Ornamental Shrubs. 



kastata appears with leaves from three quarters to one half 

 inch long, and about half an inch broad. The spines are 

 very large, consisting usually of one or two pairs on each 

 side of the base, but occasionally more. It is one of the 

 most remarkable forms which the plant puts on. /. a. 



myrtifolia has 

 ovate- lanceolate 

 leaves, broad 

 and usually 

 spiny at the mar- 

 gins, but some- 

 times quite 

 entire ; known 

 also as angusti- 

 folia. I. a.platy- 

 phylla, as its 

 name implies, 

 has broadly- 

 ovate leaves, 

 having spines 

 sometimes at 

 their edges. It 

 is a hardy evergreen from the Canary Islands, and grows 

 in pyramidal form. /. a. wliittingtoncnsis is pronounced an 

 elegant and distinct form with lanceolate leaves two and 

 a half inches long and one and a half wide, slightly re- 

 curved, and with many stiff spines. 



There are also numerous varieties with gold- and silver- 

 leaved foliage, that are still more showy. Among these 

 is /. a. argentea viarginata which has broadly-ovate leaves. 



ILEX AOUIFOLIUM AND OPAOA. 



