved 

 Hollies), ovata, platyphylla, Shepherdi, Whittingtonensis, &c. The best 

 Silver Hollies are albo-marginata, argentea elegantissima, a. marginata, 

 a. medio-picta, lucida (or Silver Queen), &c. Golden -leaved Hollies 

 aureo-marginata, a. picta. a. pumila, aurantiaca, Golden King, Golden 

 Queen, Golden Milkmaid, Hodgkinsi aurea, &c. 



There are several beautiful species of Holly found in botanical collec- 

 tions, but not generally grown by nurserymen. The best are cornuta 



Fig. 426. Ilex cornuta 



Fig. 427. Ilex opaca. 



(fig. 426), China; crenata, Japan, with a golden variegated form; dipyrena, 

 a fine Himalayan plant; latifolia, Japan; opaca (fig. 427), North America; 

 Penryi and Veitchi, two new distinct kinds from China; and several others. 



Indigofera Gerardiana (floribunda). A pretty Leguminous shrub, 

 2-3 ft. high, with slender arching shoots, pinnate grey-green leaves, and 

 erect racemes of rose-purple flowers from July to September. Grows in 

 any good garden soil, and quite hardy in the milder parts of the kingdom. 

 Raised from seeds and cuttings. 1. decora, from China and Japan, is an 

 evergreen, 1-3 ft. high, having a reddish-purple and a white-flowered form. 



Jasminum. Several hardy species are grown for trailing or rambling 

 purposes, and are raised from cuttings or layers. The winter Jasmine, 

 nudiflorum, with yellow flowers on bare stems from November and 

 December to April, is popular; there is a golden-leaved variety of it. The 

 White Jasmine, officinale, flowers from June to September; primulinum 

 is a somewhat tender Chinese species with semi -double bright -yellow 



