SNOWFLAKE New name. Erected here to replace the name 



SIROFUKURIN (or SHIRO-FUKURIN) of Creech PI 234020 and PI 

 236234 (NA 25699), and ALBO-MARGINATA of Conder. The name 

 SIROFUKURIN with its various Romanji spellings is considered a 

 descriptive common name, not a cultivar name. Conder, recognized the 

 Romanji "Shiro-kukurin-tsuge" as a common name and gave the name 

 albo-marginata, which is illegitimate by priority of /. aquifolium 

 ALBO-MARGINATA. Upright, moderate growth rate; lvs. broadly 

 ovate, 3 cm long, 1.1 cm wide, concave on the upper surface, with pale 

 green streaking between the dark green center and irregular cream 

 colored margin; margin distinctly thinner than the rest of the blade; 

 variegation very stable; hardy in USDA zone 7; female. Possibly 

 cultivated in Japan for many years. Since this pit. was without a 

 legitimate name, the authors provided the new name SNOWFLAKE, 

 which is published here for the first time. = ALBO-MARGINATA of 

 Conder, SHIROFUKURIN. 



SOFT HELLERI (Magnolia Nurseries, Chunchula, Alabama, advert, in 

 Anderson Hort. Library's Source List. p. 94. 1989, without descr.). 

 Illegitimate, because the originator changed the name. = SOFT 

 TOUCH. 



SOFT TOUCH New name. Compact and spreading; branchlets not 

 ridged, and very flexible hence the name SOFT TOUCH; lvs. dark 

 green, elliptic, mid rib distinctly light green above; female; sel. and 

 named by D. Ellis, Magnolia Nurs., Chunchula, Alabama. The authors 

 are the first to publish the name SOFT TOUCH. = SOFT HELLERI. 



SPARKLER (Bosley Nurs., Mentor, Ohio, cat. p. 4. 1963) - compact; lvs. 

 shiny. Lovett's Nurs., Colts Neck, New Jersey, cat. p. 26. fall 1966-sp. 

 1967 - compact, pyramidal; lvs. very glossy, which provided the 

 inspiration for the name. 



SPECIAL (Tingle Nurs., Pittsville, Maryland, cat. p. 12. fall 1954-sp. 

 1955) - low growing, very compact; lvs. bright green. Illegitimate, since 

 the name /. aquifolium SPECIAL has priority. 



SPREADING (Angelica Nurs., Mohnton, Pennsylvania, cat. p. 13. 

 1961-62) - very low, spreading; lvs. long, narrow; resembles 

 ROTUNDIFOLIA in character but hardier; male; new Angelica sel. 

 Illegitimate, since the name SPREADING of Howell has priority. Not 

 syn. with SPREADING of Howell, and not REPANDENS. 



SPREADING (Howell Nurs., Knoxville, Tennessee, cat. p. 6. 1939, 

 without descr.). Wister et al., Holly Soc. Amer. Bull. 6:38. 1953, 

 without descr. - in syn. of REPANDENS. = REPANDENS, 

 PROSTRATA of Gilmore; not SPREADING of Angelica and not 

 "Spreading Howell Hybrid" (= HALLIANA). 



SPREADING COMPACTA (Manor View Farm, Monkton, Maryland, cat. 

 p. 13. 1989, without descr.). = ? BENNETT'S COMPACT, 

 ? BENNETTII, ? COMPACTA (Bennett Hybrid Group). 



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