I. Aquifolium Varieties 



Thomas Frankland's Britain, Bradley's Long 

 Leaved, Bradley's Yellow, Capel's Mottled, 

 Bench's Ninepenny Holly, and Bagshot Holly. 



Among these old names there are several that 

 are still applied to varieties, but none of them, or 

 descriptions of any, fit any one of the large-leaved 

 Hollies of the present day, and the majority of 

 them seem to have put in an appearance within 

 the last fifty years. A variety that seems to 

 have been lost, or to have become very un- 

 common, is that known as "White Berried," 

 whilst the " Yellow Berried " is common. 



Collections of Hollies have been formed for 

 upwards of two centuries, but the most complete 

 ones have been those of commercial establish- 

 ments, and the owners do not seem to have 

 troubled to leave any record to show how 

 various varieties were obtained. One of the 

 earliest collections we find information about is 

 that of a Mr Wrench, who was in business as a 

 nurseryman in Fulham during the latter part of 

 the reign of King Charles II., say 1670 to 1685. 

 He is reported to have been an assiduous 

 collector of varieties, and to have possessed a 

 very fine collection. The planting of the old 

 Elm-trees in St James' Park, London, is stated to 

 have been his work. 



Another early collection was that formed by 

 Mr George London at Fulham, about the end of 

 the seventeenth century. This gentleman, in 



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