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THl-: 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 



knots attached to it : these are composed of a smooth 

 nodule of solid wood embedded in bark; 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 



