Taken as a class, Japan has 
given US Japanese Holly is rare and beautiful 
no tree 
which has proved of so much value, 
and few evergreens surpass these in 
beauty or hardiness. According to 
variety, they range in color of foliage 
from the deep to light greens, from 
golden to sulphur-yellow shades, and 
into delicate silvery blues. They are 
generally of compact habit, thrive in 
almost any soil, stand shearing well, 
which permits their use where space 
is limited, or where very stiff, formal 
shapes are required around the house 
or garden. For specimen planting on 
the lawn, for groups, masses and 
The formal Japan Cypress hedge effects they are equally useful. 
Japan Cypress 
(. Retinospora ) 
Japanese Hollies 
(Ilex crenata and varieties ) 
Few of Japan’s introductions 
are so valuable or so little known. 
These FloIIies are of rapid growth, 
form dense, compact bushes, which 
stand shearing readily, hence they can 
be clipped into shape for formal work 
like boxwood, used as specimens, 
either clipped or free-growing, 
planted for hedges, or used with 
other dwarf evergreens and rhodo¬ 
dendrons in mass plantings. They 
transplant readily, thrive in all 
light soils, are not particular as to 
situation, but prefer cool positions 
and moist and well-drained soils. 
The dark green foliage is small and 
deeply serrated. 
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