HOLLY: GORSE 



145 



Fig. 66. Holly, Ilex Aquifolium, p. 144 (D). 



Ulex europceus, L. Furze, Gorse. This is not strictly 

 an evergreen in the sense of having persistent leaves, the 

 latter being small and trifoliate, and cast early. U. nanus, 

 Forst., is a smaller bush of similar habit. See p. 190. 



The only other armed plants which call for mention 

 here are Mahonia, with glossy pinnate leaves, spinescent 

 on the margins, and Rubus fruticosus y which is occasion- 

 ally sub-evergreen (see p. 202). 



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