Ilex 



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as straight as a lance, and always very pointed at the top. It bears small, but not 

 numerous berries. 



Variegated forms of this are known : ' 



Var. angustifolia albo-marginata ; a small shrub ; leaves as in the green variety, 

 but creamy white on the margin ; and 



Var. angustifolia aureo-maculata, centre of the leaf unevenly marked with yellow. 



16. Var. handsworthensis, Moore, in Gard. Chron. ii. 520, fig. 108 (1874). 

 Leaves ovate, acuminate, \\ in. long, f in. broad, with numerous regular strong 



spines, pointing towards the apex, the margin only slightly undulate. This has neat 

 and elegant foliage, and originated in the Handsworth Nurseries. 



17. Var. ciliata, Loudon, Arb. et Frut. Brit. ii. 507 (1838); Moore, in Gard. 

 Chron. ii. 752, fig. 153 (1874). 



Leaves ovate-lanceolate or ovate, 1^ to 2 in. long, \ to 1 in. wide ; margin 

 scarcely undulate, with regular slender spines. This is a male tree at Kew, with 

 purple branchlets and dark foliage. 



18. Var. ovata, Moore, in Gard. Chron. ii. 752, fig. 149 (1874). 



Ilex ovata, Goeppert, in Gartenflora, iii. 321 (1854); Koch, Dendrologia, ii. pt. i. 216 (1872). 



Leaves ovate, with a broad truncate or rounded base, 1^ to 2 in. long, 1^ in. 

 broad ; margin slightly undulate with small sinuate teeth, tipped with minute spines. 

 This remarkably distinct-looking holly is only known in the staminate form, and 

 has purple branchlets. It is slow in growth. It is undoubtedly a sport of the 

 common holly, as branches with ordinary leaves of the latter are often present on 

 old specimens. 



D. Leaves 2 to 4 in. long, with regular marginal spines. 



19. Var. Foxii, Moore, in Gard. Chron. ii. 752, fig. 150 (1874). 



Leaves broadly ovate, 2 to 2^ in. long, 1^ to 1^ in. broad, with distant sinuate 

 spinous teeth of moderate size on the slightly undulate margin. This variety, which 

 is only known in the staminate form, is very distinct in appearance. 



20. Var. whittingtonensis, Moore, in Gard. Chron. ii. 687, fig. 138 (1874). 

 Leaves lanceolate or narrowly elliptic, 2^ to 3 in. long, 1 in. broad, dense shining 



green on the upper surface ; margin undulate with numerous stiff divaricate spines. 

 This is a distinct variety, bearing staminate flowers. 



21. Var. Fisheri, Moore, in Gard. Chron. ii. 520, fig. 105 (1874). 



Leaves ovate, with a broad base and an entire triangular apex, 3 in. long, 1^ to 

 2 in. broad ; dark shining green above ; margin slightly undulate, with large 

 sinuate spiny teeth, variable in number, one to eight on each side. This is a 

 vigorous handsome tree, which originated in the Handsworth Nurseries. It has 

 green branchlets and is a male. 



22. Var. aurea regina, Moore, in Gard. Chron. v. 44 (1876). 



Leaves similar in shape to var. Fisheri, but variegated ; margin broad, well- 

 defined, deep golden yellow ; centre of the blade mottled with different shades of 

 green. This beautiful holly is usually called " Golden Queen," and bears staminate 

 flowers. 



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