TREATMENT OF IVY. 



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Hedera Helix, the common twining ivy, a native of Europe, 

 of which there are many varieties. The leaves of these 

 varieties vary very much, and many distinctions have been 

 founded on these variations. There are two very beautiful 

 kinds, the silver and golden, the foliage being beautifully 

 variegated with white and gold. The following cuts will 



show how these differ in foliage, all being taken from living 



leaves, though some are necessarily reduced in size to 



accommodate them to our pages. 



The Tree or Aborescent Ivy is merely a form of the com- 

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