THE BOOK OF HOLLY, 

 YEW AND BOX 



With Chapters on other Evergreens 

 By W. DALLIMORE and THOMAS MOORE 

 With Numerous Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d. net 



■^^■^ This book is intended to give prominent notice to 

 the various Hollies and other Evergreens suitable for 

 garden decoration. The Common Holly and its numerous 

 varieties have long been general favourites^ and they 

 naturally occupy the most prominent position; but the 

 various other Hollies suitable for out-door culture in the 

 British Isles receive their full share of attention. The 

 opening chapters deal with a general description of the 

 genus Ilex^ propagation and general cultivation^ uses^ etc. 

 Whilst later chapters deal with the various species and 

 varieties; legends and superstitions attached to the Holly ; 

 the poetry of the Holly and various other items. The 

 Common Holly is an extremely variable plant., and 

 previous to 1874 nothing had been done to classify the 

 various varieties. In that year ^ however^ the late Thomas 

 Moore wrote a jnonograph on the species and its varieties^ 

 the result of his work being published at irre^ ular in- 

 tervals in the ''''Gardener's Chronicle^^ fo? 1874, '75? 

 '76. Through the kindness of the Editor of the " Gardener's 

 Chronicle^"^ permission has been granted to use the de- 

 scriptions and figures in Mr Moor^s articles in this 

 work. In addition to the old illustrations numerous 

 others have been provided. 



JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD, LONDON, W. 



