ON TREES AND SHRUBS. 



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distinct and effective of 

 the variety named 

 included in every 



garden 



on 



Fig. 303. — Hedeea Helix dextata. 



bronzed in winter. The most distinct and effective of Ivies 

 with medium-sized leaves is 

 {atropiirpurea)^ and it should be 

 account of 

 its brilliant 

 colouring in 

 winter, which 

 is pur pie- 

 brown, 

 shaded with 

 black. Emer- 

 ald Green is 

 of close, com- 

 pact habit, 

 and very 

 attractive ; 

 triloba, gra- 

 cilis, and 

 canarie ?isis 

 are of good 

 growth, and 



add pleasing variety. Amongst silver-leaved kinds. Crippsii 

 deserves to be extensively planted : its hardiness is beyond 

 question, while its soft grey leaves, with white venations and 

 markings, are effective. madere?isis variegata is, unfortunately, 

 not quite hardy in all parts of the country, but is well 

 adapted for planting in cool conservatories, vestibules, 

 corridors, &:c. Its leaves are conspicuous for the broad, irregular 

 white margins, while the central portion is heavily splashed with 

 silvery-grey on a darker ground. marginata elegantissiina is a 

 grand Ivy, of rapid growth, with medium-sized triangular pale green 



leaves, washed with 

 silvery- white, and 

 irregularly bordered 

 with creamy-white ; 

 one of the best 

 of its class, mar- 

 ginata rubra is 

 another excellent 

 free-growing silver- 

 edged sort which 

 towards autumn be- 

 comes tinged with 

 red. Of golden- 

 leaved kinds, spec- 

 in colour chrysomela 

 In spring; its leaves 



Fig. 



504. — Hedera Helix lucida. 



tabilis aurea is beautiful, but for constancy 

 is the best of the yellow-leaved group, 

 are greenish-yellow, which later on assume a 



bright 



golden 



