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31. /. A. angustifolia. Leaves longer and flatter than 

 the preceding, and less distinctly marked at the edges. 



32. /. A. ciliata. Leaves purplish-green and shining; 

 distinct and handsome. 



33. /. A. myrtifolia. Leaves small, pale green, thickly 

 set on the branches, producing an elegant dwarf bush. 



34. /. A. pumila. A very pretty dwarf Holly, with 

 glossy flattened leaves. 



GROUP VI. Curled-leaved green. 



35. LA. tortuosa. A dark green, spiny, curled-leaved 

 Holly, of dwarf growth, and very pretty. 



36. /. A. crassifolia. Leaves lighter in colour, thicker, 

 and more curled than the preceding. Very distinct. 



37. /. A.ferox. This, the well-known Hedgehog Holly, 

 is the most spiny of the tribe, and is at once distinct and 

 handsome. 



38. /. A. recurva. The Screw Holly is also a very 

 excellent variety, and highly ornamental. 



GROU P VI I . Broad-spined green. 



39 LA. latispina minor. A small thick-leaved kind of 

 dwarf growth ; spines few and long. 



40. /. A. monstrosa. A very spiny variety, quite a 

 curiosity from the singular contortions of the spines. 

 Foliage lighter green than in latispina. 



41. LA. latispina. A variety of vigorous growth, with 

 broad flat leaves and few long spines. The spines of this 

 variety almost invariably turn outwards or downwards ; 

 those of the two preceding inwards or upwards. 



B. LEAVES VARIEGATED. 

 GROUP N\\l. Gold-blotched. 



42. /. A. Cookii. Leaves broad and handsome, though 

 but faintly marked with gold. A sport from the gold 

 striped. The original plant is now growing at Sir W. 

 Cooke's, Bart., of Wheatley Hall, Doncaster. 



