284 T HE IVY. 



GROUP II. Tree or Bush varieties. 



25. H. h. arbor escens. Leaves dark green, long and 

 narrow ; forms a close, round, evergreen shrub ; well set 

 with dark purple berries in winter. 



26. H. h. arborescens baccata lutea. Leaves green, 

 narrow pointed ; of the compact growth of the preceding, 

 and well covered with yellow berries. 



27. H. h. arborescens alba lutea. Leaves green, well 

 margined with gold and silver ; large. One of the most 

 beautiful. 



28. //. h. arborescens foliis aureis. Leaves long, nar- 

 row, dark green, finely blotched with gold. Grows and 

 bears berries freely. Very beautiful. 



2. HEDERA CANARIENSIS (African Ivy). 

 GROUP III. Climbing varieties. 



29. H. canariensis. Leaves dark green, large. Growth 

 very rapid. Bears berries freely. This is generally known 

 as the Irish Ivy. 



30. H. c. nova. Leaves much larger and of a paler 

 green than the type, also of more rapid growth. This and 

 H. (Rcegneriana) colchica are the best of the green-leaved 

 kinds for covering large spaces quickly. 



31. H. c. aureo maculata. Leaves sometimes green, 

 but usually green finely clouded with gold ; large. Growth 

 free and rapid. One of the most beautiful. 



32. H. c. latifolia maculata.- Leaves green, marbled 

 with creamy white ; large. Growth rapid. 



33. H. c. foliis aureis. Leaves large, some entirely 

 green, some entirely gold, others again green blotched 

 with gold. Growth vigorous. Very handsome. 



34. Hedera algeriensis. Leaves pale green, large, 

 entire. A very handsome sort, of rapid growth. 



35. H. a. variegata. Leaves green, broadly margined 

 with white ; very large. Growth rapid. One of the 

 handsomest. 



