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About Hollies: The Genus Ilex
Product Description With fruit colored orange, yellow, black, and white in addition to the familiar red, sometimes lasting six months or more, hollies are ideal ornamentals. Hollies represents years of research by one of the giants of American horticulture, covering all the hollies in cultivation with descriptions of many of the 30 deciduous and 780 evergreen species, including upright trees of 60 feet to creeping prostrate forms. From Booklist If given the exciting task of designing a new landscape--whether a small space garden or vast acreage--it is likely the majority of gardeners will consider including hollies. Galle's guide to the genus Ilex presents a delightfully balanced yet comprehensive study of these remarkably varied plants. After a bit of legend and lore by a founder of the Holly Society of America, informative chapters reveal myriad ways to use hollies in the garden, for topiaries, and as bonsai. In addition to providing extensive botanical background, an expansive section describes hundreds of species in a definitive format, with the book's final section devoted to recommendations for culture and propagation. Galle provides home gardeners with the advice necessary to select plants of appropriate size, hardiness, and cultural requirements. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. Alice Joyce Review "Fred Galle has struck a fine balance between the academic and applied portions of the text."Pacific Horticulture, Spring 1999 "A wealth of information for avid amateurs, students, educators, and other professional horticulturists." Choice, March 1998 Book Description Hollies represents years of research by one of the giants of American horticulture, covering all the hollies in cultivation with descriptions of many of the 30 deciduous and 780 evergreen species, including upright trees of 60 feet and creeping prostrate forms. About the Author Fred Charles Galle was formerly the Director of Horticulture at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia, 1953-1979, and served as Curator until his retirement in August of 1983. Active in many horticultural organizations, Galle was the president of the American Rhododendron Society, 1979-1981, winning its Gold Medal Award in 1983. He has also served as a past director of the Holly Society of America, and president of both the American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta and the American Horticultural Society. From 1964 until 1971, Mr. Galle served on the Advisory Council of the United States National Arboretum in Washington , D.C. His landmark book, Azaleas, published by Timber Press in 1985, was listed by the U.S.D.A. National Agriculture Library at Beltsville, Maryland, as one of the fifty great American gardening books. Another one of his books, Hollies: the Genus Ilex, won the American Horticultural Society Book Award and, according to August E. Kehr, it is the "'first authoritative and comprehensive guidebook"' on hollies in the English language. Galle received his bachelor and masters degree in Horticulture from Ohio State University and did graduate work at the University of Tennessee. He was also a veteran of World War II, winning a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and a Cluster. In 1964, Galle was elected a Fellow of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, Great Britain. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Hollies have many fine qualities that make them an important group of both evergreen and deciduous plants in landscapes today. With proper selection they can become the main feature throughout the garden. They are versatile plants that can be used in a wide range of situations; dwarf hollies are suitable for bonsai, rock gardens, and facing taller shrubs; medium hollies are useful as foundation plants; and tall hollies make excellent screens, hedges, and wind breakers. However they are used, the year-round landscape appeal of hollies stems from their habit of growth
