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ovoid to elliptic borne singly; Holly Soc. Amer. Registr. No. 4-61 by 

 J. M. Morgan and Mrs. T. A. Darr. Color designated as Indian Yellow 

 (6) (Royal Hort. Soc. Colour Chart, 1942) and discov. 1902 on Morgan 

 Farm, Rowan Township, North Carolina, by J. M. Morgan; select, 

 and introd. 1959 by J. M. Morgan. Amer. Assoc. Nurs. Registr. No. 

 620 by J. M. Morgan in 1959. 



Morris Arboretum (E. P. Hume and P. Owens, Holly Letter 31, p. 9. 

 1968, without descr.). Named and introd. by J. D. Rankin, Salisbury, 

 North Carolina; orig. plant, now at the Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia, 

 Pennsylvania, was discov. by a Mrs. Spawn about 1920-27 in south 

 central Bird Township of the Cherokee Indian Reservation, in western 

 North Carolina. The yellow-fruited tree was removed to Washington, 

 D.C., and later presented to the Morris Arboretum. Fruit Saffron 

 Yellow (7 to 7/1) (Royal Hort. Soc. Colour Chart, 1942). Reported as 

 having very distinctive leaves with a very regular marginal scallop and 

 spine pattern; elliptic fruits borne on exceptionally long pedicels. The 

 female clone cannot be confused with any male clones that may have 

 been distributed under this name. Validated here for the first time. 



Mossy (Wister and others, Holly Soc. Amer. Bui. 6, p. 35. 1953, without 

 descr.)— select, by O. Pride 1948-52. Galle, Natl. Hort. Mag. 36(1) :29. 

 1957 — compact; leaves spiny, superior winter color, a bright apple 

 green; male. 



Mr. Heavy Berry (Wells Nurs., Red Bank, New Jersey, Cat. 1957) — 

 habit similar to that of Old Heavy Berry; male. 



Mrs. Clark Select., named, and introd. by J. D. Rankin, Salisbury, 

 North Carolina, but apparently never published previously. Orig. 1956 

 on Hood Farm, Burke Count}^, North Carolina. Fruit Saffron Yellow 

 (7/1), with a slight blush (Royal Hort. Soc. Colour Chart, 1942). 

 Validly published here for the first time. 



Mrs. Davis (Galle, Natl. Hort. Mag. 36(1): 29. 1957)— fruit clear 

 yellow; discov. by B. Kramer near Davis, Tucker County, West 

 Virginia; named and introd. by R. W. Pease. 



Mrs. E. D. (Wister and others, Holly Soc. Amer. Bui. 6, p. 35. 1953, 

 without descr.) — select, by E. Dilatush from New Jersey; named for 

 Mrs. Dilatush. 



Mrs. F. J. Close (C. Lewis, Flower and Garden 7(10): 21. 1965)— 

 fruit orange red; one of the hardiest. O. Pride, Proc. 42d Meeting Holly 

 Soc. Amer. p. 13. 1967, without descr. — verified by originator, O. Pride, 

 as in (Grace Hybrid Group). 



Mrs. John Bennett (E. P. Hume and P. Owens, Holly Letter 31, p. 9. 

 1968, without descr.). 



Mrs. Peggy West (D. Huddleston, Proc. 36th Meeting Holly Soc. 

 Amer. p. 2. 1964, without descr.). = Nelson West 



