YOUR HOLLY 
(Ilex opaca ) 
HOW TO CARE FOR IT 
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OUR lovely, red berried native holly has 
seldom had place in our gardens. Let us make 
it now the basis and crown of our ornamental 
plantings; a living Christmas tree by every 
door. 
WE, at Whitesbog, have learned to root holly 
cuttings and to care for the baby plants. We 
have selected with great care the trees from 
which we took our cuttings. They are trees 
with rarely beautiful foliage and the largest, 
reddest and most abundant berries. 
YOU can buy a sturdy, well-rooted little plant 
from a 3-inch pot for $1.00, with the certainty 
that in it will be inherent all the fine qualities 
of the tree from which the cutting was taken. 
You can also buy larger plants. 
LOCATION 
Your holly will grow well in sun or light 
shade; in sand, or clay, or gravel; in locations 
that are either dry or moist. It is really very 
easy to please. It will do particularly well in 
light loam, well drained, but with a fair amount 
of moisture. Protection from wind will assure 
the beauty of the foliage lasting late into spring 
until new growth starts. 
PLANTING 
An area at least three feet across and eighteen 
inches deep should be made mellow with well- 
rotted compost, woods earth, commercial peat 
moss or similar material well spaded in. The 
hole should be sufficiently large to avoid any 
crowding of the roots, and the plant set with 
the same care in spreading the roots and firm¬ 
ing the soil that would be given in planting any 
choice tree. 
