18. Is Native New Jersey Holly 
the Same as that which 
Grows in the South? 
Yes, Ilex Opaca grows wild along most of our 
Eastern seaboard. It is the same Holly whether 
found in Rhode Island or South Carolina. There 
is this most important fact, though: Ho//y grown 
in central New Jersey—at present, the most north- 
ern point along the coast where it can be found in 
commercial quantities—is more hardy and compact 
than that grown further south (along the coast). 
If you want to plant Holly south of Philadelphia 
you need think very little of its source or where it 
was grown before you got it. Just be sure that it 
has a good root system. But, if you are north of 
Philadelphia or in the hills west of the coastal plain, 
be sure to get Holly from a northern source. 
EARLE DILATUSH, 
ROBBINSVILLE, N. J. 
