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arc very ill scented and only the pistillate trees should be us 

 Great care should be taken in this regard in securing roots or suckers 

 for planting. 



HOLLY FAMILY. [LICINAE. 



Thcophrastus and other Greek authors named the II<>lly. agria, meaning 

 wild »>r of the field. The term aqui folium i- also applied from, acutum, sharp, 

 and folium, a leaf. The name Holly is probably from the word "'holy" since 

 writer- -peak of it as the Holy Tree. 



THE HOLLIES. Genus [LEX. 



Ilex from the resemblance of it- leaves to the true Ilex of Virgil, — the 

 Holly Oak. 



AMERICAN HOLLY. CHRISTMAS HOLLY. 

 Ilex apaca. 



This holly is found over a limited area in the southeast corner 

 of the State. 



SWAMP HOLLY. DECIDUOUS HOLLY. 

 Ilex decidual. 



Abundant in southeast part and to be found scattering through 

 eastern third south of Arkansas River. Noticeable because of the 

 red fruit, 1-4 inch in diameter, ripening in autumn and persisting 

 until spring. Branches silvery gray. 



INK BERRY. 



Ilex glabra. 



A shrub 3-6 feet high in sandy lowlands and edges of -and hills 



along rivers in central part of State. 



STAFF-TREE FAMILY. CELASTRACEAE. 

 Tree-, shrubs, and vines of a large number of specif 



Genus EU< >NYMUS. ' 

 The genus name i- the classical Greek of a European specit 



WAHOO. BURNING BUSH. SPINDLE TREE. 

 Euonymus atro purpureas, 

 ymus, from the Greek, signifying of good repute. 



