ILEX OPACA (American Holly) (bereites hey re Different” 
Bright red berries against dark green leaves. 
That is what sells good varieties of I. Opaca. Did 
you know that these varieties grow in different 
shapes roughly similar to taxus? And that good 
varieties of Opaca berry heavily at an early age? 
The varieties are one sex only, and female varie- 
ties will not set to berries without pollen from a 
male variety planted nearby. (Wild native Opaca 
will not berry when young, its sex unknown until 
large, and often has ugly yellowish-green or 
purplish-brown leaves). Come visit us and see with 
your own eyes that our varieties are as different 
from wild native Opaca as day is from night. 
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Though we have been growing many of the 
varieties ten to twenty years and have grown 
Opaca for forty years, we are not able to pot 
out more than two to ten thousand of any one 
variety each year. If you need large quantities 
of our liners, we probably can supply them but 
it may often be necessary for us to furnish the 
order in several varieties that have similar growth 
habits. 
The reason that stocks of Opaca varieties have 
not built up faster is that Opaca is about three 
times as hard to root as taxus and that Opaca also 
yields only about one-fifth as many scions per six- 
foot specimen as may be obtained from the same 
size taxus. Thus Opaca variety stocks build by pro- 
pagation only about one-fifteenth as fast as it 
is possible to build stocks of taxus. The scarcity 
of scions and especially the difficulty of rooting 
reflect in the price of the yearling liners. Our 
liner prices may seem high but the profit is nor- 
mal as compared to other evergreens. 
What are the Different pantth Types of J Opaca (er tttenee 
Type One: Dense, formal: Useful for hedges, 
foundation plantings, etc. 
Pyramidal, varying from broad as tall to 
rounded. 
Represented by the female variety “Cardinal 
Improved.” 
Type Two: Intermediate: For general landscape 
use. 
Pyramidal, varying from broad iopped to 
leadered. Grow faster than type one. 
Represented by the female variety ‘Old 
Heavy Berry.” 
Type Three: Irregular standard: Field or land- 
scape specimens, Holly orchards. 
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Order the Growth Type that you want. We will 
send the variety shown above or another variety 
of the same general growth habit. Specify the 
number of females and males desired in each 
growth type. All potted liners shipped will be 
Strongly upright or tall pyramidal. Whip when 
young. Require pruning. 
Represented by the female variety ‘Merry 
Christmas Improved.” 
MALES of Types One and Two are available. 
These furnish the most pollen for the size 
and are particularly selected for attractive 
green winter foliage. 
FIELD ROWS OF SPECIMENS, demonstrating 
the above growth types, are on display at 
the nursery. Approximately 200 specimens 
4-6’ high are reserved for demonstration and 
propagation (spaced 16’ x 16’ in the field). 
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clearly marked (per box) with long lasting plastic 
labels. A variety list, free on request, is available 
to show characteristics. A few novelties are on 
hand in small quantities, such as yellow-berried, 
very large berry, dwarf, etc. 
