lady hollies to be kings, and demoting their stalwart males to queenhood. 
Perhaps in England where one drives in the left lane such quirks 
of inverse nomenclature may seem trivial, but to persist in the borrowed 
habit of left lane driving in American traffic seems to be something less 
than futile. Therefore with this warning, and forever hereafter, our 
Silver and Golden Kings shall indeed be Kings, whilst their respective 
Queens shall be honored as the fairest in the realm of all the mother 
hollies. 
tHESGOEDEN HOLLIES 
We shall first undertake to acquaint you with the golden (aurea) 
hollies, and secondly with those decorated with silver (argentea). Most 
of these colorful mutants appear as bud sports and fall into two general 
classifications: one where the leaf margins are banded with color 
(marginata) and the other where the central (medio) portions of the 
leaves are painted (picta) in silver or gold. Thus are derived the botanical 
titles of Aurea and Argentea Medio-picta. The first of these hollies, the 
marginates, are the more fixed or constant and seldom do they revert to 
the form of their parent. The medio-pictas where the coloration is 
confined to the leaf centers are more fickle and frequently send forth 
branches corresponding to those of the holly of their origin. 
1. Varieties with golden variegated margins (aurea marginata). 
AUREA MARGINATA OVATA, F— 
See Golden Gate below. 
AUREA REGINA, M—See Golden 
King below. 
BICOLOR, F—Also Muricata. Also 
see Mistigold, M below. Much of the 
joy which this holly brings is due to its 
persistent annual and heavy fruiting of 
rich carmine red berries and ripening in 
early September. Leaves are slender, 
only slightly spined and are banded 
with a delicate line of deep greenish 
gold coloration. 
GOLDEN GATE, F—(Brownell). Also 
Aurea Marginata Ovata. A handsome 
holly with broadly rounded leaves 
slightly vallied but gently spined and 
outlined by a well-defined golden mar- 
ginal stripe. Purple bark coloration is 
pronounced. A reliable fruiting holly 
and much prized for landscaping be- 
cause of its dense compact growth 
habit. 
GOLDEN KING, M—(Brownell) Eng- 
land’s Aurea Regina. Abounding in 
golden coloration this happy warrior 
is lord and king of the golden margi- 
nates. Leaves broadly banded with pol- 
ished gold are wavy and waxed and 
well armored with spiny authority. 
The mate to this regal holly is a com- 
moner which we have chosen to name 
Varigold, but a damozel of high breed- 
ing and unmatched personal charm. 
GOLDEN QUEEN, F—(Brownell) 
England’s Golden King. One of the 
most beautiful and truly regal of the 
hollies. Leaves are large, glossy, rather 
convex and are edged with a generous 
broad band of bright yellow gold. 
Many leaves are pure gold in color. 
The foliage is dense and nearly free of 
spines. When filled with ruby fruit this 
majestic holly commands both respect 
and admiration. 
MISTIGOLD, M—(Brownell) also 
Laurifolia Aurea. The male counterpart 
of Bicolor above with almost identical 
leaf shape except for an impish twist 
to each sharp tip spine. A_ brighter 
golden color encircling the leaves makes 
Mistigold an ornate attraction indeed. 
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