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generally speaking, the most beauti- 

 ful; the English, H. helix, in its 

 ordinary form is very beautiful when 

 it has extended itself over a large 

 surface, as it bites close, and never 

 fails to train itself. H. cordifolia 

 and H. Regneriana, 

 both with huge entire 

 leathery leaves, make 

 fine coverings to walls. 

 All the variegated 

 ivies not of arbores- 

 cent character make 

 beautiful screens for 

 dwarf walls. At 

 Messrs. E. G-. Hen- 

 derson and Sons, St. 

 John's Wood, may 

 be seen specimens of 

 nearly all the known 

 kinds trained on dwarf 

 wails, and most of 

 them are so effective 

 that it is a matter of 

 surprise they are so 

 seldom used in this 

 way, their cheerful 

 aspect during winter 

 being one of their 

 greatest recommen- 

 dations. If it be de- 

 sired to cover a large 

 extent of wall quickly 

 with fast - growing 

 green - leaved ivies, 

 plants of two or three 

 years old should be 

 procured in pots. The 

 soil of the border 

 should be deeply 

 stirred and liberally 

 manured with rotten 

 dung. The plants 

 should be turned out 

 of their pots in the 

 middle of April, be 

 planted firm, nailed 

 in regularly, and be 

 freely watered from 

 the time of planting 

 till the end of July, 

 an engine or syringe 

 being used to sprinkle the whole of 

 the leafage frequently. This treat- 

 ment will assist it in " taking hold " 

 of the new soil and situation, and the 

 next season it will grow vigorously 

 without any other aid than occasion- 



ally nailing or tying in a shoot that 

 refuses to attach itself. Generally 

 speaking, a little care the first season 

 is all that is needful ; but if the cul- 

 tivator wishes to make a display of 

 his skill in cultivating ivy, let him 



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vary the process slightly as follows: 

 —Plant in rich soil in April, train in 

 all the growth you can get, not with 

 any particular regard to appearances, 

 but simply to keep all the shoots up- 

 right, even if several of them cross 



