ARDEN HOLLY, a strain of American Christmas 
Holly, Ilex opaca, is a hardy northern form which 
stood the disastrous winters of 1933-4, 1934-5 here 
north of New York City without injury, and almost 
without the loss of a leaf. Ordinary Holly, which 
is grown from seedlings collected in the south, oft¬ 
en suffers severely from zero weather, and may be 
unsightly even by Christmas. 
Arden Holly was selected from thousands of oth¬ 
ers for four qualities: superior hardiness, rapidity 
of growth, rich winter color and heavy crops of a 
bright vermilion berry. All plants are cutting-pro¬ 
pagated, are small and often shapeless as sold, but 
when set in a loose soil, soon grow to tree shape. 
8 to 12 inches high in 6 -inch pots $i.oo each 
ILEX AQUIFOLIUM CAMELLIAEFOLIA. This 
variety of the European Holly is not only one of 
the the handsomest but also one of the hardiest, 
and not quite hardy at that, though usually unin¬ 
jured after 10 below zero in a sheltered spot. In 
mild winters not even a leaf will be burned. Nar¬ 
row tree with large, blackish, nearly spineless foli¬ 
age densely massed, and large, glistening berries. 
Slow-growing, very choice. 
6 to 8 inches high in 4 -inch pots 
$ 1.25 each 
