RED OR REDDISH PURPLE 99 



SMOOTH WINTER BERRY 



Ilex laevigata Holly Family 



Fruit. — The ricli orange-red drupes are larger 

 than the precedmg and ripen earlier. They 

 grow on peduncles in length equaling their 

 diameter. September. 



Leaves. — The thin, light green, oval or oblong 

 leaves have a glossy luster on either side. The 

 apex is acute and often has a twisted point ; the 

 base is also acnte. The leaves are obscurely 

 toothed. They are bright yellow in the fall. 



Floivers. — The small white flowers are per- 

 fect or dioecious, and grow in the leaf axils on 

 slender stems. 



The extent of this species is from Maine to 

 the mountains of Virginia. Its range is much 

 more limited than that of the preceding plant. 

 Its yellow autumnal coloring is one distinguish- 

 ing feature. 



