Ilex cassine

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Ilex cassine in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Ilex cassine, Linn. (I. dahoon, Walt.). Dahoon. Shrub or small tree, to 30 ft.: lvs. obovate to oblong- linear, acute or obtuse and mucronulate, entire or sharply serrate above the middle, usually pubescent beneath when young, 2-3 in. long: fr. globose, small, dull red, rarely yellow, on this year's growth. April, May. N. C. to Fla., west to La. S.S. 1:46. Ilex cassine var. angustifolia, Ait. Lvs. linear-oblong to linear, 2-3 in. long. Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia, Chapm. Lvs. linear-oblong, 1-2 in. long: fr. usually solitary. S.S. 1:45.—Cassine or cassena is the name in the language of the Timucua Indians for an exhilarating beverage prepared from the lvs. of the following plant which had been confused with this species; the name seems to have been borrowed from the Muscogee word assi, leaves, modified by a prefix. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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