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plants which have been grown in the open air for many years, 

 and withstood severe winters without any protection. Apart from 

 the beauty of the flowers, the rich green leafage is also hand- 

 some. Planted in fairly rich well-drained soil, with a sheltered 



aspect, Camel- 

 lias flourish 

 famously. Myr- 

 tus communis 

 (Myrtle) is a 

 neat wall shrub, 

 with small deep 

 green leaves and 

 pure white 

 flowers. Hol- 

 bcellia (Staun- 

 tonia) latijolia 

 (Fig. 302) is a 

 vigorous clim- 

 ber, with bright 

 green leathery 

 leaves and fragrant purple flowers ; 

 it delights in full sunshine. Aris- 

 totelia Macqui and its variegated 

 form are handsome wall shrubs, 

 but somewhat- tender, especially 

 A; M. variegata. 



A list of wall shrubs would be 

 incomplete that did not include 

 the names ■ of a few good 

 Ivies, but as the varieties are 

 many in number we shall only 

 mention some of the most 

 distinct, handsome, and robust. 

 Of green-leaved kinds, Hedera 

 amurensis (macrodontd) is a choice 

 variety of more than ordinary 

 merit. It is of rapid growth, 

 attaches itself to dry walls, and 

 has the advantage of filling in 

 well by side growth at the bottom. 

 Its large, overlapping, heart-shaped 

 leaves are richly bronzed in winter. 

 A variety with even larger leaves 

 than the first-named is Helix dentata (Fig. 303), a form of 

 colchica. viridis is a cheerful-looking Ivy, with grass-green 

 foliage. The Bird's-foot Ivy (H. pedata) is distinct and pretty, 

 with grey veins. Helix lucida (Fig. 304) is very attractive ; the 

 leaves are glossy green in spring and summer, and heavily 



Fig-. 302. — Holbcellia 

 latifolia. 



