66 AQUIFOLIACEAE. 



1. I. glabra (L.) A. Gray. Shrub 0.5-1.5 m. tall with velvety-pubescent 

 twigs: leaf -blades obovate, oblanceolate, elliptic, or oval, or rarely ovate, 1-5 

 cm. long, acute or obtuse, entire or distantly serrate above the middle, deep- 

 green and lustrous above, short-petioled: staminate calyx fully 3 mm. wide: 

 staminate corolla about 7 mm. wide: drupes 4-6 mm. in diameter, shorter than 

 the stalks. INK-BERRY. EVERGREEN-WINTERBERRY. GALLBERRY. 



Low sandy soil and swamps, n. Fla. and the upper pen. (Cont.) Spr. 



2. I. coriacea (Pursh) Chapm. Shrub 1-3 m. tall, glabrous or nearly so: 

 leaf -blades obovate, oblong, oblong-oblanceolate, elliptic, or oval, 2-9 cm. long, 

 acute or usually short-acuminate, entire or with appressed spinescent teeth 

 above the middle, dark-green and lustrous above, short-petioled: staminate 

 calyx 3.5-4 mm. wide: staminate corolla 5.5-7 mm. wide: drupes globose, 6-8 

 mm. in diameter, black, shining. LARGE-GALLBERRY. 



Swamps, n. Fla. and the upper pen. (Cont. ) Spr. 



3. I. Krugiana Loesener. Shrub, or tree 11 m. tall, with glabrous twigs : leaf - 

 blades oblong, elliptic, or ovate, 4-7.5 cm. long, acuminate, mostly entire, 

 deep-green and lustrous above, slender-petioled : staminate calyx about 3 mm. 

 wide: staminate corolla 5-5.5 mm. wide: drupes 5.5-6.5 mm. in diameter, about 

 as long as the stalk. KRUG 'S-HOLLY. 



Hammocks and plnelands, E. Keys. (W. I.) All year. 



4. I. verticillata (L.) A. Gray. Shrub, or small tree sometimes 7 m. tall, with 

 glabrous or slightly pubescent twigs: leaf -blades thickish, elliptic or oval, 

 varying to ovate or obovate, 2-8 cm. long, acute or acuminate at both ends, 

 more or less pubescent beneath, often strongly reticulate, serrate: staminate 

 calyx about 2.5 mm. wide: staminate corolla 6-7 mm. wide: drupes 6-8 mm. in 

 diameter, red. BLACK-ALDER. WINTERBERRY. FEVER-BUSH. 



Swamps and low woods, n. Fla. (Cont.) Spr.-sum. 



5. I. decidua Walt. Shrub, or small tree 10 m. tall, the twigs glabrous or 

 nearly so: leaf-blades thickish, mainly spatulate, oblanceolate, or elliptic, 2-6 

 cm. long, obtuse or retuse at the apex, crenate-serrate, dark-green and glabrous 

 above, paler and usually pubescent beneath: staminate calyx 2.5-3 mm. wide: 

 staminate corolla 4.5-6 mm. wide : drupes globose, 7-9 mm. in diameter, orange 

 or nearly scarlet. DECIDUOUS-HOLLY. BEAR-BERRY. 



Swamps and stream-banks, n. Fla. (Cont.) Spr. 



6. I. caroliniana (Walt.) Trelase. Shrub, or small tree rarely 6 m. tall, with 

 glabrous or nearly glabrous twigs: leaf -blades thin, broadly oval varying to 

 ovate or obovate, 4-7 cm. long, acute or short-acuminate, serrate at least above 

 the middle with appressed bristle-tipped teeth, glabrous or nearly so: stami- 

 nate calyx 2-2.5 mm. wide: staminate corolla 4-5 mm. wide: drupes globose- 

 oblong, 6-7 mm. in diameter. CAROLINA-HOLLY. 



Margins of swamps, n. Fla. (Cont.) Spr. 



7. I. myrtifolia Walt. Shrub or small tree, with very rigid branches: leaf- 

 blades leathery, narrowly oblong or linear, or broader on shoots 1-4 cm. long, 

 apiculate, more or less revolute, dark-green and glabrous above, pale and 

 usually glabrous beneath, short-petioled: calyx 1-1.5 mm. broad: corolla 4-5 

 mm. broad: drupes globose, about 6 mm. in diameter, red. MYRTLE-LEAVED 



HOLLY. 



About pineland-ponds and cypress-swamps, n. Fla. (Cont.) Spr. 



8. I. Cassine L. Shrub, or small tree 12 m. tall, with usually pubescent twigs: 

 leaf-blades leathery, oblanceolate or oblong, or rarely obovate, 4-10 cm. long, 

 obtuse, acute, or rarely retuse at the apex, more or less revolute, dark-green 

 and glabrous above, pale and more or less pubescent beneath, or sometimes 

 glabrous, rather slender-petioled: calyx 1.5-2 mm. broad: corolla 4-4.5 mm. 



