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transpiration. The many fibrous roots will allow a large ball 
to be dug commensurate to the size of the plant removed (see 
December, 1917, number of the BULLETIN). 
The English and the American holly are very similar. Both 
have spiny leaves, but the English holly, Ilex aquifolium, has 
deeper spaces between the spines and is a denser-leaved speci- 
men. Prior to the government restriction of importing plants 
with soil attached, the English variety was imported by the 
thousands in the form of potted plants and sold by the florists 
during the Christmas season. 
No other plant, except the mistletoe, is so much associated 
with Christmas as the holly. The Druids gave the holly a 
place of honor in their Yuletide ceremonies, but even ante- 
dating the Christmas day of England the holly was used in 
festivities to denote the turning of the sun. The bright red 
berries make their appearance in September and often persist 
until March or April. The brilliant fruit in contrast with the 
dark green foliage makes the plant an effective floral 
decoration. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW FOR 1920 
Due to the favorable weather for keeping flowers the an- 
nual chrysanthemum show was maintained for six 
weeks in 1920. The exhibition included two thousand bush 
plants in variety of color and size ranging from the original 
single-flowered yellow C. indicum to the large double-flowered 
white ‘‘Josephine Foley.’’ The single-stemmed types termi- 
nating in mop-like blooms measuring 10-12 inches in diameter 
numbered over 1800 plants. The ‘‘Turner’’ type, a light yel- 
low variety, dominated the show by being concentrated in a 
single central bed. On account of their incurved petals and 
their cream color they were much admired, especially by 
the feminine visitors who referred to them as ‘‘cream puff’’ 
chrysanthemums. In contrast to this type was the tiny yel- 
low pompon called ‘‘Baby,’’ with flowers half an inch in 
diameter. 
Among the novelties was a collection of Japanese freak 
chrysanthemums shown for the first time in St. Louis. The 
most striking of these was ‘‘Tachibana,’’ a large spider-like 
flower with yellow thread, or filiform, pendant petals. A 
large grafted plant was exhibited showing twelve distinct 
varieties of flowers upon a single plant. For this experiment 
the shoots were detached in the early stage, about June, and 
then grafted upon the parent plant. Another new feature 
of the 1920 show was the introduction of hanging baskets. 
These specimens were suspended from the roof overhanging 
