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HESE fine evergreen trees and 
shrubs are unsurpassed in beauty 
and in popularity by any of our broad- 
leaved evergreens. They succeed over a 
wide range of territory and have been ex- 
tensively planted in nearly all portions 
of the United States. Hollies are very 
desirable at all seasons of the year, but 
especially so at Christmas when the ber- 
ries are highly colored and at their best. 
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All our American Hollies are grafted from 
the finest selected strains of fruiting trees and 
are much superior to seedlings. Choose any 
one offered below; or, better still, order the 
whole collection, and you will never again 
be satisfied with ordinary Hollies. 
Bailey. An old-fashioned Christmas-type 
Holly with large, spiny leaves. Produces 
a fair quantity of attractive red berries. 
Cassine (Dahoon Holly). This native ever- 
green variety is very satisfactory in the 
South but is not recommended for the 
colder sections of the country. The tree is 
low and spreading in habit, and the leaves 
are bright and glossy, without spines. It is 
a heavy bearer, the branches being literally 
covered with bright red berries. 
Cassine myrtifolia (Myrtle-leaved Holly). 
An attractive native evergreen Holly. 
Foliage small, bright green, spineless. An 
excellent Holly for borders, hedges-and for 
specimens. May be pruned to formal 
shapes. Berries plentiful, bright red or 
yellow, as preferred. 
Cornuta (Chinese Holly). A dwarf, com- 
pact Oriental variety with exceptionally 
dark, shiny foliage. Berries red, large and 
showy. A striking shrub for foundation 
plantings, lawn specimens, and borders. 
Cornuta burfordi. This very handsome 
shrub or small tree is one of the Chinese 
Hollies, and in general appearance is simi- 
lar to the well-known Cornuta. In both 
varieties the foliage is a beautiful dark 
green and very glossy. In Cornuta the 
leaves are angular and very spiny, while in 
Burfordi they are oblong and_ usually 
smooth except for a sharp tip. The fruit 
is large and heavy and of a brilliant red. 
Equally as useful and ornamental as Cor- 
nuta, it is considerably more approachable. 
See color illustration, page 11. 
Crenata (Japanese Holly). Another worthy 
member of the Holly family particularly 
suited to low plantings such as hedges and 
foundations. Crenata is a small-leaved 
sort, compact, medium slow-growing, and 
bearing black fruit. It is evergreen, en- 
tirely hardy, and makes a beautiful little 
border shrub. 
Crenata bullata. This new sub-variety of 
| Crenata has small, roundish, glossy leaves. 
It is a dwarf grower tending to spread fan- 
wise as it grows larger. It may be pruned 
to suit individual tastes, and gives promise 
of immediate acceptance to the ranks of the 
all-too-limited class of hardy plants for 
edging and low hedges. Both Crenata and 
Crenata bullata are illustrated in color on 
page 6, 
| 
Crenata rotundifolia. A much _larger- 
growing shrub with larger leaves than 
| either Crenata or Crenata bullata. 
| 
Croonenburg. A Greenbrier origination. 
Tree form with very dark green foliage, 
quite large and spiny. The red berries are 
produced while the tree is still very young. 
East Palatka. Foliage light green, of me- 
dium size, almost smooth and resembling 
Dahoon Holly in appearance. It is a 
regular bearer of immense quantities of 
bright red berries. 
Fort McCoy. A new type of small-leaved 
Holly brought to our attention by Dr. 
H. Harold Hume. This Holly has narrow, 
very spiny leaves in great profusion, borne 
on slender branches; berries abundant. 
Growth is fairly fast for a Holly and trees 
may be trimmed with pleasing effect. 
Hibernia. This Ilex type is one that we 
have grown for several years and we 
recommend it as interesting and attractive. 
The tree shows exceptionally bright green 
foliage, is quite compact, a medium wide 
grower, keeping a symmetrical appear- 
ance. The leaves are spiny, but not 
deeply indented; the red berries are abun- 
dantly produced each season and are well 
distributed over the tree. As it becomes 
better known we feel that it will be in- 
creasingly popular as a Christmas Holly. 
Howard. The most popular variety we 
grow. Foliage very dark and glossy, with 
some spines. Berries bright red and at- 
tractive. Excellent. 
| Hume No. 1. A vigorous grower, spreading 
| in habit, with large, almost spineless 
leaves. Bears regularly; the fruit is red 
and of large size. 
















Block of Sheared Ilex vomitoria for specimen planting 
SAINT MARY NURSERIES CO., 
Glen Saint Mary, Florida 
Pa Savannah. 

(4s 27 (ie eal oe Lier 2 
Male Holly. On rare occasions it becomes 
necessary to use one of these trees bearing 
strictly staminate flowers to insure berry 
production on other fruiting Hollies. Or- 
dinarily our grafted trees do not require 
bloom fertilization from outside, but if 
necessary, one of the Male trees planted 
in fairly close proximity will remedy 
the trouble, 
We consider this recently ac- 
quired Holly to be one of the best since the 
old favorite Howard was introduced by us 
years ago! It seems to have everything a 
Holly needs to be popular. It is more up- 
right than spreading, a fast grower by 
Ilex standards, and attains some shapeli- 
ness sooner than many varieties. Foliage is 
abundant and of a peculiarly leathery 
texture, bright rather than dark green, 
usually with six to eight spines and averag- 
ing 2 inches or more in length. Leaf pro- 
portions are good and the berries a fine 
red, medium size, well distributed over 
the tree. Savannah is somewhat unusual 
in that leaf petioles and tips of branches on 
new growth are purple, producing a most 
pleasing and distinctive color scheme when 
viewed as a whole. See color illustration 
on page 10. 
Taber No. 3. A very distinct and outstand- 
ing variety. Growth narrow and pyrami- 
dal, retaining this form without pruning. 
Foliage dark green, large and spiny. Fruits 
large, bright red, and showy. 
Taber No. 4. ° This very fine strain grows to 
a great height. It has slightly drooping 
branches which give it somewhat the 
effect of a huge fountain. The fruits are 
bright red and very large. 

VOMITORIA (Yaupon). A native ever- 
green Holly with small foliage, compact 
bushy head, and bright red berries pro- 
duced in great profusion. This is one of our 
most desirable shrubs for foundation, bor- 
der, and hedge planting. It may be kept 
sheared to any shape or size desired, and 
makes. excellent 
planting. 
specimens for formal 
A splendid hedge of Ilex vomitoria 

