holly

• The shade of the beech is so dense that grass will not grow beneath it; it gradually kills even holly, which is comparatively flourishing under the oak. —  Grain and Chaff from an English Manor
• Sometimes--(in our grave house Observe, this happeneth not But, at times, the evergreen laurel boughs And the holly are all forgot And then! —  In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World
• Particularly precious would be plants like the holly, the ivy, and the mistletoe, which actually bore fruit in the winter-time. —  Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
• That at Whitehall was burned by the negroes when Sherman's army came by, but the old trees and gardens still endure, including a tall hedge of holly which is remarkable even in this florescent region. —  American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home'
• Watch at the gate for an hour and you will see them come back again each man laden with the spoils of the shrubberies--holly, mistletoe, and evergreens--ruthlessly plundered under cover of the darkness. —  Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places

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