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 by cuttings from 
trees of superior 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 particu¬ 
larly 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 beauti¬ 
ful specimen is wanted. It makes a marvelous hedge, for 
it just loves to be vigorously pruned. Trees regularly clip¬ 
ped respond with increased beauty of foliage and greater 
abundance of berries. When pruned just before Christmas 
the clippings from your holly trees provide choice material 
for decorations. 
The illustration on the front of this folder is one of the 
beautiful specimens of American Holly from which our 
stock was propagated. 
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 
fragrance which is unusually pervasive, a special joy when 
the tree grows close to the house; by the porch, for in¬ 
stance, or near the dining room windows. 
Cone shaped seed pods an inch and a half long turn 
crimson in September, then open to free, shining, scarlet 
seeds which for several days are held dangling by slen¬ 
der, white threads. 
This magnolia has smooth, leathery, light green leaves, 
with silvery undersides. 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 contrast with the autumn crimson of Franklinia, dog¬ 
woods. and other glowing deciduous plants and with the 
steadfast dark green of conifers. 
