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THE HOLLY. 



scattered wood of Oaks, 

 in the intervals of which 

 it grows up, at 'once 

 sheltered and partially 

 shaded. 



The trunk of the Holly, 

 like that of the Beech, fre- 

 quently has small round 



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knots attached to it : these are composed of a smooth 

 nodule of solid wood embedded in hark; they may readily 

 be separated from the tree by a smart blow. Hollies 

 are not unusual which, although they grow most luxu- 

 riantly and produce abundance of flowers, never mature 



