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

 glabrous : Ivs. oval or elliptic-lanceolate, with large re- 

 mote 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 Tex. Em. 385. S.S. 1:45. Gng. 4: 277. -Hardier 

 than /. AquifoUum, but less handsome. 



BB. Lvs. serrate, crenate or entire. 

 c. Fr. red: nutlet ribbed on the back. Tender. 

 33. Casslne, Linn. (/. Vuhodn, Walt.). Uahoon. 

 Shrub or small tree, to 30 ft.: lvs. obovate to oblong- 

 linear, acute or obtuse and mucronulate, entire or 

 sharply serrate above the middle, usually pubescent be- 

 neath when young, 2-3 in. long: fr. globose, small, dull 

 red, rarely yellow, on this year's growth. April, May. 

 N. C. to Pla.,westto La. S.S.1:46. 34. Var. angusti- 

 fdlia. Ait. Lvs. linear-oblong to linear, 2-3 in. long. 

 35. Var. myrtiSdlia, Chapm. Lvs. linear-oblong, 1-2 in. 

 long: fr. usually solitary. S.S. 1:45. 



36. latifdlia, Thunb. Tree, sometimes to 60 ft., gla- 

 brous: lvs. oval to oblong- lanceolate or obovate-obloii);, 

 serrate, glossy green above, 3-7 in. long: fr. red, laru'*-. 

 in almost sessile clusters. June. Japan. B.M. r..',!i7. 

 P.F.G. 3, p. 13.-One of the most beautiful Hollies. 



37. vomitdria, Ait. (/. Casslne, Walt., not Linn.i. 

 Cassena. Yaupon. Shrub, rarely tree to 25 ft., with 

 spreading branches : lvs. oval or oblong, obtuse, cre- 

 nate, glabrous, J^-1, rarely to 2 in. long: fls. clustered 

 on branches of the previous year: fr. scarlet, globose, 



April. Va. to Fla., west to Ark. and Tex. S.S. 



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39. glabra. Gray (Prhios ijltlher, Una.). In-kberry. 

 WiNTEKBERKV. Much-brauched upright shrub, to 8 ft.: 

 lvs. obovate to oblanceolate, obtuse, with few obtuse 

 teeth toward the apex, glabrous, 1-2 in. long : fls. 5-8- 

 merous. June. Ma.ss. to Fla., west to Miss. L.B.C. 

 5:450. 



AA. Foliage deciduous : fr. red. {Prinos.) 



B. Frs. mostly and lvs. partly fascicled on short spurs : 



nutlets ribbed on the back. 



40. decldua, Walt. {Prinos declduus, DC). Shrub or 

 small tree, to 30 ft., with light gray spreading branches: 

 lvs. cuneate-oblong orobovate, usually obtuse, crenately 

 serrate, dark green, and with impressed veins above, 

 pale and pubescent beneath, 04-3 in. long: fr. globose, 

 orange or orange-scarlet, % in. across. May. Va. to Fla., 

 west to Texas. S.S. 1:49. 



41. monticola, Gray (Prinos dfibius, Don). Tree, to 

 40 ft., with slender branches, forming a narrow pyra- 

 midal head or spreading shrub: lvs. oval or oval-lanceo- 

 late, acute or acuminate, sharply serrate, pubescent only 

 along the veins beneath, 2-0 in. long: fr. red, globular- 

 ovoid, % in. across. Mav. N.Y. to S. C, west to Ala. 

 S.S. 1:.50. G.C. II. 14:689 (as /. deciduu). 42. Var. 

 mollis, r.rittoii (/. mdllis, Gray). Lvs. broadly ovate, 

 -ill! |hiIh srint when young, glabrous above at length. 



i;i;. /';.i. am! Irs. not fascicled: frs. axillary : nut- 

 lets smooth. 



43. laevigata, Gray {Prinos Itevi/jdtus, Pursh). 

 WiNTEKBERKY. Low shrub, of Upright habit: lvs. lan- 

 ceolate, acute, finely or crenately serrate, rather thick, 

 glabrous or nearly so, 13^-2X in. long, turning clear 

 yellow in fall: fls. 6-9-merous: fr. depressed-globose, 

 bright orange-red, over H in. across. May, June. 

 Maine to Pa. and Va. G.F. 4:221. 



44. verticilia.ta. Gray (Prinos verticilUtus, Linn.). 

 Black Alder. Winterberry. Fig. 1125. Shrub, with 

 spreading branches: Ivs. obovate to oblanceolate or lan- 

 ceolate, acuminate or acute, serrate or doubly serrate, 

 usually pubescent beneath, l}^-3 in. long, turning black 

 after frost: fls. 5-6-merous : fr. bright red, rarely yel- 

 low, about K in. across. June, July. Canada to Fla., 



to Wis. and Mo. Era. 388. — Very variable in shape 

 and texture of lvs. One of the best hardy shrubs, with 

 ornamental frs., which remain on the branches until 

 midwinter, and are not eaten by birds. 



45. Berrftta, Thunb. Slender shrub, to 15 ft., similar 

 to the former but smaller in ivtry jiiirf : lvs. elliptic or 

 ovate, acute or acurainntr. tiiM ly -i t i:if' , jiubesoent or 

 glabrous beneath, 1-2 in. i - " i r,-niiTous : fr. 

 brightred, small, one-sixrli ■ n.ross. June. 

 Japan. Tberp nre two t'lriii i. -; both have 



"l"''"'" I from .I„,oi, / ^ ', tl,.. tirsf l,y 



Lvs. s(.nii-wlKit hurci-. l..n,L;i-r-pt'tioIed, 

 ate, pubescent beneath ; fls. usually 



Chapm. PeoiduoTis large shrub, allie 



cc. Fr. black: nutlets smooth: pistillate fls. 

 solitary, on this year's growth. 

 38. crenata, Thunb. (/. Fdrtunei, Hort.). Much- 

 branched shrub, rarely small tree to 20 ft.: lvs. oval, 

 obovate or oblong-lanceolate, crenatelv serrate,glabrous, 

 H-1}^ in. long: fls. 4-merous. May, June. Japan. Gng. 

 6:165. 



'iTiy-toothed, often almost entii 

 , tclnhose. Himal. G. C. II. 14:297. 

 ■1-11 large shrub or tree, to 40 ft.: : 



on older 

 -I. Integra, 

 fs. obovate. 



