Illicium 



( 440 ) 



Impatiens 



soil, and when the hole is half full, tread firmly 

 and give a good soaking with water. When this 

 has settled down complete the filling, but leave 

 a basin for future watering, and stake the tree 

 firmly before leaving it. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 

 Aquifolium, 20' to 30', fructu-nigro, fruit blk. 



My.,Je., hdy. Prickly- hands wort hciisii-, 



leaved or Coramou 

 Holly. 



altaclarensis, broad, 

 thin, flat. 



augustifolia, narrow. 



argeutea marginatu, 

 long, narrow, edged 

 silver. 



argeutea medio-picta, 

 centre wh. The Silver 

 Milkmaid. 



argentea pendula, wh. 

 edge,peudulous. Perry's 

 Weeping. 



argentea regina, silver 

 edge. Silver Queen. 



atrovireus, dark gru. 



aurea angustifolia, 

 narrow, golden edged. 



aurea margiuata, yel. 

 edges. 



aurea ruedio - picta, 

 centre yel. Gold Milk- 

 maid. 



aurea pendula, yel., 

 pendulous. Waterer's 

 Gold Weeping. 



aurea regina, broad 

 yel. edge (sen p. 439). 

 Golden Queen. 



balearica, oval, with 

 few teeth. Minorca 

 Holly. 



ciliata, small, prickles 

 like hairs. 



ciliata major, larger. 



crusdfolia, thick, 

 fleshy, deeply cut. 



donningtoneusis, lan- 

 ceolate. Habit pyra- 

 midal. 



ferox, edges rolled back, 

 surface prickly. The 

 Hedgehog Holly. 



ferox argentea, silvery 

 variegation. 



ferox aurea, yellow 

 variegation. 



flavescens, yellowish. 

 Moonlight Holly. 



fructu-luteo, fruit yel. 



spiny, creamy edge. 

 Handsworth New Sil- 

 ver. 



Hendersoui, broad, 

 entire. 



heterophylla, various 

 shapes. 



Hodginsii aurea, broad 

 gold margin. 



integrifoiia, spineless, 

 thin. 



latifolia aureo-mar- 

 giuata, broad, edged 

 yel. 



laurifolia, like Laurus 

 iiobilis. 



- laurifolia longifolia, 

 longer. 



lawsouiana, blotched 

 yel. 



maderensis varicgata, 

 gold blot in centre. 



marginata, without 

 prickles, broad, thick 

 margin. 



myrtit'olia, small. 



peudula, weeping, grn. 



platyphylla, broad, 

 spine.s variously scat- 

 tered. 



scotica aurea, broad 

 golden edge, nearly 

 entire. 



watereriana, dwarf, 

 golden. 



whittingtouensis. spine's 

 numerous, stiff. Plant 

 elegant. 



cornuta, three-horned, slir. 

 crenata, small (see p. 489). 



major, larger, 

 latifolia, large ; best on a 



wall. 

 Perado, obovate, mostly 



entire. The Perado 



Holly, 

 quercifolia, toothed, dull 



dark gru. ; one of the 



hardiest of exotic Hnl- 



lies (Ktfn . opaca) . Ameri- 

 can Holly. 



Other Species and Varieties: 

 Aquifolium aurea mar- dipyrena, 12', Ap. , My., 

 ginata bromelisefolia, 

 edge yel., disc mottled. 



Cookii, grn., yel. edge. 



ovata, nearly spineless. 



recurva, spiny. 

 Cassine, grh., I>errie3 



bright red. 



Dahoou, berries red. 

 decidua, wedge shaped, 

 shr. 



berries br. 



glabra, wedge shaped, shr. 

 iusignis, 30' to 40', grh. 

 la^vigata, shr. 

 paraguayensis, grh. Mati- 



Tea. 

 verticillata, My., Je., shr. 



Black Alderberry. 



Winterherry. 



mature wood in sand, under a hand-light in 

 summer ; also by layers from stools, in a cold pit, 

 leaving them two years before cutting them from 

 the parent. Soil, fibrcus loam, peat, and sand. 

 The half-hardy ones should have protection in 

 winter. 



Principal Species : 

 anisatum, 6', My., grh.. 



red. Star Anise, 

 floridauum, 3' to 8', My., 



hlf-hdy., red. 



Other Species: 

 parviflorum, 6', My.,grh., verum. True Star Anise. 



yel. 



ILLICIUM. 



Half-hardy shrubs (prd. Magnoliaceae), some of 

 which will succeed if trained against the low walls 

 of hothouses or other buildings. Flowers red, 

 yellow, or nearly white, fragrant, in the axils of the 

 leathery leaves. Propagation, by cuttings of 



roligiosum, 3' to 4', Mch.. 

 hlf-hdy., yel. grn. 



IXCAIIVILLEA DKLAVAYI (see p. 441). 



IMANTOPHYLLUM (< CLIVIA). 

 IMMORTELLE. 



A French name given to the so-called everlast- 

 ing flowers, which see. 



IMPATIENS (BALSAM). 



Description. Hardy annuals, and greenhouse 

 and stove biennials, and perennials (rd. Gerania- 

 cea;), with purple, white, yellow, carmine, and red 

 flowers. Stems succulent and brittle. 



Propagation. Hardy annuals by seed in the open 

 border in April. Greenhouse and stove species by 

 seeds in heat in March, or by cuttings in light 

 sandy soil in heat at any time when required, those 

 intended for preservation during winter being 

 rooted in autumn. 



Jllairea (see TAiasa). 



lllatriira Palm (see Ptijclioapemia cunnimjliam- 



iana). 



Illawarn, Pine (sec Podocarpus spinulusa). 

 Imai/o (see Insects). 

 Iiiiliujia (see Hcssea). 



