NOTES ON THE VARIETIES OF ENGLISH HOLLY. 217 



This and /. A. multispina are .at present only in my 

 collection. 



55. /. A. aurea mucronata. Leaves rich medium gold. 



56. /. A. aurea serrata. A fine showy holly, but not so 

 densely clothed with leaves as some ; spines few. 



(ft) Smooth. 



57. /. A. aurea l&vigata. A fine free-growing variety, 

 with flat deeply-margined leaves. 



58. LA. aurea pumila. Waterer's Gold. The leaves 

 are rich in colour ; an excellent low bush, of compact 

 growth, well clothed with foliage. 



GROUP X. Broad-leaved Gold-edged. 



59. /. A. aurea vestita. Not one of the gayest, but a 

 good useful sort, very free and hardy, and thickly set with 

 glossy leaves. 



60. /. A. bicolor. Leaves broad and short, well edged 

 with bright gold. This bears berries freely. 



61. /. A. speciosa. The Golden Queen ; the hand- 

 somest of the section, but does not grow so vigorously as 

 some. 



62. I. A. aurea marginata. The old gold-edged, an 

 excellent variety, and grows very freely ; the gold margin 

 is however dull in comparison with that of the preceding. 



63. /. A. obscura. A good hardy free sort, the branches 

 closely set with leaves, edged with bronzy-gold. 



GROUP XL Silver-blotched. 



64. I. A. albo-picta.Thz Silver Milkmaid; a distinct 

 and interesting variety. 



65. /. A. fer ox argentea. The Silver Hedgehog Holly, 

 also a good hardy sort, and forming a dense bush. 



GROUP XII. Silver-edged. 



66. L A. argentea angustifolia.K fine dwarf bush, 

 with bright prickly leaves. 



