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GROUP IV. Tree or Bush variety. 



36. H. c. arborescens. Leaves dark green, very large, 

 broad, and almost entire ; berries freely. 



3. HEDERA COLCHICA (Asiatic Ivy). 

 GROUP V. Climbing varieties. 



37. H. colchica (Rcegneriand). Leaves dark green, 

 large, entire, thick, and leathery. One of the handsomest. 



38. H. rhomb ea variegata. Leaves dark green, slightly 

 but regularly margined with silver, broad and smooth. 

 Very distinct and elegant. 



39. H. japonica. Leaves green, clearly and regularly 

 margined with white, small. Very pretty, producing 

 dense masses of foliage. 



GROUP VI. Tree or Bush variety. 



40. H. colcJiica arborescens. Similar to No. 37 in 

 general character of leaves, but instead of climbing, rapidly 

 forms a stout round bush, well set with berries. 



As a guide for those who may wish to select varieties 

 for special purposes, I would recommend as suitable for 

 covering large spaces quickly, Nos. 12, 19, 29, 30, 32, 34, 

 37, among green varieties ; Nos. 3, 6, 7, 32, 35, 38, among 

 silver varieties; and Nos. n, 22, 31, 33, among gold 

 varieties. Breadth or masses of any one of these three 

 colours may be obtained by the use of the above varieties. 

 For low walls or fences, basket handles and margins of 

 beds, the best greens are Nos. I, 17, 20, 21 ; the best silver, 

 Nos. 4, 5, 8, 9, 38, 39 ; the best gold, Nos. 2, 22, and 31. 

 All the tree or bush varieties are worthy of cultivation as 

 front-row evergreens (see NOTE C, p. xii., beginning of 

 volume). 



