HOLLY 
(Ilex Opaca) 
Holly, the beautiful, is almost universally known, loved 
and desired. It is dioecius, that is, the trees are either 
male or female. Only female or pistillate plants bear ber¬ 
ries. They may have berries when no male tree is near, but 
the berries are larger, more abundant and remain on the 
trees longer if a male tree is nearby or is included in the 
planting to provide pollination. 
The plants we offer are propogated from trees of su¬ 
perior vigor and beauty. They retain all the qualities of 
these choice trees. Holly from our nurseries, guaranteed 
as to sex, can be moved easily and safely. Our 18" plants 
usually bear berries the first year, the smaller sizes a year 
later. 
Holly will grow well in sun or in light shade; in sand, 
clay or gravel; in locations inclined to be either dry or moist, 
but it resents any lime in the soil. It will do particularly 
well in light loam, well drained, but with a fair amount of 
moisture. Holly is native from Florida to Cape Cod and 
has proven hardy when moved to locations much colder. 
Holly should be planted for a living, glowing Christmas 
tree by the door or anywhere that an exceptionally beautiful 
specimen is wanted, it would make a marvelous hedge, for 
it just loves to be vigorously pruned. Trees regularly clipped 
respond with increased beauty of foliage and greater abund¬ 
ance of berries. When pruned just before Christmas the 
clippings from your holly trees provide choice material for 
decorations. 
When ordering please specify the number of each sex. 
MAGNOLIA GLAUCA 
(Sweet Bay ) 
This lovely bushy tree is native from Boston to Florida 
and west to Texas. Plants started in our nurseries with 
heavy roots thrive beautifully when transferred to high 
ground and to much heavier soils. 
Sweet Bay naturally develops several stems from the 
base and grows into a symmetrical shrub of pointed, oval 
form, with the height more than twice as great as the 
breadth, thus making a beautiful specimen. Old trees lose 
their symmetry and become picturesque. They sometimes 
attain twenty feet in height. 
The bark of vigorously growing young twigs remains 
green all winter; that of the trunks of mature trees is a 
charming silvery gray. 
The flowers come abundantly as May gives way to June 
and occasionally through the summer. Creamy white and 
waxen, the petals open to form cups two and a half inches 
across. These spill a delightful, refreshing, aromatic frag¬ 
rance which is unusually pervasive, a special joy when the 
tree grows close to the house; by the porch, for instance, or 
near the dining room windows. 
Cone shaped seed pods an inch and a half long turn 
crimson in September, then open to reluctantly free, shin¬ 
ing, scarlet seeds which for several days are held dangling 
by slender, white threads. 
This magnolia has smooth, leathery, light green leaves, 
with silvery under sides. These are held, unchanged in hue 
to the very edge of winter. In October’s symphony of color 
this pale, silvery green is a rare and delightful note. For 
this alone, Magnolia glauca should be freely planted to con¬ 
trast with the autumn crimson of Franklinia, dogwoods, and 
other glowing deciduous plants and with the steadfast dark 
green of conifers. 
Prices of Holly and of Magnolia are given on the Order- 
Sheet. 
