46 TeN OAKS NURSERY AND GARDENS 
Hollies --- Ilex 
Hollies are one of the most interesting evergreens, 
both traditional and for their beauty. 
Their many shades of green foliage and variations 
in their berries make one an enthusiast after the first 
purchase of a rare or unusual plant. We list a few 
below that will do well for you if you give them some 
Winter protection from the winds while they are young, 
to acclimate them to your area. These are stocky, 
well-rooted plants, from four-inch pots, grown on their 
own roots. Their sex is guaranteed femina. If there 
are no male trees near you, buy one for pollination. 
$1.00 each for any of the varieties listed below, except 
where noted. Priced at the Nursery, we do not ship 
Hollies. 
Ilex Aquifolia. B. The well-known English Holly. Very 
glossy leaves, with large triangular spiny teeth, fruit 
a bright red. A hardy strain. 
Ilex Aquifolia Balearica. Another handsome form of 
the English Holly, with very large leaves of a good 
rich green, with and without teeth, upright in 
growth, yet broad. Fruit is very large and deep red, 
in profusion. 
Ilex Aquifolia Camelliafolia. A very beautiful form of 
the English Holly, with camellia-like foliage which 
colors a beautiful bronze-green in winter. Very 
nei red berries; form rather broad, more so than 
tall. 
Ilex Aquifolia Argenteo Marginata. A very bright 
English Holly with leaves green margined silver. 
Berries freely, and bright red. Needs a protected 
position from the winds. 
Ilex Aquifolia Bicolor. A handsome English Holly 
with green leaves margined gold. Berries bright red. 
Heavily toothed. Needs protection from winds. A 
rare and beautiful plant. $2.00 each. 
Ilex Aquifolia Pyramidal-Compacta. A very compact 
form of English Holly with crowded erect growing 
branches, yet broad. Leaves dark green. They are 
toothed and smooth; the berries are a bright red. 
Ilex Aquifolia J. Van Tol. Another form of English 
Holly with dark green leaves and occasional teeth. 
Berries are deep red, large and showy. Heavy 
fruiter. 
Ilex Aquifolia Crispa. A form of English Holly with 
deep green, spiny and wavey leaves. Unusual and 
good. Deep red berries. Scarce. $2.00 each. 
Ilex Cilio-Spinosa. A Chinese Holly with very attrac- 
tive red berries. Leaves are dark green and medium 
size. Growth extremely upright, usually in the form 
of a pyramid. Perfectly hardy. 
Ilex Cornuta Burfordi. A form of Chinese Holly with 
shiny dark green leaves, mostly smooth. The plant 
is handsome, and the berries are large and very 
bright red. Should be sheltered from the wind. 
Rare Hollies are grown at Ten Oaks. 
