=> SUNNYSIDE, F—(Brownell). We just 
had to have a partner in arms for high 
spirited Sunnybrooke and so Sunnyside 
was chosen to be his life companion, 
being equally divaricate but with leaves 
Just slightly smaller. By all odds they 
ale the most prickly pair in all Holly- 
om. 
J. C. VAN THOL (or TOL), F—Also 
Laevigata Polycarpa. Sometimes listed 
under heading of Altaclarensis. AI- 
though smooth of leaf it is not just 
another Dutch-type holly. Its glossy 
leaves, usually somewhat convex, are 
highly polished and unmistakably 
veined with intriguing patterns. Even 
the early reddening bright berries gleam 
with opalescent sheen and sparkle with 
reflected sunlight. Early to mature, this 
pleasant holly bedecks herself from 
childhood with ruby jewels usually re- 
served for the hollies more adult in years. 
YELLOW BERRY, F—(See Berigold 
and Fructu Luteo.) Pages 13 and 14. 
REDERLY 
3. The Island Hollies and theirjChildren of Part English Parentage. 
First to be listed are the broad leafed hollies from the Balearic, 
Canary and Madeira Islands and considered by some authorities to 
represent two distinct species named Ilex Perado and Ilex Platyphylla, 
the latter taken from the Greek, meaning with plate-like leaves. Suffice 
it to say at this point that other authorities have chosen to consider the 
Island Hollies under the single species heading of Perado, with Platy- 
phylla preferred as a varietal name. 
Since confusion reigns supreme as to the origins and proper classifi- 
cation of these magnificent hollies, perhaps further, though purely 
layman, speculation may be deemed permissible. It is, therefore, sug- 
gested that a logical hypothesis would be to assume that far in the 
distant past the forms of Hex Platyphylla and Ilex Perado might have 
originated as seed sports from Ilex Aquifolium and have been carried 
by chance or human choice to these off-shore islands. There in perfect 
isolation and over the years they could have continued to reproduce 
themselves with reasonable fidelity as to type, and thus have become 
fixed as botanical varieties or sub-species of Aquifolium. 
While the final decisions as to the validity of species determinations 
are perhaps best left to the taxonomists, and to those qualified in plant 
anatomical analysis, may it be observed here that many of our Pacific 
Northwest ‘“‘Dutch”’ hollies so closely resemble both the Ilex Perado and 
Ilex Platyphylla, at least superficially, that we must lean heavily upon 
our nursery tags for their identification. (See Dutch Hollies page 14.) 
Li, 
