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I. A. Ferox Argentea Marginata 
Silver Variegated Hedgehog 
PORCUPINE 
LATISPINA MAJOR, M—(See Mon- 
strosa). 
MISTY GREEN, F—(Brownell). A 
retiring holly with leaves in two tones 
of green, the centers in dark green are 
edged with a broad marginal band of 
palest green shade. See Green Shadow 
above for similar effect in reverse. 
MONSTROSA, M—(Latispina Major). 
A strange character right out of the 
fiction books. This bold and diabolical 
villain, hiding some dark past, has de- 
veloped the art of self defense and 
attack with huge broadly based spines 
and mostly standing erect from the 
leaf margins, but with tip spine pointed 
downward to serve as tail gunner for 
the unwary of approach. 
POLKADOT, M—(Brownell) Also 
Ingramii. Really one of the smaller 
leaved hollies, but oh, so different. 
New leaves of white emerge overlaid 
with raised spots of green enamel as 
though appliqued by an artist painter 
of fine china. Melting gradually as the 
leaves mature the green polkadots 
finally spread out to cover the entire 
surface except for a thinly held mar- 
ginal line of silver. 
PORCUPINE, M—(sterile). See Ferox, 
above. 
SCREW LEAF, M—(sterile). See 
Crispa, above. 
TORTUOSA, M—(sterile). See Crispa, 
above. 
WHITE. LEAPED HOLLY. Fre- 
quently from the variegated forms we 
find growing albino branches of pure 
silver or golden leaves. Sometimes a 
speck of minute green appears in the 
leaf centers. They cannot be propagated 
as the leaves lack the chlorophyll so 
essential for synthesis of plant food and 
self support. Sterile berries have been 
observed to appear on these wraith- 
like limbs. 
Trusting to have observed the proper amenities in presenting our 
readers before the royal members and entourage of the Court of the 
English Hollies we conclude for the nonce the saga of the Ilex Aqui- 
foliums. 
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II. Oriental Hollies. 
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The following species names are preceded by Ilex, while varietal 
forms are indicated by the term Var. The species occur in both male 
(staminate) and female (pistillate) forms. 
ILEX CILIOSPINOSA, China. (Also 
Centrochinensis). A strong growing up- 
right holly clothed with deep green 
flat and pointed leaves of medium size 
and gently armed with small forward 
tilting spines. Red berries appearing 
on the fruiting gender are well dis- 
tributed. 
ILEX CORNUTA, China. One of the 
hollies which, when once met, is never 
to be forgotten. Cornuta taken from 
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