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as the best and most spectacular of W. Wheeler's selections. Galle, Natl. 

 Hort. Mag. 36(1) : 23. 1957 — vigorous; leaves small with revolute edges; 

 fruit very large, "real holly red" in large clusters. = Aalto #4. 



ERMINE WATSON Rapid growing; leaves heavily armed, glossy, fruit 

 Saffron Yellow (7/1 to 7) (Royal Hort. Soc. Colour Chart, 1942). Orig. 

 in the wild in southern part of Davidson County, North Carolina. 

 Introd. 1959 by J. D. Rankin. Validly published here for the first time. 



ESTES (Hume, Natl. Hort. Mag. 26(3): 171. 1947)— leaves thick, dark 

 green, annual bearer; select, before 1947 by W. C. Frierson near Lenoir 

 and Blowing Rock, North Carolina, at about 2,000-foot elev. Named for 

 Mrs. R. C. Estes. 



Etta (Wister and others, Holly Soc. Amer. Bui. 6, p. 27. 1953, without 

 descr.) — select, by W. Wheeler and E. C. White. = Boyden #4. 



EVANS (Wilmat Holly Co., Narberth, Pennsylvania, Cat. p. 24. 1951- 

 52) — petioles and twigs wavy in growth; fruit large. Select, at Greenville, 

 Delaware, and introd. 1948 by H. G. Mattoon. 



Everberry (Wister and others, Holly Soc. Amer. Bui. 6, p. 27. 1953, 

 without descr.)— select, by O. Pride, 1948-52. Galle, Natl. Hort. Mag. 

 36(1): 27. 1957 — leaves medium size, good color; fruit bright red, 

 retained until next crop turns red ; same origin as Cobalt, also select, by 

 O. Pride. 



EXCELSIOR (J. S. Wells Nurs., Red Bank, New Jersey, Cat. 1957)— 

 leaves good color; vigorous male. 



EXOTIC (Angelica Nurs., Mohnton, Pennsylvania, Cat. 1956) — leaves 

 heavy texture, dark green, medium size, twisted; female. Occasionally 

 misspelled as Exotica. 



Fair Lady (C. Lewis, Flower and Garden 9(10): 21. 1965, female 

 without descr.) — a Grace Hybrid; orig. by O. Pride, Butler, 

 Pennsylvania. 



FALLAW (Hume, Natl. Hort. Mag. 26(3): 171. 1947)— fruit yellow; 

 disc. 1939 by J. Batchelor on Fallaw Farm near Batesburg, Saluda 

 County, South Carolina. H. G. Mattoon, Plants & Gardens 3(4): 238. 

 1947, as Fallow — leaves 2 inches or more wide, 4 inches long; fruit 

 bright clear yellow. Galle, Natl. Hort. Mag. 36(1): 23. 1957— compact, 

 upright, vigorous, fruit clear medium yellow, in great profusion. Fruit 

 Saffron Yellow (7), without blush (Royal Hort. Soc. Colour Chart, 

 1942). Propagated and distributed by U.S. Dept. Agr. Plant Introduc- 

 tion Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. 



Farage (Joseph J. White, Whitesbog, New Jersey, Cat. 1942, female 

 without descr.). Hume, Natl. Hort. Mag. 26(3): 171. 1947— leaves 

 obovate, dark green, curved, medium to large, deeply spined; annual 

 bearer with fine fruit; orig. tree select, by E. C. White in the wild near 

 New Lisbon, New Jersey, and moved to Whitesbog; one of the first 

 varieties (cultivars) used by E. C. White for rooting experiments. H. G. 



