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distinct too is /. yunnanensis with its compact col- 

 umnar habit, small rounded spineless leaves and pink 

 fragrant flowers which are followed by small red 

 fruits. Another good Holly is /. corallina with ob- 

 long, lance-shaped leaves from two to three inches long, 

 undulate along the margins and sessile clusters of small 

 vivid scarlet fruits. This is a shrub growing from six 

 to twelve feet high with slender spreading and more or 

 less pendent branches. 



Very like the common European Holly (Ilex 

 Aquifolium) in foliage is Itea ilicifolia which belongs 

 to a totally different family. This is a sun-loving, 

 drought-resisting, much-branched shrub growing from 

 six to twelve feet tall with small white flowers borne in 

 slender cylindrical pendent tails each from twelve to 

 eighteen inches long. Both in flower and foliage this 

 evergreen shrub is singularly attractive. 



One of the most valuable garden shrubs cultivated 

 on the Pacific Slope is Herberts Darwinii, native of 

 Chile, South America. From China, which is the 

 headquarters of the Berberis family, there has been 

 recently introduced a large number of new species and 

 among them several of quite exceptional merit. In 

 the front rank of these is B. Gagnepainii with masses 

 of clear yellow flowers followed by bloomy black fruits. 

 This is a compact shrub from five to eight feet tall, 



