I. Aquifolium : History, etc. 



killed during the siege of Roxburgh Castle. 

 This tree, I am informed, died about 30 years ago, 

 and has been replaced by a young specimen. 



Cole in his Paradise of Plants refers to a large 

 Holly-tree which came under his observation as 

 follows : " I knew a tree of this kind that grew 

 in an orchard, and the owner cut it down and 

 caused it to be sawn into boards and made himself 

 thereof a coffin, and, if I mistake not, left enough 

 to make his wife one also. Both the parties were 

 very corpulent, and therefore you may imagine 

 the tree could not be small." 



Distribution in the British Isles 



Formerly, Hollies were more abundant in 

 woods both in England and Scotland than they 

 are now, and we are informed in Johnston! s Botany 

 of the Eastern Borders, 1853, that several remains 

 of natural woods were to be found at Detchant, 

 near Belford, in Northumberland, many trees 

 being of very large size, but that they were being 

 cut down and the valuable timber used by herring 

 curers. At Twizell House large trees of ancient 

 growth are also recorded. London quotes from 

 Landers Gilpin, /. p. 194, that "the Holly is 

 found in great abundance on the banks of the 

 river Findhorn in Aberdeenshire, and the trees 

 grow to a very great size. So plentiful were they 

 in the forest of Tarnwara on its left bank, that 



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