ILEX 



ILEX 



797 



more ; style very short : fr. a berry-like drupe, with usu- 

 ally 4 bouy 1-seeded stones. 



Index of names accounted for below, besides those in 

 the supplementary list: 



INDEX. 



albo-marginata, 17. decidua, 40. marginata, 14. 



albo-picta, 18. dubius, 41. microphylla, 9. 



aiigustifolia, 34. echinata, 3. mollis, 42. 



Alteelarensis, 2. ferox, 3. monticola, 41. 



AquifoUum, 1. ferox argentea, 22. myrtifolia, 10 and 



a r g e II t e o-7tiargi- ferox aiirea, 23. 35. 



nata, 17. Fortunei, 38. opaca. 32. 



argen teo-medio- fructu aurantiaco, peutUila. 29. 



picta, 18. 28. platypliyllos, 5. 



argutidens, 46. fructu luteo, 27. priuceps, 6. 



aureo-marginata, glabra, 39. pyramidalis, 30. 



20. Handswortheusis. quereifolia, 32. 



aureo-regina, 20. hastata, 8. 17. Scotica, 15. 



aureo-maculata. 19. heterophylla, 12. Scotica aurea, 25. 



aureo-picta latifo- heterophylla aureo- serrata, 45. 



lia, 21. picta, 24. serratifolia, 11. 



Cassine, 33 and 37. lasvigata, 43. Sieboldii, 47. 



comuta, 31. latifolia, 4 and 36. tortuosa, 16. 



crenata, 38. latifolia marginata, vertieillata, 44. 



crispa, 16. 20. vomitoria 37. 



Dahoon, 33. laurifolia, 13. Wilteriana. 26. 



A. Foliage evergreen. 



B. Xivs. with coarse, spiny teelJi, rarely mostly entire. 



O. Fls. in axillary clusters on branches of previous 



year. 



1. Aquifdlium, Linn. Eckopean Holly. Fig. 1123. 

 Tree, to 40 ft., with short, spreading branches, forming 

 an oblong or pyramidal head, in cultivation often 

 shrubby, glabrous: Ivs. short-petioled, usually ovate or 

 oblong-ovate, waved and with strong, spiny teeth, shin- 

 ing, lK-3 in. long: fr. scarlet, globular, shining. May, 

 June. Southern and middle Eu., western Asia, China. 

 Gng. 4:83. — A very variable species. A full account of 

 the numerous varieties cult, in England is given by T. 

 Moore in G.C. II. 2, p. 433, 519, 687, 751, 812 ; 4, p. 687, 

 741 ; 5, p. 43, 365, 437, 624; 6, p. 232, 389, 616, where 153 

 varieties are described and many of them figured. 

 Some of the most important and most distinct are de- 

 scribed below. Osmanthus AquifoUum, Sieb. & Zucc, 

 an oleaceous shrub, which may readily be known by its 

 opposite leaves, is occasionally supplied by dealers as a 

 variety of Ilex AquifoUum. 



(a.) Foliage green. 



(b.) Zivs. spiny-toothed. 



(o.) Size of Ivs. large, about 2-i in. long. 



2. Var. Alteelarensis, Hort. Lvs. oval, large, thin and 

 rather plain, with numerous teeth. 3. Var. idrox, Loud. 

 (/. echinAta, Mill.). Lvs. of medium size, with strong 

 teeth and numerous small spines on the upper convex 

 surface. A very distinct variety, known as Hedgehog 

 Holly. N. 2:175. 4. V.ar. latifolia, Loud. Lvs. oval to 

 3/^ in. long, with rather few, divaricate teeth. G.C. 11. 

 2:433. 5. Var. platyphyllos, Hort. Lvs. broadly ovate, 

 to 3^ in. long, with divaricate spines, thick, deep green. 

 6. Var. prlnceps, Moore. Lvs. broadly ovate, to i% in. 

 long, with strong, regular spines, dark green, with 

 prominent veins below. G.C. II. 13:45. 



(cc.) Sise of lvs. small, 1-2 in. long. 

 7. Var. Handsworth^nsis, Hort. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, 

 with numerous, moderately divaricate spines, projected 

 toward the apex, glossy green. G. C. II. 2:519. 8. Var. 

 hast&ta, Hort. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, halbert-shaped : 

 spines large, usually only 2-4 on each side at the base, 

 the upper half usually entire. G. C. 11. 2:687. 9. Var. 

 mieiophylla, Hort. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, about 1 in. 

 long, shining green, with small, equal plane spines. 

 G.C. 11. 2:751. A very small-leaved form, but var. line- 

 ata is still smaller, and has the smallest lvs. of all. 



10. Var. myrtiidlia, Hort. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, 1-lK 

 in. long, moderately spiny, rarely entire. G.C. II. 2:687. 



11. Var. serratifolia, Loud. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, stiff, 

 with numerous small spiny teeth. G.C. II. 2:687. 



