



alba lutescens, Hedera var.). The counterpart of Sulphurea, but a better plant, 

 and well adapted for pot-culture, as it makes a pleasing specimen, conspicuous in 

 winter by the abundance of its greenish -white and sulphur-coloured variegation. 

 It rarely produces fruit. Figured at page 107. 



AUREA, The golden- leaved tree ivy (syn. Arborescens aurea maculata). Garden 

 nomenclature would require this to be named Hedera helix arborescens foliis aureis, 

 but as the designation " aurea" occurs nowhere else in this list, it may be adopted 

 here, and should be sufficient for identification of the variety. This is a fine bold 

 plant, with ovate leaves like those of the common green-leaved tree ivy, those at 

 the ends of the young shoots being wholly of a clear deep golden colour ; strikingly 

 beautiful. Unfortunately this fine variety is inconstant. Figured at page 106, 

 and in plate at page G2, top, left hand. 



GROUP 5. GREEN-LEAVED CLIMBING FORMS OF HEDERA GRANDIFOLIA 



(CANARIENSIS). 



GRANDIFOLIA, The large-leaved ivy (syn. Canariensis, Hibernica,Vegeta). The 

 Irish ivy is reported to have been found growing wild in Ireland, but "Hibernica" 

 is not a good name for it, because it is a scarce plant there, and in like manner 

 " Canariensis " is an objectionable specific designation, because this species ranges 

 far beyond the Canary Islands, not only northward to Ireland, but southward to 

 the continent of Africa. It is to be hoped the name now adopted may not offend 

 for more than a moment those who know how many and how great are the diffi- 

 culties of botanical nomenclature. There is but one other ivy which could dispute 

 with this the title of large-leaved, namely, the one known as Ecegneriana ; but 

 that has a distinctive character in the leathery texture of its leaves, which readily 

 suggests an appropriate name. Hedera grandifolia is not a very variable plant. 

 The growth is remarkably free and robust, and it is the best of all ivies for clothing 

 walls and large knolls quickly with a rich green carpet, and it is also well adapted 

 for making bold broad edgings, and for forming large handsome pyramids in 

 pots. The leaves are borne on long reddish or purple petioles ; they are usually 

 five-lobed, the centre lobe being larger than the side lobes, but occasionally extra 

 large leaves are produced with five equal lobes, radiating as from a common centre, 

 not projecting forward as in digitate varieties. The texture of the leaf is papery, 

 the surface is quite smooth and hard, the colour is a rich deep green. Many inte- 

 resting varieties have been selected here from amongst seedlin gs but none that are 

 at present worthy of names and places in this list. 



^ 



IT 5 



