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ed var. by botanists, but sp. by Gardeners; 

 they are real specific deviations. 



The flowers of the Asiatic sp. not being des- 

 cribed, it is not yet possible to ascertain if they 

 belong to this Genus or the next or to Agcria. 



218. ILEX Raf. Cassine L. auct. et Ilex sp. 

 Maurocenia Miller, diff. Aquifolium, stig. 3, 

 drupis 3!oc. 3sp. 3umbilicatis, ff. hermaphr. 

 sepe Sandris. The main distinction is in the 

 ternary numbers of pistil and fruit ; but proba- 

 bly this includes several subg. that may be G. 

 when well described, Cassine of L. (a bad 

 name out of Cassia} is deemed 5 petaious, but 

 Jussieu states otherwise, my 5 subg. are 



219. CASSINE R. 5andris, fr. globosis, fol. 

 oppos. jl. panic, vel corymb. axiL such are 

 my Ilex (Cassine) capensis, barbara, oleifolia. 



220. COLPUNIA R. 4andris, fruct . . . Evony- 

 mus and Cassine colpun of Authors is the type, 

 a doubtful plant. 



221. MAUROCENIA Miller, 5andris, fruct. 3go- 

 nis, fol. opp. alt. ft.fasc.ax. Type Ilex (m.) 

 fr. angularis, concava, lemgata &c Cassine of 



Authors, 



222. OSTEORAX Raf. 5andris, drupis non bac- 

 catis duris osseis, fol. alt. ped. dichot. Type. 



223. Ilex (Osteorax) xylocarpa Raf. Cassine 

 do Vent. Pers &c fol. petiol. ovatis^ Antilles, 

 American like the next all the others are 

 African. 



224. EMETILA R. 5andris, stig. 3 reflexis, fol. 

 alt. fi. fasc. deemed 5petalous by Robin. 



225. Ilex (Emetild) ramulosa Raf. Cassine 

 do Raf. fl. lud. 363 fol. lanceol. lucidis sem- 

 perv. crassis subserratis Florida, Louisiana. 

 Shrub thickly branching 12 feet high, berries 

 round? with 3 umbilics. One of the Shrubs 



