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winter. It is produced in axiliary clusters and continues 

 on the branches until the following summer. Prof. Sar- 

 gent concludes his description by saying: ''Ilex latifolia 

 is probably the handsomest broad-leaved evergreen that 

 grows in the forests of Japan, not only on account of its 

 brilliant fruit but also on account of the size and character 

 of its foliage. It may be expected to prove hardy in 

 Washington, and will certainly flourish in the southern 

 Atlantic and Gulf States." 



/. Integra is another beautiful and desirable plant, 

 which has been introduced here where it is sometimes 

 seen as a small tree, but oftener as a mere shrub. It is 

 already recognized as one of the most desirable of the 

 newer sorts now coming into use. It is said to be often 

 planted in the temple gardens of Japan along with lati- 

 folia, and highly appreciated wherever known. It is not 

 quite as free a grower as the preceding, but is scarcely 

 less desirable. The leaves are obovate, three or four 

 inches long, narrow, with entire edges, and continuing 

 during the winter. The fruit is about half an inch in 

 diameter, abundant, and holding until the next season, 

 and at all times very showy. A variety, known as /. leuo- 

 clada, is a northern form, and proves to be a dwarf but 

 two or three feet high. This is described as having 

 narrower leaves, and smaller fruit, and will doubtless 

 prove hardier than most of the other Japanese sorts in 

 this country. It is practically unknown, as yet, in Ameri- 

 can horticulture, but gives promise of becoming a desira- 

 ble acquisition, especially for northern planting. 



/. crenata is better known to us than either latifolia 



