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^ or sometimes to 6 in. long, the 

 blade decurrent into the margined petiole deeply chan- 

 nelled above: fr. dark red or nearly black, '2in. across. 

 Madera, Canary Isls., and Azores. L.B.C. 6:r)49. 

 B.M. 4079. G.C. III. :34r317. Gn. 69:205. G.M. 

 48:150. Var. platyphylla, Loes. (/. platyphi'jlla, Webb. 

 & Berth.). Lvs. ovate, rarely oblong, 4-8 in. long, 

 in the staminate plant smaller, entire or spiny dentate- 



1948. Dex Amelanchier (X'A). No. 50. 



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

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

 with rather evenly arranged spiny teeth, with a golden 

 blotch mixed with pale green in the center. 



EE. Shape of lvs. qiuulrangular-oblong, S-pointed at 

 the apex. 



36. comftta, Lindl. Shrubby, with short spreading 

 branches, glabrous: lvs. 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, lJ^-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. and fls. sessile or nearly so. 



37. Pemyi, Franch. Sh jb, to 10 ft.: branchlets 

 densely and minutely pube: cent : lvs. crowded, short- 

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

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



but shorter than the terminal spiny point, dark green 

 and lustrous above, ^i-l in. long: fls. in dense sessile 

 clusters: fr. bright red, about Jain, 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. (/. Ve)lchii, 

 Veitch). Lvs. truncate at the base, larger, IJ2-2 in. 

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



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

 glabrous: lvs. 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 J-'jin. long: fls. in axillary dense clusters, nearly 

 sessile: fr. ovoid, red, lustrous, nearly Jain, 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. (/. quercifolia, Meerb.). American 

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

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

 glabrous: lvs. oval or eUiptic-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. yeUow. 



BB. Li'S. serrate, crenate or entire. 

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



D. Margin of lvs. entire. 



40. Integra, Thunb. (Oth'era japonica, Thunb. Ilex 

 Olh'era, Spreng.). Evergreen shrub or tree, to 40 ft., 

 glabrous: lvs. 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, 2-3J4 in- longi petiole Js-Jiin. long: fls. on 

 stalks \j,-\j,m. long, in axillary fascicles on branches 

 of the previous year: fr. red, globose or ovoid, li-l-2in. 

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

 — Variable in the size and shape of the lvs. and in the 

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

 as Olliera japonica. 



DD. Margin of lvs. crenate or serrate. 



E. Lvs. longer than 3 in. 



p. Apex of lvs. acuminate or acute. 



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

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

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

 in. long; petiole about Jiin. long: fr. red, Jain, 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: lvs. 

 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 slenfler, about Join, long: fls. short-stalked in 

 dense axillary clusters on branchlets of the previous 

 year: berrfes red, Ji-J-ain. across, on stalks about 

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

 megalophylla, Loes. Lvs. to 6 in. long and IJ^ in. 

 broad. 



FF. Apex of lvs. obtxise. 



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

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

 brous or puberulous: lvs. obovate to obovate-oblong 



