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THE HOLLY. 



which remain attached to the plant all the winter. 

 The young shoots are sometimes eaten like those 

 of Asparagus^ a plant to which it is closely allied ; 



butchers' broom. 



when matured, they are bound in bundles, and 

 sold to the butchers, who use them for sweeping 

 their blocks. The name Knee-holly appears to 

 have been given from its rising to about the 



