The Hollies as Town Trees 



Arboretum if the work was set about in a 

 methodical manner. 



When dealing with Hollies an interesting and 

 scientific collection might be formed in many 

 towns and it would be the means of keeping in 

 cultivation many rare species and varieties which 

 are in danger of becoming lost, few private 

 growers having the space and convenience to 

 keep together large collections. In some of the 

 London parks very good Hollies are to be found, 

 satisfactory examples being also met with in 

 some provincial towns. In too many cases, how- 

 ever, the number of varieties found is very small. 

 About towns or districts of towns with an atmo- 

 sphere heavily laden with smoke or chemical 

 fumes, where plant life generally leads but a 

 lingering existence, it would of course be in- 

 advisable to attempt to grow a great variety of 

 sorts ; dependence in such a case would be better 

 placed on anything that will keep green. There 

 are, however, parks in many towns where Hollies 

 would thrive admirably and a most interesting 

 feature could be produced. 



In the Grosvenor Park, Chester, Hollies grow 

 with remarkable freedom, and the nucleus of a 

 collection was formed thirty years or more ago. 

 This has not, unfortunately, been added to, and 

 some fifteen or eighteen sorts are all that are to 

 be seen. The great feature of this park is 

 provided by upwards of 120 large examples of 



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