HOLLY BERRIES
QUESTION OF BEARING
Some holly trees bear an abundant crop of berries; others bear none. The reason is that normally some trees bear all male flowers and some female flowers, and it is only when trees of both sexes tire growing together that really good crops of berries are borne. Even then good berry seasons are not experienced every year, and ft year of abundant berries may be followed by one with none. The hollies are widely distributed, and some of them have considerable economic importance, one of the principal at the present time being Ilex paraguariensis, the leaves and young shoots of which are the source of tho famous South American national beverage, mate, yerba mate, or Paraguay tea. It is widely grown in the sub-tropical states of South America, and from Parana alone tho annual output to other states is said to be in the vicinity of 70,000 tons. This tea has a medicinal value- and has been widely advertised in recent years as a cure for rheumatism.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22000, 5 January 1935, Page 8 (Supplement)
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172HOLLY BERRIES New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22000, 5 January 1935, Page 8 (Supplement)
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