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MY GARDEN. 



The manner in which ivy (Hedera Helix] insinuates itself into every 

 crevice has been described by the poet : 



"And the ivy knits it closely to its stanchions, and passes 

 Through the crevices and hinges and the floor." COLDWELL. 



At other times the ivy, when it puts forth its flowering shoots, 

 assumes the character of a tree, and a tree converted as it were into 

 an ivy-tree is highly picturesque. We have many specimens. 



Lastly, when ivy has nothing to which it can conveniently cling, it 



hangs down in wild festoons, 



fN^HHlrfS* which is nowhere better illus- 



P^j! trated than at the waterfall at 



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'fifi^. aW^ IhPwEr ^ ie sma ^ natural ivy is far 



^\ ^JSSjEi "^w more beautiful than the large- 



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xli^TJr fSP^Sfe leaved or Irish ivy ; though 



V that is useful for certain situa- 



FIG. 570. New Silver Edge. Fie;. 571. Gold-striped. tions, and WC USC it to COVCr 



the brick retaining walls of the Backwater. There are many exqui- 

 site varieties of the ivy, some with foliage splashed with white, others 

 with gold and silver foliage, which are charming to grow over rootwork 

 and stumps.- I have figured four varieties (figs. 570, 571, 572, 573), but 



I'li;. 57?. Old Silver Edge 



FIG. 573. Elegantissinio 



where any extensive rootwork exists, as many varieties as can be pro- 

 cured should be grown, as each has its charm ; though, taking all 

 things into consideration, the common wild ivy of the woods is the 

 most lovely of all. H. R&gneriana is fine for walls. 



