THREE NEW 
This new species of very hardy Holly, Ilex x meserveae, took 
years of breeding and evaluation, it is an important breakthrough 
and was named by the Arnold Arboretum as a new Botanical species 
in honor of its creator Kathleen Meserve. In 1975, Mrs. Meserve 
was again honored and received The American Horticultural Soci- 
ety’s Citation for outstanding contributions to Amateur Horticul- 
ture. 
Ilex x meserveae began as early as 1946 and we have not seen the 
end of it by any means. This love affair with Holly began with Mrs. 
Meserve’s fascination with beauty and the native American Holly 
which grows so abundantly. *‘Becoming involved,’’ she researched 
this Holly, visited arboreta and nurseries and began a wide and 
varied collection. She discovered the luxuriant English Holly and 
found, as many of us have, that this beauty does not like a cold 
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climate. With the help of Paul Vossberg of Westbury Rose Co., she 
found the Rugosa Holly and felt it could be the rugged hardy Holly to 
mate with the English Holly. Upon obtaining six seeds of the Rugosa 
Holly from Dr. Hara of the University of Tokyo, the breeding work 
began. 
In 1964, the first two Blue Hollies were introduced, Blue Girl and 
Blue Boy. They were unique. In 1972, anew truly ornamental Holly 
was introduced—Blue Prince. Blue Prince was needed and pro- 
duced abundant pollen. The following year, there were two more 
Blue Holiies, Blue Angel and Blue Princess. Both produced large 
quantities of shiny red berries, both are ornamental and both are 
ruggedly hardy as far north as Minnesota and in the rugged Neb- 
raska climate. 
THE BLUE HOLLIES 
BEAUTIFUL IN ALL SEASONS 
An improved Blue Girl, with even more berries and a 
darker, more lustrous over-all blue-green cast. 
Berries . . . profuse, abundant, bright glossy red, in big 
bold clusters along the stems. 
Stems .. . distinctive purple-blue. 
Growth. . . broad, upright, freely branched with plenty of 
deep, dark evergreen foliage. 
Hardy, rugged, beautiful in all seasons. 
Plant Pat. 3675 
A handsome new boy Holly with compact growth to make 
a broad natural pyramid. 
Stems . . . purplish blue. 
Foliage . . . large, lustrous dark green all year. 
Growth .. . upright, rapid, sturdy. 
Adaptability ... hardy, standing winter wind and cold 
well. 
Blue Prince is needed and produces abundant pollen to 
fertilize all the ‘‘girl’’ hollies in a wide area. 
Plant Pat. 3517 
Perhaps the most beautiful and outstanding Holly of all. 
Berries . . . shiny deep red, of unusually large size. 
Stems .. . distinctive bluish, freely branched. 
Foliage . . . crinkled, dark and glossy, covers the plant 
completely. 
Growth . . . vigorous, full and dense without shearing— 
truly ornamental. 
Rugged, hardy and decorative. 
Plant Pat. 3662 
GULF STREAY LURSERY NC 
WACHAPREAGUE, ya Ss 
