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10. /. A. platyphylla. A handsome dense bush, thickly 

 clothed with broad flattish leaves. 



11. LA. nigrescens. This,is sometimes called Mader- 

 ensis nigrescens, and is no doubt a hybrid between /. 

 maderensis and /. Aquifolium. Leaves broad, long, smooth, 

 and shining. A handsome sort of vigorous growth. 



12. /. A. atrovirens. Here is another hybrid appar- 

 ently from the same source, with broader, flatter, and 

 lighter coloured leaves than the preceding. A very fine 

 showy Holly. 



13. LA. Shepherdii. Leaves very broad and prickly; 

 a blackish - green tree, densely clothed. One of the 

 handsomest. 



14. /. A. nobilis and /. A. altaclerense. Two of the 

 many seedlings apparently raised from the same source as 

 the three preceding, but not considered sufficiently dis- 

 tinct to be kept apart. 



GROUP III. Blunt-leaved green^ smooth, 

 or almost smooth. 



15. /. A. Icevigata. A close growing variety of neat 

 aspect, with moderate sized thick fleshy leaves. 



1 6. LA. ovata. Leaves oval, thick, dark green, beauti- 

 fully chiselled at their margin, habit close and uniform. 

 Invaluable as a medium sized evergreen of the richest 

 aspect. 



17. LA. Scotica (qy. sciirticd). A beautiful tree with 

 roundish, dark, glossy leaves of a leathery consistence, occa- 

 sionally cupped at the points. One of the handsomest. 



1 8. /. A. Hendersonii. A free-growing handsome 

 variety with broad, almost smooth, dull, dark leaves of 

 the richest aspect. 



19. /. A. Hodginsii. A good useful blunt-leaved 

 Holly, which must not be confounded with I. A. Shep- 

 herdii, which is sometimes miscalled Hodginsii. 



