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sparingly crenulate, thick, glossy green above, paler below, 
persistent. Flowers staminate and pistillate. Fruit a small 
bright red globose drupe. Much prized for Christmas decora- 

Fig. 41. Ilex vomitoria (left). Iler decidua (right). 
tion. The glossy green leaves and shining red berries give to 
the tree a striking beauty. 
Virginia to Arkansas and Texas. Cultivated for ornament. 
