. British trees. Trees. THE HOLLY TREE. 67 THE FLOWER AND SEED. am* pfiN siDt viLv 4p^ U &u» u pokm ALSO TMESll FOR/v>S With the new leaves come the flower buds. These cluster round the stems at the axils ot the leaf petioles. When the outer covering of the bud expands, the four petals, folded together at the tips, appear like a tiny yellowish-white ball. These soon open out, and show the four stamens and the tour pistils which they enclose, and which make up the perfect flower. It is creamy-white in colour, and of a pleasant scent. The flowers, however, vary both in sex and for- mation
. British trees. Trees. THE HOLLY TREE. 67 THE FLOWER AND SEED. am* pfiN siDt viLv 4p^ U &u» u pokm ALSO TMESll FOR/v>S With the new leaves come the flower buds. These cluster round the stems at the axils ot the leaf petioles. When the outer covering of the bud expands, the four petals, folded together at the tips, appear like a tiny yellowish-white ball. These soon open out, and show the four stamens and the tour pistils which they enclose, and which make up the perfect flower. It is creamy-white in colour, and of a pleasant scent. The flowers, however, vary both in sex and for- mation : they are ot three kinds, male, female, and mixed. These different types are found both on separate trees and in separate blossoms on the same tree. In the female flower the ovary is conspicuous for its size in comparison with the petals. Flowers are often found in which the number of petals and of stamens exceed that of the typical form. Diagrams ot some of the more ordinary forms are here given. The unripe berries are green ; during the summer they change to red, and become a brilliant scarlet by the end of the year. In shape they are usually elliptical, sometimes round, and about a quarter-of-an-inch in diameter. THE HOLLY (Ilex Aquifolium) is a hardy evergreen of slow growth. It will attain to a height of 50 feet, and lives to a great age. The various species are natives of Europe and Western Asia, and the tree is indigenous throughout Great Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cole, Rex Vicat, b. 1870; Kempe, Dorothy. London : Hutchinson
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