

DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF GARDEN IVIES. 



SCUTIFOLIA, Escutcheon- shaped-leaved ivy (syn. Cordata). A distinct but 

 unattractive variety : it is not robust in growth. The leaves are of medium size, 

 roundish triangular, or obscurely three-lobed, dull green, the veins obscurely 

 marked. Figured at page 74. 





Rugosa. 



DELTOIDEA, The blunt triangular ivy (syn. Rhomboidea-obovata latifolia). One 

 of the most distinct and peculiar in the collection, and, though a dull unattractive 

 plant, strikingly interesting to an amateur in ivies. The stem is purplish and 

 rather stout, the leaves rather distant, stiffly and uniformly set ; in form bluntly 

 deltoid or shield-shaped, usually overlapping at the base, a character quite unique. 

 In substance the leaves are leathery, in colour blackish-green, changing in autumn 

 to a sombre purplish bronze. Figured at page 75. 



CINEREA, The grey-leaved ivy (syn. Himalalca}. Very distinct and interest- 

 ing ; scarcely robust, but growing freely. The leaves are smallish and peculiar in 

 form and colour ; in some instances they are three-lobed and nearly triangular, in 

 others the central lobe is prolonged, and has a few sharp subsidiary lobes and 

 notches on the side ; the colour is greyish-green, the lines of the principal veins 

 being a lighter grey than the blade, and inclining to a milky hue. This is the 

 most tender variety in the section, a severe winter damaging its appearance 

 considerably. Figured at page 76. 



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