ILEX 



ILEX 



1639 



62, p. 129. G.M. 48:81); and 34, var. pyramidalis, 

 Hort., with ascending branches, forming a narrow, 

 oblong head. 



35. perado, Ait. (/. maderensis, Lam.). Shrub or 

 tree, to 20 ft.: Ivs. ovate, obovate or oval to oblong- 

 lanceolate, spiny-dentate, or dentate-serrate with 

 short spines, sometimes entire, spiny-pointed, or 

 sometimes obtuse or even emarginate, glossy above, 

 reticulate below, 2-4 or sometimes to 6 in. long, the 

 blade decurrent into the margined petiole deeply chan- 

 nelled above: fr. dark red or nearly black, Kin. across. 

 Madera, Canary Isls., and Azores. L.B.C. 6:549. 

 B.M. 4079. G.C. III. 34:317. Gn. 69:205. G.M. 

 48:150. Var. platyphylla, Loes. (/. platyphylla, Webb. 

 & Berth.). Lvs. ovate, rarely oblong, 4y8 in. long, 

 in the staminate plant smaller, entire or spiny dentate- 



1948. Hex Amelanchier (XYz)- No. 50. 



serrate with irregular short teeth. Var. variegata, Hort. 

 (/. maderensis variegata, Hort.). Lvs. 2J^-3 in. long, 

 with rather evenly arranged spiny teeth, with a golden 

 blotch mixed with pale green in the center. 



EE. Shape of Ivs. quadrangular-oblong, 3-pointed at 

 the apex. 



36. cornilta, Lindl. Shrubby, with short spreading 

 branches, glabrous: Ivs. quadrangular-oblong, with 3 

 strong spines of nearly equal size 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, 1K~3 in. long: fr. 

 scarlet, clustered, short-pedicelled. June, July. N. 

 China. G.C. 1850:311. F.S. 7, p. 216; 9:895. B.M. 

 5059. I.H. 1 : 10. 



DD. Frs. andfls. sessile or nearly so. 



37. Pernyi, Franch. Shrub, to 10 ft.: branchlets 

 densely and minutely pubescent: Ivs. crowded, short- 

 petioled, rhombic- or quadrangular-ovate, with 1-3 

 rigid spines on each side, the upper pair the largest, 



but shorter than the terminal spiny point, dark green 

 and lustrous above, %~1 in. long: fls. in dense sessile 

 clusters: fr. bright red, about H m - across. May; fr. 

 in Aug. Cent. China. H.I. 16:1539. G.C. III. 45:75. 

 J.H.S. 34:220 (fig. 110). G.M. 51:714. R.B. 35:24. 

 M.D.G. 1909:145. A handsome evergreen of very- 

 compact habit. Var. Veitchii, Rehd. (/. Veltchii, 

 Veitch). Lvs. truncate at the base, larger, 1K~2 in. 

 long, with 4-5 rigid spines on each side. 



38. dipyrena, Wall. Tree, to 40 ft.: branchlets 

 glabrous: Ivs. short-petioled, elliptic-ovate to ovate- 

 oblong, broadly cuneate or nearly rounded at the base, 

 short and spiny-acuminate, remotely spiny-serrate 

 with flat, not wavy margin, rarely entire, dark green 

 and lustrous above, pale below, 2-4 in. long; petiole 

 about Kin. long: fls. in axillary dense clusters, nearly 

 sessile: fr. ovoid, red, lustrous, nearly Kin. long, with 

 usually 2 stones. Himalayas. G.M. 54: 339. Var. 

 paucispinosa, Loes. Lvs. oval to ovate-oblong, with 

 3-5 spreading strong spines on each side. Cent. China. 



cc. Fls. in 1- to few-fld. axillary, solitary cymes, on this 

 year's growth. 



39. opaca, Ait. (7. quercifdlia, Meerb.). AMERICAN 

 HOLLY. Fig. 1947. Tree, with spreading short branches, 

 sometimes to 50 ft., forming a narrow, pyramidal head, 

 glabrous: Ivs. oval or elliptic-lanceolate, with large 

 remote spiny teeth, rarely entire, dull green above, yel- 

 lowish green beneath, 2-4 in. long: fr. dull scarlet, usu- 

 ally solitary, globose. June. Mass, to Fla., west to 

 Mo. and Texas. Em. 385. S.S. 1:45. Gng. 4:276, 277. 

 F.E. 16:444, pi. 63; 20: 402, pi. 14. Gn.M. 2:19; 4:237. 

 V. 3:86; 12:79, 80. Hardier than I. Aquifolium, but 

 less handsome. Var. xanthocarpa, Rehd. Frs. yellow. 



BB. Lvs. serrate, crenate or entire. 

 c. Fr. red or yellow; nutlet ribbed on the back. Tender. 



D. Margin of Ivs. entire. 



40. Integra, Thunb. (Othera japonica, Thunb. Ilex 

 Othera, Spreng.). Evergreen shrub or tree, to 40 ft., 

 glabrous: Ivs. slender-petioled, oval to elliptic-oblong 

 or oblong-obovate, rarely oblanceolate, narrowed at 

 the base, at the apex contracted into a short obtuse 

 point, entire, very rarely with a few teeth, indistinctly 

 veined, 2-3K in. long; petiole %-%w. long: fls. on 

 stalks K~Kin. long, in axillary fascicles on branches 

 of the previous year: fr. red, globose or ovoid, K~Kin. 

 long. Feb.-April; fr. in Aug.-Oct. Japan. S.I. F. 1:60. 

 Variable in the size and shape of the Ivs. and in the 

 length of the pedicels; one of the forms is cult, in the S. 

 as Othera japonica. 



DD. Margin of Ivs. crenate or serrate. 



E. Lvs. longer than 3 in. 



F. Apex of Ivs. acuminate or acute. 



41. latifolia, Thunb. Tree, sometimes to 60 ft., gla- 

 brous: Ivs. oval to oblong-lanceolate or obovate- 

 oblong, acuminate, serrate, glossy green above, 3-7 

 in. long; petiole about Kin. long: fr. red, Kin. across, 

 short-stalked, in dense clusters. June. Japan. B.M. 

 5597. S.I.F. 1:62. One of the most beautiful hollies. 



42. Fargesii, Franch. Shrub, to 15 ft., glabrous: Ivs. 

 oblong-lanceolate to oblanceolate, narrowly cuneate at 

 the base, long-acuminate, denticulate-serrate usually 

 only above the middle, dull green above, 3-5 in. long; 

 petiole slender, about Kin. long: fls. short-stalked in 

 dense axillary clusters on branchlets of the previous 

 year: berries red, J^-^in. across, on stalks about 

 Kin. long. May, June: fr. in Sept. Cent. China. Var. 

 megalophylla, Loes. Lvs. to 6 in. long and IK in- 

 broad. 



FF. Apex of Ivs. obtuse, 



43. paraguariensis, St. Hil. (7. paraguensis, 

 Don). Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft.: branchlets gla- 

 brous or puberulous: Ivs. obovate to obovate-oblong 



