DESCRIPTION'S OF THE SHRUBS 



decorations at Christmas time. The best of the evergreens without spiny- 

 edged leaves are those from Japan. The one with the largest ,;m<l brightest 

 leaves (G inches long and 3 to 4 inches wide) is JAPAN LARGE-LEAVED 

 HIII.I.V ((i(i ) Ilex Iatif61ia ; while the one with foliage next in size (3 t<> 1 

 inches long) is ENTIRE-LEAVED HOLLY Ilex Integra. The small-leaved 

 one (about 1 inch long) is SMALL-LEAVED HOLLY Ilex crenata. 



The best of the deciduous-leaved Hollies is RED WIXTEKBEURY (<>7) 

 Ilex verticillata, which grows about 6 feet high and has small brilliant 

 red berries remaining on the bare bushes in close clusters through most of 

 the winter. MOUNTAIN HOLLY (68) Nemopanthus mucronata (N. fas- 

 cicularis) has bright ridged red berries on stems about an inch long ; 

 it grows (> to 8 feet high with ash-colored bark. All of the hollies have 

 alternate simple leaves. [Seeds, taking 2 years.] 



KEY TO THE HOLLIES 



* Foliage evergreen. (A.) 



A. Leaves with spiny-edged teeth ; trees rather than shrubs. (B.) 

 B. Flowers and fruit on axillary clusters on old growth. EUROPE \ x 

 HOLLY (04) Ilex Aquifolium. 



B. Flowers and fruit in small axillary clusters on new growth. 

 AMERICAN HOLLY ((35) Ilex opaca. 



A. Leaves with few spines at tips and base ; shrub with short 



spreading branches. CHINESE HOLLY Ilex cornuta. 

 A. Leaves without spiny edges, entire or slightly notched. (C.) 



C. Fruit red; hardy only south of Washington ; shrubs or trees to 

 40 feet or more. (D.) 



D. Leaves large, 3-7 inches long, glossy green ; fruit large in 



sessile clusters. JAPAN LARGE-LEAVED HOLEY (lifi) Ilex 



latifolia. 

 D. Leaves obovate, entire-edged, 3-4 inches long; fruit large, 



long-stemmed. JAPAN ENTIRE-LEAVED HOLLY Ilex Integra. 

 D. Leaves obovate, nearly entire. 2-3 inches long ; fruit small, 



dull red to yellow. Duioox (C.:)) Ilex Cassine. 



D. Leaves oval, small, ^-2 inches long; fruit on old growth 

 globose, small. CASSEXA (70) or YATPOX Hex vomitoria. 



C. Fruit black, nearly solitary mi new growth. (B.) 



E. Leaves small, erenate, smooth, -^-1' inches long ; hardy only 

 South. JAPAN SMALL-LEAVED HOLLY Ilex crenata. 



E. Leaves larger. 1-2 inches long, notched towards tips; 

 hardy upright shrub to 8 feet. EVERGREEN WINTERBERRY. 

 INKHERHY (71) Ilex ;;labra. 



