. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 222. 1. A. crassiftUu: cylindrical figure is hence giv- en to it; and, as the surface abounds in prominences and prickles, it has a curious ajj- pearance, not unaptly com- pared to that of a hedgehog. I I. A. 14 crassifolium Hort. (J%. 222.) — Leaves thick and fleshy. f I. A. 15 senescen
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 222. 1. A. crassiftUu: cylindrical figure is hence giv- en to it; and, as the surface abounds in prominences and prickles, it has a curious ajj- pearance, not unaptly com- pared to that of a hedgehog. I I. A. 14 crassifolium Hort. (J%. 222.) — Leaves thick and fleshy. f I. A. 15 senescens Sweet. — Leaves spineless, thin. All these varieties may be seen in Messrs. Loddiges's collection, and it is no small proof of their value for town gardens, that they thrive in the smoky atmosphere of 221. I. A. fsroi. that magnificent establishment. b. Varieties designated from the Colours of the Leaf. Under the general name of variegated hollies, twenty or thirty varieties, some of them with, and some of them without, popular names, are obtainable in the principal London nurseries. Having examined and compared the different shades of variegation in the plants in the very complete collection of Messrs. Loddiges, we think they may be all included in the following groups: — i. L A. 16 albo-marginatum Hort. — Leaves with white edges. Of this variety the subvarieties in Loddiges's arboretum are marked 5, 15, 18, and 24, which have all long and narrow leaves, with edgings of white or pale yellow along their margins; and 4, 6, 7, 12, 17, 22, 23, and 28, which have targer leaves, and a greater breadth of margin variegated ; the white or pale yellow forming in some cases one third, or even one half, of the surface of the leaf. 1 L A. 17 aureo-margindtum Hort. — Leaves with yellow edges. The following subvarieties are in Messrs. Loddiges's arboretum, Nos. 19 and 20 with dark yellow margins; and Nos. 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 13, and 29, with margins of dark and light yellow. Another
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