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PBAOTIGAL GUIDE TO GARDEN PLANTS hedbba 



viridis). — A beautiful quick-growing 

 variety, with large yellowish-green leaves 

 varying from entire, broadly ovate or 

 roundish, to a peculiar 3-lobed form. 

 There is a variegated form of this. 



var. a/rhorescens (Tree Ivy). — An 

 arborescent form of the Common Ivy. 

 There are forms with golden and silver 

 variegation, and also one with yellow 

 berries. 



var. eanarriensis (H. grandif olia). — Irish 

 Ivy. — Leaves deep green, usually 5-lobed, 

 terminal lobe largest. This is excellent 

 for quickly covering walls, or bare ground 

 under trees, or wherever anything else 

 wiU not grow. The branches which 

 produce flowers and fruit have ovate 

 entire leaves. There are gold and silver 

 variegated forms of the Irish Ivy, known 

 respectively as aureo-maculata and foliis 

 argenteis. 



var, chrysocarpa. — A quick-growing 

 climber with smallish, almost triangular 

 or 3-lobed leaves, central lobe often pro- 

 longed with a few sharp lobes or notches ; 

 colour grey-green, with veins of a lighter 

 shade. The variety wiirantiaca is similar, 

 but has yellow fruits. 



var. conglomerata. — A distinct, slow- 

 growing, erect variety, with small wavy 

 leaves, and short internodes. Excellent 

 for rambling over rockwork. 



var. cuspidata minor. — A pretty vari- 

 ety with purpUsh stems and leaf stalks, 

 and small uniformly 3-lobed and crenated 

 leaves, of a rich glossy green, with whitish 

 veins. 



var. deltoidea. — A distinct Ivy with 

 stout, purphsh stems, and bluntly deltoid 

 blackish-green leaves, changing to a dull 

 purple-bronze in autumn. Suitable for 

 walls. 



var. dentata. — A large handsome 

 form with leathery, heart-shaped, glossy 

 leaves, sometimes distinctly toothed. 



va/r. digitata. — A strong-growing Ivy 

 with finger-shaped, blackish-green leaves, 

 with whitish veins. Excellent for walls. 

 The variety caenwoodiana is very similar 

 if not identical with this. 



var. doner ailensis. — A very pretty 

 forna with small 3-lobed leaves, which 

 assume a dull purple-brown in winter. 



var. Qlymi. — A distinct, wiry-growing 

 form, with leaves varying from ovate to 

 long wedge-shaped, many being obscurely 

 3-lobed, of a very glossy, deep, dull green. 

 This variety is also known as tortuosa. 

 var. gracilis. — A graceful variety. 



with wiry, purplish stems, and 3-lobed 

 leaves, light dull green changing to rich 

 bronze in autumn. Good for covering 

 walls,- pillars, old stumps &c. 



var. lobata major. — ^A strong, free- 

 growing variety with deep glossy green, 

 3-5-lobed leaves. 



var. lucida. — A quick grower, with 

 deltoid or 3-5-lobed glossy leaves. 



var. luteola. — A fine, strong-growing 

 Tree Ivy, with broadly ovate, irregularly 

 rhomboid, sometimes 3-lobed leaves, green 

 in the centre, mottled with grey, and 

 broadly edged with creamy yeUow. 



var. marginata. — A rather slow-grow- 

 ing variety with bluntly triangulai leaves, 

 dull green, edged with creamy white, 

 brightly striped with red or pink in 

 autumn. 



var. marginata aurea has elongated 

 triangular leaves, edged with pale orange- 

 yellow, turning to red. Good wall 

 Ivy. 



var. marginata minor (H. Caven- 

 dishi). — Leaves smaller than in marginata 

 proper ; rather a slow grower, with weak 

 stems. 



var. marginata rubra (H. elegantis- 

 sima; H. tricolor). — Leaves like those of 

 m,arginata in shape, but with deep rosy- 

 red edges in autumn. The colour dis- 

 appeai'S in spring. There is also a form 

 called marginata purpurea. 



var. -inarmorata. — A fine large-leaved 

 form with irregular creamy- white blotches. 

 The sub-variety minor is distinct, with 

 smaller leaves. 



var. palmata. — Leaves 3-5-lobed, dull, 

 deep green, very much like digitata 

 when young. 



var. pelhicida. — A vigorous variety, 

 with red stems when young. Leaves 

 bluntly 4-angled, mottled with green and 

 white. 



var. purpurea. — A chmbing form 

 with leathery leaves of a purplish colour, 

 like rmgneriana. 



var. rcBgneriana. — A handsome vig- 

 orous form, with broadly heart-shaped, 

 leathery, dark green leaves. The tree 

 form is very striking. 



var. rhomhea. — A distinct form with 

 medium-sized, rhomboid leaves, green, 

 narrowly edged with creamy white. 



var. sagittcefoUa. — A free-growing, 

 wiry-stemmed variety, usually with 

 bluntly 8-lobed leaves, the central lobes 

 projecting, sharply triangular; colour 

 deep dull green, with a few blackish- 



