For the further information of our patient readers, the following 
hollies were obtained in considerable number directly from famous 
English nurseries recommended to us by the Secretary of the British 
Royal Horticultural Society. The nomenclature accompanying these 
imported hollies has been preserved with fidelity. As these named 
hollies are but selected specimens representative of species or sub- 
species of Ilex, it should be recognized that they undoubtedly occur in 
both male and female forms. 
BALEARICA, F—Like all of the hollies 
in this category, the bold, handsome 
leaves of leathery substance are of 
major prominence. In Balearica the 
well-veined leaves are gently channeled 
along the midrib while the spines when 
present lie flat within the leaf plane. 
Green barked except for young purplish 
twigs, this pistillate selection exhibits a 
generous fruiting characteristic. 
MADERENSIS, F—This handsome 
holly of feminine gender is thought to 
have exerted much influence in the 
appearance of the famous line of “‘hy- 
brid” hollies which are described in 
the following listing. It is a striking 
type indeed with its large valleyed 
leaves and multitudinous spines tilted 
tipward along the full length of the 
regular and well-defined margins. 
MADERENSIS ATROVIRENS, F— 
A green twigged variation with more 
rounded wavy leaves and deeper hue 
of green. 
MADERENSIS VARIEGATA, F—A 
fine sport from Maderensis prominently 
marked by leaves with central gold 
coloration. 
PERADO, F—A stout growing green 
stemmed holly clothed with generously 
rounded bright green leaves and with a 
slight tendency on the part of some 
toward cupping concavely. The leaf 
armature is erratic so that some are 
quite devoid of protection while others 
are fully spined with flat lying points. 
The berries are red and round and 
ripen early with arresting color. (Note: 
In all outward appearance except berry 
size and shape, Perado could easily be 
mistaken as the twin of our Royal Red 
featured on the front cover.) 
PLATYPHYLLA, F—True to its name 
meaning the holly with flat round 
leaves like a plate. With stems of dark 
purple and leaves a deep green this 
handsome holly could well have exerted 
much influence when crossed with the 
typical English hollies. Though weakly 
spined, its bold commanding foliage 
attracts much attention. 
PLATYPHYLLA NIGRESCENS, F— 
With stems so purple as to be almost 
black and with its dense foliage of 
darkest green, this strange holly is aptly 
named. Even the fruits are of dark 
complexion. 
We shall now present the so-called hybrid progeny of the Island and 
English hollies. The ubiquitous Ilex species of the world and numbering 
some five hundred odd which have been identified to date are little 
given to natural crossing or hybridizing. It is not that hybrids are 
unknown, but they are rare indeed except between the Island hollies 
and Ilex Aquifolium. The freedom and readiness of these several named 
species to cross pollinate, and produce a perfectly magnificent series of 
“hybrids,” is perhaps a partial justification for my previously stated 
speculation as to the relationship existing between the species concerned 
being much closer than is generally recognized. 
At this point in nomenclature there are those who choose to precede 
the identifying name of each of the so-called hybrids with the specific 
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