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ILEX • Holly 



F ALL the things made by man for his pleasure a garden has the least business ever 

 to be ugly or barren. In it the finest plants may live in a happy, ever-changing state and 

 one of the most acommodating and handsome of these plants is the Holly tree. It would 

 be hard to exaggerate the value of this tree. Its uses are so varied and numerous that to 

 even generalize would be difficult. It has been celebrated in poetry and folk lore for cen- 

 turies and even those most disinterested in the beauties of nature know its story and are 

 attracted bv its handsome evergreen foliage and brilliant fruits. It always forms a good 

 background, hedge, or specimen for the garden in summer, but it is in the dark, dreary days 

 of the winter when deciduous plants are leafless, or have withered, that they are most treas- 

 ured. It is then the bright red berries stand out in twinkling contrast to the rich foliage 

 and give the tree a gay appearance and a cheery touch to the garden. 



ILEX aquifolium (English Holly). The English the gardens of the British Isles. Leaves are lus- 

 Holly is one of the oldest of cultivated trees and trous green and berries are scarlet. It withstands 

 the finest broad-leaved, berried evergreens grown in the smoke-laden atmosphere of towns and cities. 



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The American Holly, with its glisten- 

 ing evergreen foliage and brilliant red 

 berries is perfectly hardy as far north 

 as Massachusetts. Hollies love a cool, 

 well-drained, loamy soil, but some 

 grow in quite swampy places. After 

 they are established they do not seem 

 to be particular about soil conditions 

 as long as their roots receive moisture. 

 The hollies at Towson Nurseries are 

 unusually luxuriant. A visit to our 

 holly plantation will be a revelation. 

 Come and make your selection — sizes 

 range from sturdy little plants to 

 large striking specimens, and you can 

 always find one with berries to please 

 you. 



JUNIPERUS • Juniper 



^_^X SUMMER deciduous trees and shrubs are very lovely, but during the winter one 

 envies the neighbor who has had the forethought to include in his garden planting a suf- 

 ficient quantity of evergreens, especially the Junipers. 



There is a type of Juniper to suit one's special purpose, whether it is a large formal 

 planting or a small rock garden. 



All Junipers thrive best in sandy and loamy, moderately moist soil, but will give excellent 

 results even in dry, rocky, and gravelly ground. They prefer sunny, open situations. The 



