ILEX 



IMPATIENS 



1641 



fr. in Oct. Japan. S.T.S. 1:15. S.I.F. 1:61. Var. 

 argfttidens, Rehd. (7. argutidens, Miq.). Lvs. glabrous 

 beneath, short-petioled, teeth more remote and less 

 fine: fls. usually 4-merous. Var. xanthocarpa, Hort. 

 Frs. yellow. 



7. amUgua, Chapm. Deciduous large shrub, allied to I. mon- 

 ticola. Lvs. usually almost glabrous, remotely serrate, 1-2 in. long. 

 N. C. to Fla., west to Ark. and Texas. /. Brandegeeana, Loes. 

 Evergreen tree to 40 ft.: branchlets pubescent: Ivs. elliptic-lanceo- 

 late, remotely serrate or almost entire, pubescent, 2-3 J^ in. long: 

 fls. 5-merous. Low. Calif. G.F. 7:416 (by error named I. califor- 

 nica.) 7. californica, Brandegee. Evergreen large shrub, to 12 ft., 

 glabrous: Ivs. elliptic to oblong-elliptic, obtuse, remotely and cre- 

 nately serrulate, 2-5 in. long: fr. black, small. Low. Calif. G.F. 

 7:415 (by error named I. triflora). I. canariensis, Poir. Evergreen 

 tree, to 20 ft., glabrous: Ivs. ovate to ovate-oblong, obtuse, entire, 

 2-4 in. long: fr. usually solitary, on this year's growth. Canaries. 

 7. conocdrpa, Reiss. Evergreen shrub, to 6 ft.: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, serrulate, glabrous, 3-5 in. long: fls. in short, dense 

 spikes: fr. ovoid-conic. Brazil. B.M. 7310. I. cordllina, Franch. 

 Evergreen shrub: Ivs. ovate-oblong, acuminate, spiny -serrate or 

 nearly crenate-serrate, 2-3 in. long: frs. small, red, nearly sessile, in 

 dense clusters. W. China. 7. coriacea, Chapm. (I. lucida, Torr. & 

 Gray). Allied to I. glabra, but taller: Ivs. broader and longer, to 3 in., 

 acute or acuminate. N. C. to Fla., west to La. I. Franchetiana, 

 Loes. Evergreen shrub, to 12 ft., glabrous: Ivs. elliptic-obovate 

 to lanceolate-oblong or oblanceolate, acuminate, denticulate, 2 J^- 

 4 in. long: fr. bright red on short stalks, in dense clusters. W. 

 China. 7. genicuiata, Maxim. Deciduous shrub, glabrous: Ivs. 

 ovate to elliptic-ovate, acuminate, sharply serrate, l^j-2 in. long: 

 fr. scarlet, solitary, drooping on filiform peduncles %-l Vi in- long. 

 Japan. Very graceful shrub ; has proved hardy at the Arnold Arbor- 

 etum. 7. gongonha, Mart.=Villaresia mucronata. 7. instgnis, 

 Hook. f. Evergreen small tree: Ivs. elliptic-lanceolate, 6-9 in. long, 

 spiny-toothed, often almost entire on older plants: fr. large, globose. 

 Himalayas. G. C. II. 14:297. G. M. 31:475. 7. longipes, Chapm. 

 Deciduous shrub, allied to I. decidua: Ivs. elliptic-lanceolate, cre- 

 nately serrate, almost glabrous: fr. globose, slender-pedicelled. N. C. 

 to Ga., west to La. G. F. 3:345. 7. macrocdrpa, Oliver. Deciduous 

 tree, to 30 ft., glabrous: Ivs. elliptic or elliptic-ovate to oblong- 

 lanceolate, finely serrate, 3-4 Yi in. long: frs. black, solitary, }fa- %xa.. 

 across, on peduncles Yf-\ l /i in. long. Cent. China,., H. I. 18: 1787. 

 7. microcdrpa, Lindl.=I. rotunda, Thunb. 7. Oldhamii, Miq.=I. 

 purpurea, Thunb. -7. pedunculdsa, Miq. Evergreen small tree, 

 glabrous: Ivs. slender-petioled, elliptic-ovate to ovate-oblong, ab- 

 ruptly short-acuminate, entire or sparingly serrulate, 1 J^-3 in. long: 

 fr. red, usually solitary on slender pedicels 1 J^-2 in. long. Japan. 

 S. I. F. 1:61. Var. continentalis, Loes. Lvs. generally larger, thicker: 

 sepals ciliate. Cent. China. 7. purpurea, Thunb. (I. Oldhamii, 

 Miq.). Evergreen tree, glabrous: Ivs. elliptic-ovate to oblong- 

 lanceolate, crenate - serrulate, 2-3 in. long.: fr. red, %in. across, 

 pedicelled, usually 2-5 on a common peduncle about Mm. long. 

