Holly

Holly

Holly, (fr. houx): this is found rarely as a tree or bush; but the branches and sprigs often occur; still more so the leaves.

Gules, a boar argent, armed, bristled, collared and chained or, tied to a hollybush on a mount in base both proper--OWEN, co. Pembroke.

Argent, a holly-tree eradicated proper; on a chief engrailed azure a lion passant between two trefoils slipped or--DOWLING, Kilkenny[granted 1662].

Argent, a sheaf of arrows gules between three holly-branches[otherwise blazoned branches of holly, or sprigs of holly, and bundles of holly] each of as many leaves proper handed of the second--IRVINE, Scotland.

Argent, a holly-branch between three bay-leaves slipped vert--FOULIS, Edinburgh.

Argent, a chevron pean between three hollen-bushes[sic] fructed proper--BUSHNAN, co. Essex[granted 1784].

Argent, three holly-leaves pendent proper--INWYNE, Cumberland.

Argent, a battle-axe between three holly-leaves in chief and a bugle-horn in base vert garnished gules--BURNET, Scotland.

Gules, on a bend argent six holly-leaves, two, two, and two bendwise in fesse sable--RYON.