reference by Maximowicz has ever been found. No authentic material is 

 extant from which to prepare a description. All syns. of this name are 

 questionable. See ROTUNDIFOLIA for discussion of the use of this 

 name. 



f. rotundifolia (S.-y. Hu, Nat'l. Hort. Mag. 36(1):49,64. 1957) - described 

 as "a Horticultural variety, also known as f. rotundifolia, f.fortunei, 

 f. major'; ROTUNDIFOLIA, as a cultivar, is described on p. 64 of the 

 Hu reference as a clone of f. latifolia, but is stated as a "horticultural 

 variety" on p. 49. It is not clear whether Hu was determining or just 

 reporting synonymy. At the botanical rank of forma, the name 

 rotundifolia is invalid, since it has not been found with a Latin 

 description. Furthermore, the "original" reference to var. rotundifolia on 

 which the forma was presumably based has not been located. Part of the 

 problem of ROTUNDIFOLIA as a cultivar under f. rehderiana appears 

 to be resolved by S.-y. Hu, Amer. Hort. Mag. 49(4): 199. 1970 - where 

 LATIFOLIA, MAJOR, and ROTUNDIFOLIA are recognized as 

 distinct and different cultivar names and are not assigned as belonging 

 under any stated bot. rank under /. crenata. 



ROTUNDIFOLIA Name based on var. rotundifolia Maximowicz ex 

 Matsumura. (Matsumura, Shokubustsu Mei-i, p. 149. 1895 and 1900, 

 without descr.). No description of var. rotundifolia Maximowicz ex 

 Matsumura has ever been found. Perfection Nurs., Foley, Alabama, cat. 

 p. 1 1. 1929-30 (the earliest commercial listing found) - similar to usual 

 /. crenata but lvs. larger and roundish. Manshu Nosan Shokai Nurs., 

 Dairen (Luta), Manchuria, cat. 1932, without descr. - offered seed of 

 rotundifolia. A. Rehder, Biblio. Trees & Shrubs, p. 402. 1949 - ? syn. of 

 f. latifolia (Goldring) Rehder. H. Hume, Hollies, p. 106. 1953, under 

 var. latifolia - stated that var. latifolia is frequently sold as 

 ROTUNDIFOLIA [in U.S. nurseries]. Wister et al., Holly Soc. Amer. 

 Bui. 6:39. 1953, without descr. - male; with "? globosa" in syn. Tingle 

 Nurs., Pittsville, Maryland, cat. p. 60. fall 1956-sp. 1957 - compact; 

 female. S.-y. Hu, Nat'l Hort. Mag. 36(1 ):49, 64. 1957, as clone of 

 f. latifolia - upright; lvs. dark green, shiny, oblong or obovate-oblong, 

 5/8"- 1 1/4" long, 3/7"- 5/8" wide, obtuse at both ends, 11-16 teeth on 

 each side; having the largest lvs. among all /. crenata in American gdns. 

 Although detailed, Hu's description lacks a sex determination, which is 

 critical, since clones of different sex have been reported for this cultivar. 

 Idem, Amer. Hort. Mag. 49(4): 199. 1970 - with descr., but differs from 

 the previous reference in that lvs. are described as l/2"-3/4" wide. 

 B. Boom, Benaming, Geschiedenis en Kenmerken Van een Aatal 

 Hortachtig Planten 2:128. 1959 and idem, Nederl. Dendr., 5th ed., 

 p. 323. 1965 and p. 323. 1972 - lvs. large, usually 2- 4 cm long, similar 

 to LATIFOLIA but glossier and somewhat more prominently rounded; 

 origin unknown. D. Wyman, Amer. Nurseryman 123(1): 123. 1960 - 

 growth sparse and lanky; in syn. to latifolia. Appalachian Nurs., 



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