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THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



(Fig. 



vigorous 



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 tlowers, the rich green leafage is also hand- 

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



aspect, Camel- 

 lias flourish 

 famously. Myr- 

 fus com77U{nis 

 (Myrtle) is a 

 neat wall shrub, 

 with small deep 

 green leaves and 

 pure white 

 flowers. Hol- 

 bcelUa {Stau?i- 

 tonia) latiiolia 

 302) is a 

 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. J/. Lariegata. 



A list of wall shrubs would be 

 incomplete that did not include 

 the names of a few 2:ood 

 Ivies, but as the varieties are 

 many in number we shall only 

 mention some of the most 

 distinct, handsome, and robust. 

 Of sreen-leaved kinds, Hedera 

 amuj'eiisis {jjiao'odonta) is a choice 

 variety' of more than ordinarv 

 merit. It is of rapid growth, 

 attaches itself to dry walls, and 

 has the advantage of tilling in 

 well bv side Growth at the bottom. 

 Its large, overlapping, heart-shaped 

 leaves are richly bronzed in winter. 

 A variety with e\'en larger leaves 

 Helix Je?itata (Fig. 303 ). a form of 

 cheerful-lookins; Ivv. with grass-^reen 



Fig-. 302. — HOLBCELLIA 

 LATIFOLIA. 



than the first-named is 

 colchica. viridis is a 

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



with 

 leaves 



grey 



vein: 



are glossv 



green 



lucida (Fig. 304) is very attractive : the 

 in spring and summer, and heavily 



