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THE IVY. 



observer. The prevailing form is that of helix major, but the lobes are less dis- 

 tinctly marked, and the boundaries of the side lobes approximate to straight lines : 



Cinerea. 



Triloba. 



from this character the name is derived. Worth having for its bright grass -green 

 colour, glossy surface, and rapid growth. 



PEDATA, Foot-leaved ivy (syn. Digitata, Chrysocarpd). A very distinct and 

 fine variety, growing freely and adapted for any purpose, but particularly fine on a 

 ruin. The leaves are mostly five-lobed, the central lobe long and narrow, the side 

 lobes similarly narrow but shorter, the outlines sharp and decisive, the form of the 

 leaf bearing a remote resemblance to that of a bird's foot. The colour is dark 

 green, with whitish veins very sharply marked in bold relief. As this is a true 

 climbing ivy, it should not be named Chrysocarpa, as it is usually in trade collec- 

 tions. The fruiting form is not in cultivation, but no doubt it may be obtained by 

 planting out pedata and waiting until it assumes an arborescent growth. This 

 is usually described in trade catalogues as a " North Indian" ivy. It may be 

 found in the woods on the eastern slopes of Snowdonia by those who will patiently 

 search for it. Figured at page 82. 



MINIMA, Smallest- leaved ivy (syn. Taurica, Donerailense, Pennsylvania.') A 

 pretty and curious little ivy, a counterpart in form of pedata, but the leaves attain 



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