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I. PREFATORY OBSERVATIONS ... ... ... ... ... ... 



II. HISTORICAL AND LITERARY MEMORANDA ... ... ... ... 5 



III. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PLANT ... ... ... ... ... 17 



IY. USES OF THE IVY ... ... ... ... ... 31 



V. THE CULTIVATION OF THE IVY ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 



VI. THE SPECIES AND VARIETIES OF IVY ... ... .., ... 51 



VII. DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF GARDEN IVIES : 



1. Green-leaved climbing forms of Hedera helix ... ... ... ... 62 



2. Variegated climbing forms of H. helix ... ... ... ... 77 



3. Green-leaved arborescent forms of H. helix ... ... ... ... 90 



4. Variegated arborescent forms of H. helix ... ... ... ... 93 



5. Green-leaved climbing forms of H. gran difolia (canariensis) ... ... 96 



6. Variegated climbing forms of H. grandifolia ... ... ... 98 



7. Green-leaved arborescent forms of H. grandifolia ... ... ... 104 



8. Variegated arborescent forms of H. grandifolia ... ... ... 104 



9. Green-leaved climbing forms of H. coriacea (colchica) ... ... ... 105 



10. Green-leaved arborescent forms of H. coriacea ... ... ... 107 



VIII. SELECTIONS OF IVIES, COMPRISING THE MOST DISTINCT AND BEAUTIFUL IN THE 



SEVERAL SECTIONS 108 