(bb.) Lvs. all or most of them without spines. 

 12. Var. heterophylla. Loud. Lvs. oval or elliptic- 

 ovate, about 2% in. long, sometimes twisted near the 

 apex, entire or with few spiny teeth. G. C. II. 2:519. 



13. Var. lauriSdlia, Loud. Lvs. ovate to elliptic-lanceo- 

 late, 2-3 in. long, usu.ally quite entire. 14. Var. mar- 

 ginata, Loud. Lvs. broadly ovate, sometimes twisted 

 near the apex, with thickened entire margin. G. C. II. 

 2:813. 15. Var. Sc6tica, Hort. Lvs. oval-obovate, blunt 

 and rouiidrd at the apex, rarely pointed, lK-2 in. long, 

 with tliicl<.nc(l, wavy entire margin. G. C. II. 2:81.S. 

 16. Var. tortuosa, Hort. (var. crispa, Hort.). Lvs. oval 

 and spirally twisted, with revolute margin, entire or 

 with few spines, about 2 in. long: of dense habit. G.C. 

 11.2:813. 



(aa. ) Foliage variegated. 

 (b.) Lvs. spiny-toothed. 

 17. Var. ilbo-marginata. Loud. (var. argenteo-margi- 

 «()^«, Hort.). Lvs. broadly ovate, to 2% in. long, with 

 numerous irregular spines, dark green, the disk mottled 

 with grayish green, with rather narrow silvery margin. 

 18. Var. albo-picta, Loud. (var. argenteo-medio-picta, 

 Hort.). Lvs. ovate, with divaricate spines, dark green, 

 with a whitish center and a narrow, irregular, silvery 

 margin. G.C. II. 4:687. 19. Var. attreo-maculata, Hort. 



1123. Ilex aquifolii 



(X>3.) 



1124. Ilex opaca. 



(x;3.) 



Lvs. oblong-oval, 2}4 in. long, with distant triangular, 

 somewhat divaricate spines, with a large creamy white 

 blotch in the center, outer part of the margin dark 

 green, inner part mottled pale gray. 20. Var. atireo-re- 

 glna, Hort. (var. aurea marginAta and var. latifolia 

 nun-gindta, Hort.). Lvs. broadly ovate, to 3 in. long, 

 with strongly divaricate spines, iiiuttlrd with gray and 

 green, with a broad, continuous guldin yrllow margin. 

 G.C. II. 5:44. 21. Var. aureo-picta latiSdiia, Hort. Lvs. 

 ovate or bn>:i<lly ovate, 2 in. or more long, with a large, 

 branchinl,^ d'-rp yellow blotch in the middle, and with 

 an irrei^ular, dn-ji glossy green margin. G.C. II. 5:624. 

 22. Var. fSrox argentea, Loud. Like var. ferox, but the 

 margin and the surface spines creamy white. G. C. II. 

 5:44. 23. Var. ferox aiirea. Loud., is like the former, 

 but with yellow .spines and margin. 



(bb.) Lvs. sjiinelcss or mostly so. 



24. Var. heterophylla aureo-picta, Hort. Lvs. ovate, 

 flat, sometimes with few spines, about 2% in. long, 

 marked in the middle with a broad feathery blotch of 

 bright yellow. G. C. II. 6:389. 25. Var. ScAtica aurea, 

 Hort. Lvs. obovate, blunt, slightly wavy, about 1% in. 

 long, dark, mottled green, with a broad golden margin : 

 of dwarf habit. 26. Var. Wateriana, Hurt. Lvs. oblong 

 or ovate, with a few spines, or iiitii-r and plain and 

 obtuse, about 2 in. long, mottled with gray and yellow- 

 ish green and edged with a broad, irregular golden 

 band. G.C. II. 6:233. 



There are also some other vars., as, 27, var. fructu 

 liiteo, with yellow, and 28, var. fructu aurantiaco, with 

 orange berries; 29, var. pendula, witli pendulous 

 branches and 30, var. pyramidalis, with ascending 

 branches, forming a narrow, oblong head. 



31. comtita, Lindl. Shrubby, with short spreading 

 branches, glabrous: lvs. oblong, with 3 strong spines 

 at the dilated apex, and with 1-2 strong spines on each 

 side of the truncate base, but rounded and spineless at 

 the base on older plants, dark glossy green above, 2-4 

 in. long: fr. scarlet, clustered, short-peilicelled. June, 

 July. N.China. P.P.G. 1, p. 43. G.C. 1850:311. F.S.7. 

 p. 216; 9:895. B.M.5059. 



cc. Fls. in 1-few-fld. axillary, peduncled cymes, 

 on this year's growth. 



32. op&ca. Ait. (/. quercifdlia, Meerb.). American 

 Holly. Fig. II24. Tree, with spreading short branches. 



