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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Lois Barber / The Bulletin
December 9, 2008
English holly (Ilex aquifolium) has been a symbol of Christmas for centuries in Europe.
Fashioned into wreaths, its spiny leaves and red berries symbolized a crown of thorns and drops of blood. Its green leaves and ability to produce fruit even in coldest winter evoked the promise of everlasting....
