Evergreen covert 95 



although many places are not so much infested, still 

 great care must be taken, or in hard winters the Hollies 

 are sure to be destroyed. Where Holly comes naturally, 

 as it does in many parts of the country, the destruction 

 is not noticeable except after hard winters, when even 

 old woods of it are destroyed. Being a close-growing 

 shrub it forms a shelter for cattle, and as it grows much 

 better than the Hawthorn under hedgerow trees it ought 

 to be more often used " for enclosing meadows and 

 pastures. It keeps itself almost free from weeds, owing 

 to the closeness of its branches at the bottom, and it is 

 free from insects. Holly is found flourishing on dry 

 gravelly land as well as on strong clay, but sandy loams 

 are the soils it delights in most. 



