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Hollek. ‘Aholyhock. Nominale AiS.’ Hal. AYr. Altlima rosea, lu. 
Hollen, Hollin, or Holyn. Ilex Aquifolmin, L. — Ches. ; Cumh. 
E. D. S. Gloss. 0. 8 ; North, Hal. Wr. ; 'lane. ; N.-W, Line. E. D. S. 
Gloss. C. 6 ; Yks. (Wakefield) ; E. Yks. E. D. S. Gloss. B. 2 ; E. Bord. 
Bot. E. Bord. J amieson has Holyn and Holene ; Hal. gives Holin- 
tre (Eeliq. Antiq. i. 82). In E. Yks. it is also known as Prick Hollin. 
The name enters into a Border proverb : ‘ A habitual story-teller, our 
cautious people characterise metaphorically — “He lees never but 
when the Hollen is green.” We find the saying used by William 
Dunbar, a native of East Lothian, contemporary with Chaucer : 
“ Willelms Gray, sine gratia, 
Alyne ane deir ciising, as I wene, 
Qui nunquam fabricat mendacia. 
But quhen the Holyne growis grene.” 
Dunbar’s Poems, i. p. 139; and ii. p. 321.’ Bot. E. Bord. p. 143. 
See Holly. 
Hollihock. Altlioea rosea, L. — Lyte. See Prior, p. 114. 
Hollin, Prick. See Hollen. 
Hollond. Ilex Aquifolivm, L. — N.-W. Line. ‘The people here 
[Messingham] invariably call holly Frick Holland, and for that reason 
the natives' called this part of the lordship Holland woods.’ E. D. S. 
Gloss. C. 6. 
Hollow-root. Corydalis tuherosa, DC. — Lyte. Ger. includes Adoxa 
Moschatellina, L., and many species of Corydalis under the name. 
Hollow-wort. Corydalis tuherosa, DC. — Treas. Bot. See Holewort. 
Holly. The general name for Ilex Aquifolium, L. — Turner (Holy) ; 
Lyte; S.-TT. Cumh.; East, E. D. S. GIoss. B. 20; lY’s. (Cleveland, 
Northallerton); E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. In E. D. S. Gloss. C. 2 
(Whitby), we find ‘ Holly-dance, a dance at Holly time or Christmas, 
when the holly-bough is a decoration.’ Theis (Gloss, de Botanique) 
gives an ingenious derivation for the word ; ‘ Holly, saint, sacre ; a 
cause de sa verdure perpetuelle, regardee comme un don du ciel’ (!). 
Prior, p. 115. See Hollen. 
Holly, Box. Ruscus aeideatus, L. — Lyte. 
Holly, He. See He Holly. 
Holly, Knee. Ruscus acid eatus,Y . — Hal. Prior, p. 115. 
Holly, Sea. Erynylum maritlmum, L. — Lyte, Ger. Prior, p. 115. 
Holly, She. Ilex Aquifolium, L. (the variety without prickles). — 
Nhumh., Avhere the leaves are used in divination. These ‘must be 
plucked, late on a Friday, by persons careful to preserve an unbroken 
silence from the time they go out to the next morning’s dawn. The 
leaves must be collected in a three-cornered handkerchief, and on 
being brought home nine of them must be selected, tied wuth nine 
knots into the handkerchief, and placed beneath the iiillow. Dreams 
worthy of all credit will attend this rite.’ Henderson’s Folklore of 
the Northern Counties (cd. ii.), p. 100. 