 Japan, Cent. China. S. I. F. 1:62. 7. rotunda, Thunb. (I. rnicro- 

 carpa, Lindl.). Evergreen shrub or tree, to 40 ft.: Ivs. oblong or 

 elliptic, acute, pointed, quite entire: fr. small, red, in peduncled 

 clusters. Japan. G. C. 1850:311. F.S. 7, p. 216. S. I. F. 1 : 60. I. 

 rugdsa, F. Schmidt. Evergreen low spreading shrub, sometimes 

 prostrate, glabrous: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, remotely 

 crenate-serrate, rugose above, %-2 in. long: fr. usually solitary, 

 scarlet. Japan, Saghalin. 7. szechwanensis, Loes. Evergreen 

 shrub, to 12 ft., glabrous: Ivs. short-petioled, ovate- to elliptic- 

 oblong, serrulate, 1-2 Yi in. long. : fr. black, solitary, on stalks about 

 }^in. long. Cent. China. 7. trifldra, Brandegee=I. Brandegeeana. 

 7. yunkanensis, Franch. Evergreen shrub, to 10 ft.: branchlets 

 villous: Ivs. short-stalked, ovate to ovate-oblong, crenate-serrate or 

 serrulate, pubescent below, at least on the midrib, %-!% in. long: 

 fr. red, solitary, stalked. W. China. ALFRED REHDER. 



LLLICIUM (Latin for allurement; probably in refer- 

 ence to the agreeable odor). Magnoliacese. Small 

 trees or shrubs, one of which is sometimes planted far 

 South. 



Aromatic glabrous plants, with thick short-petioled 

 entire evergreen Ivs.: fls. perfect, small, solitary _or in 

 3's in the axils of Ivs. or bud-scales, nodding or inclined, 

 yellow or purplish; sepals 3-6; petals many, imbricated 

 in 3 or more rows or series; stamens 10 to many, with 

 thick filaments: carpels usually many, forming a ring 

 of almost woody pods. Species about a score, mostly 

 oriental (India, China, Philippines), and 2 in the S. U. S. 



One of the illiciums furnishes the star or Chinese 

 anise, which is the small star-shaped cluster of fruits. 

 The odor and flavor strongly resemble anise. It is 

 much used in oriental countries in cookery, and is 

 exported to some extent and is said to be used in flavor- 

 ing certain French wines. This product comes from 

 China. It has been supposed to be the product of I. 

 anisatum of Linnaeus, but that plant is a Japanese tree 

 and it contains a poison. In the American trade are 

 the names 7. anisatum and 7. religiosum. It now trans- 

 pires that these names belong to the same plant, and 



that the star anise is produced by another species. This 

 other species, or the true star anise, was first accu- 

 rately described and figured (as 7. verum, Hook, f.) in 

 B.M. 7005 (1888), where the confusion of two or three 

 centuries is elucidated. There is probably only one 

 east Asian illicium in the trade in North America, as 

 follows : 



anisatum, Linn. (7. religiosum, Sieb. & Zucc.). Small 

 tree: Ivs. alternate, elliptic, short-petioled, somewhat 

 acuminate: fls. mostly solitary, sessile or nearly so, 

 yellowish, not fragrant, with many very narrow petals, 

 and 20-30 stamens. Japan. B.M. 3965. Grown far 

 S. About as hardy as camellia. There is a form with 

 variegated Ivs. 



1950. Ilex verticillata 

 (XM). No. 52. 



Two native illiciums growing in the S. are: 7. floridanum, 

 Ellis. Shrub, 6-10 ft.: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, 4-in. or more long: 

 petals 20-30, very narrow, dark crimson or purple. Fla. to La. 

 B.M. 439. Gn. 36, p. 151. J.H. III. 30:365; 52: 168. H.U. 5, p. 

 136. 7. parvifldrum, Michx. Lvs. elliptic or lanceolate, mostly 

 under 4 in. long: petals very small (%in. long), 6-12, yellowish: 

 less tall. Ga. and Fla. A species appearing in European horticul- 

 tural literature in recent years is 7. laurifdlium, Hort. It is 

 described as a handsome evergreen shrub: Ivs. short-stalked, oval, 

 acute: fls. yellowish white, in many-fld. terminal cymes. Of 

 uncertain origin. R.H. 1901, p. 17. 7. verum, Hook, f. The true 

 star anise: 9 ft.: Ivs. elliptic to oblanceolate: fls. red, globose, the 

 petals about 10. China. L H B 



IMANTOPH-frLUM: Clivia. 

 IMBRICARIA: Mimusops. 

 IMMORTELLES: Everlastings. 



IMPATIENS (from the Latin; having reference to 

 the pods, which, when ripe, on slight pressure burst 

 open, scattering the seed). Balsaminacese. TOUCH- 

 ME-NOT. Flower-garden and greenhouse subjects, 

 grown for the odd and ornamental blossoms. 



Tender, succulent annual or perennial herbs, often 

 with very fleshy sts. and simple Ivs. usually alternate 

 (sometimes opposite) and the upper ones often in 

 whorls: peduncles axillary, with 1-6 or more very 

 irregular fls. of various colors; sepals 3 (seldom 5), 



