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• "Delaware-The First State." State of Delaware website. 8/19/05. (11/9/07).
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• "Holly." Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland. (11/9/07).
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• "Holly." Royal Forestry Society of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (11/9/07).
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• "Holly Facts." The Northwest Holly Growers Association. (11/9/07).
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• "Mythology of Holly." Holly Society of America. (11/9/07).
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• "The Holly and the Ivy." Hymns and Carols of Christmas. (11/9/07).
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