HOLLY. 



Hex aguifolitnn. Nat. Ord., 

 Aquifoliacce . 



ENGTHENED description 

 o the holly will, we are 

 sure, be wholly super- 

 fluous, as there can be 

 but few people throughout 

 the length and breadth of 

 these islands who do not 

 know the plant perfectly 

 well. It seems to thrive 

 best in a light and 

 gravelly soil, and, though 

 possibly some of our 

 readers may be more fa- 

 miliar with it as a mate- 

 rial for making hedges, 

 in the woods it becomes a 

 small tree. Its flowers 

 should be looked for in 

 May and June. These 



flowers are not very conspicuous ; but, as we recall the 

 astonishment of a London friend of ours, who seemed to 

 have thought holly was always in a state of red berries 

 when we said something about its flowers, we feel that 

 they are considerably better than nothing. Though they 



