ILEX - The Hollies 
Cassine (Dahoon Holly). A native of the lower South 
with berries of dull red. 
Cornuta (Chinese Holly). Compact-growing plants 
eventually reaching 10 to 20 ft., according to location. 
Oblong leaves, 3-pointed at the apex, and unusually 
attractive red berries. 
Cornuta burfordi. A more globose form with droop- 
ing branches and leaves. Red berries. Very desirable. 
Crenata (Japanese Holly). Dwarf plants which are 
slow-growing and extremely hardy. The berries of 
all varieties are black. 
Crenata convexa (bullata). Dwarf plants with glossy 
leaves which are almost round. 
Crenata helleri. Dwarf plants only 6 to 8 in. tall, 
Crenata microphylla. The little-leaf Japanese Holly 
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has leaves 14 in. or less in length. 
Crenata rotundifolia. Especially glossy, round leaves. 
The most popular. 
Glabra (/nkberry). Native, black-berried Holly which 
does well almost everywhere. 
Opaca (American Holly). Beautiful, shapely trees 
when full grown. They are easy to grow and hardy 
quite far north. 
Opaca, East Palatka. A form of the above with large 
quantities of red berries. The leaves are light green 
and almost smooth. 
Opaca femina (Berry-bearing American Holly). The 
bright red berries remain on the bush during the 
entire Winter. An excellent plant for hedges or in- 
dividual specimen in the lawn. 
Vomitoria (Yaupon Holly). A southern native. It 
reaches a height from 10 to 12 ft. if left unpruned. 
Small foliage. Scarlet berries in unusual quantities. 
Nandina Domestica 
JASMINIUM floridum. 
with yellow flowers. 
KALMIA latifolia (Mountain Laurel). Well 
known native evergreen. Dark, glossy, ever- 
green foliage. Masses of pink, Azalea-like 
flowers in May. Adapted to acid soil conditions 
like the Rhododendrons and Azaleas. 
Half-evergreen shrub 
Southern Magnolia 
LEUCOTHOE catesbaei (Drooping Leucothoe). A 
most graceful evergreen shrub with glossy green foli- 
age on arching branches. White flowers in Spring. 
LIGUSTRUM japonicum (Japanese Privet). A tall- 
growing evergreen of upright habit. Unsurpassed for 
a quick growing hedge. Thrives in sun or shade. 
L. lucidum (Glossy Privet). The ever popular, glossy 
green shrub widely used for foundation and hedge 
planting. Compact growth. 
L. nigrafolium (Blackleaf Privet). Very similar to 
L. lucidum but having a somewhat larger leaf and 
more open growth. The foliage is dark green, almost 
black. 
L. nobilis (Upright Privet). A pyramidal form of L. 
lucidum, having the same leaf. Narrow, compact 
growth. 
Ligustrum Lucidum 
Glossy Privet 
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