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PROPAGATION AND GENERAL 

 CULTIVATION OF HOLLIES 



Propagation 



THE propagation of Hollies is usually 

 effected by one of four ways, i.e. by 

 seeds, by cuttings, by budding, or by 

 grafting. To these four might be 

 added layering, for, although not generally adopted, 

 it is quite possible to obtain plants from layered 

 branches. 



Seeds are used for the propagation of the 

 " Common Holly " and for some of the exotic 

 species, the other methods being resorted to in 

 the case of the varieties of the " Common Holly " 

 and for species of which seeds cannot be readily 

 obtained. Holly seeds, as a rule, take a long 

 time to germinate, two and sometimes three years 

 elapsing between the sowing of the seeds and 

 the appearance of the seedlings. When raising 

 I. Aquifolium in quantity, seeds are collected as 

 soon as ripe and mixed with two or three times 

 their own bulk of sand, the whole being thrown 

 into a heap and left for twelve months exposed to 



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