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47. Marginata elegans. — Not 

 greatly differing from 44, but more 

 striking -when grown to specimen 

 size, the variegation being more in- 

 tense and brilliant. 



48. Marginata elegantissima. — 

 Leaves larger than 47. The silvery- 

 variegation is uniform and brilliant, 

 and the variety is not unworthy of its 

 name. 



49. Marginata latifolia. — Leaves 

 deeply margined with clear sulphur- 

 yellow ; a very elegant and fast-grow- 

 ing kind. 



50. Marginata major. — Like 47, 

 with bright line of red on extreme 

 edge of the leaf. 



51. Marginata pulchella :. — Margin 

 not deeply marked with creamy-sul- 

 phur, the edge of the leaf tinged with 

 red. which is most distinct on the 

 under side. The reddish hue is seen 

 to be one of the distinctive features 

 of this variety, when a good specimen 

 is seen in full sunshine. 



52. Marginata robusta. — Irregu- 

 larly marked with creamy-orange in 

 sharp outlines, which give the leaf 

 the appearance of a palmate green 

 leaf laid on the surface of a larger, 

 almost entire yellow leaf. This is one 

 of the handsomest of the marginata 

 section, and should always be selected, 

 if a few of the most striking varieties 

 are desired. 



Synopsis of Species and Vaeieties. 

 No. II. 

 Distinct green- leaved Climbing 

 Ivies. — 1, Algeriensis ; 2, Canariensis ; 



3. helix; 4, helix baccifera lutea; 5, 

 helix digitata ; 6, helix Taurica ; 7, 

 helix sagitta:fo]ia ; 8, Regneriana; 

 9, Cordifolia. 



Distinct variegated-leaved Climbing 

 Ivies — 1, Carnariensis marmorata ele- 

 gans ; 2, helix aurea maculata ; 3, h. 

 marginata argentea : 4, b. marginata 

 Cullisii ; 5, h. marginata robusta ; 

 6, h. minor marmorata elegans ; 7, h. 

 Japonica argentea. 



Distinct green-leaved Arborescent 

 Ivies. — 1, [Regneriana arborea ; 2, 

 Canariensis arborescens ; 3, helix 

 arborescens ; 4, h. arborescens bacci- 

 fera lutea. 



Distinct variegated-leaved Arbo- 

 rescent Ivies. ■ — 1, helix arborescens 

 aurea ; 2, h. arborescens alba lute- 

 scens ; 3, h. arborescens marginata 

 argentea. 



Synopsis of Species asd Vaeieties. 

 No. III. 



Variegated Ivies, yellow predomi- 

 nating. — 1, Canariensis aurea macu- 

 lata ; 2, helix arborescens aurea 

 maculata ; 3, h. aurea densa ; 4, h. 

 marginata latifolia ; 5, h. marginata 

 major ; 6, h. palmata aurea ; 7, h. 

 auruntiaca. 



Variegated Ivies, white or cream 

 predominating. — 1, Canariensis mar- 

 morata elegans ; 2, helix arborescens 

 alba lutescens ; 3, h. arborescens 

 marginata argentea ; 4, h. marginata 

 argentea; 5, h. marginata canescens ; 

 6, marginata Cullisii ; 7, h. marginata 

 robusta ; 8, h. minor marmorata ele- 

 gans ; 9, h. Japonica argentea. 



FOLIAGE MASSES IN GEOMETRIC GARDENS. 



We have encouraged the use of what 

 are called "foliage plants" in garden 

 decoration for some higher reasons 

 than mere whim, and our advocacy 

 of their use has not been in vain. 

 The most exquisitely coloured of the 

 small circular beds on the great cross 

 walk of the first terrace at Sydenham 

 last year afforded the public a fair 

 opportunity of comparing the respec- 

 tive merits of foliage and flowers in 

 a more decisive manner than was ever 



anticipated. Co/eus Verschciffelii, Pe- 

 rilla, the exquisite silvery Ceniaureus, 

 of which the best bedders are candi- 

 dissima and ragusina, the common 

 purple Orach, and AniarantJms melan- 

 choliais have now acquired a fame as 

 great as that enjoyed for many years 

 by scarlet geraniums and yellow cal- 

 ceolarias ; and amateur cultivators are 

 all anxious to know winch are the 

 most distinct and lasting in their 

 effects out of doors, and how best to 



