I. A. Argentea Marginata Pendula 
SILVER WEEPING 
markable holly of unusual interest and 
beauty. Her strong but slender leaves 
are richly edged with silver. They are 
almost perfectly flat and completely 
armed with regularly spaced spines, 
long and sharp and lying within the 
leaf plane. A stout growing holly of 
purple twig and brownish bark, Silver 
Plane adds even more to her colorful 
make-up when autumnal frosts tinge 
her berries with crimson. 
— SILVER PRINCE, M—(Brownell) Ele- 
gantissima. An exquisite gentleman 
holly of elegant habit. Silver Prince is 
the precise male counterpart to our 
feminine Silvary (page 11). Traditional 
and correct, of course. 
SILVER PRINCESS and SILVER 
QUEEN, F—(Brownell). Names often 
used synonymously with Silvary (page 
11) and especially when sold as living 
gifts at the Christmas season. 
SILVER WEEPING, F—(Argentea 
Marginata Pendula). See center pages 
for color reproduction. The piece-de- 
resistance about which all our other 
hollies revolve. This massive holly pro- 
duces a breath-taking color scheme of 
crimson berry clusters nestling among 
enameled leaves of silver and green, 
and all borne on gracefully arched 
branches overlaid one upon the other 
to form an almost perfect hemisphere 
of radiant beauty. 
5. Varieties with Leaf Centers Painted in Silver (Argentea Medio-picta) 
SILVER MILKBOY, M—(Brownell). 
SILVER MILKMAID, F—(Brownell). 
A pair of unusual hollies so identical in 
leaf and stem and growth habit, and> 
all except gender, that to describe one 
will suffice for both. These curious 
hollies are quite unlike the gentle golden 
picta types, being small of leaf but so 
divaricate with spines pointing in every 
direction that each seems to be out- 
doing the other in achieving contortion. 
White enameled leaf centers illumine 
C. Unusual and Curious Hollies. 
these fanciful hollies, while the crimson 
fruit of Miss Silver Milkmaid provides 
a festive touch withal. 
SILVER STAR, -F—(Brownell). A new 
and exciting acquisition to our Ilexe- 
tum. Originating locally as a bud sport, 
Silver Star is large and bold of leaf, and 
armored against any imprudent ad- 
vance. Words, usually so adequate, fail 
me as I seek to convey some concep- 
tion of the acrobatic contortions of 
this strangely beautiful Silver Star. 
When mother Nature turns herself loose with abandon, her miracles 
to perform, we are permitted to perceive the ultimate in bizarre and 
unusual coloration as well as the grotesque in form. The hollies have 
long yielded to her whimsey and caprice. 
CALAMISTRATA, M—(Sterile). See > CONTORTA, M—(sterile). See Crispa 
Crispa below. 
below. 
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