MR. SHIRLEY HIBBERD’S BOOK ON THE IVY. 
Vcap. ito, cloth elegant, Illustrated with Coloured Plates and numerous Wood 
Engravings, price 10s. 6 d. 
THE IVY: 
A Monograph. Comprising the History, Uses, Characteristics, and 
Affinities of the Plant, and a Descriptive List of all the Garden Ivies 
in Cultivation. 
By SHIRLEY HIBBERD. 
Contents.— I. Preparatory Observations. — II. Historical and Literary 
Memoranda.— III. The Characteristics of the Plant. — IV. Uses of the Ivy. — 
V. The Cultivation of the Ivy. — VI. The Species and Varieties of the 
Ivy. — VII. Descriptive List of Garden Ivies : — -1. Green-leaved climbing 
forms of IPedera helix. 2. Variegated climbing forms of IT. helix. 3. 
Green-leaved arborescent forms of H. helix. 4. Variegated arborescent 
forms of H. helix. 5. Green-leaved climbing forms of H. grandifolia 
(canariensis). 6. Variegated climbing forms of II. grandifolia. 7. Green- 
leaved arborescent forms of LI. grandifolia. 8. Variegated arborescent 
forms of H. grandifolia. 9. Green-leaved climbing forms of H. coriacea 
(colchica). 10. Green-leaved arborescent forms of H. coriacea. — VIII. Selec- 
tions of Ivies, comprising the most Distinct and Beautiful in the several Sections. 
“ Mr. Shirley Hibberd has performed an acceptable task in laying before the public, 
in this pretty volume, the results of his experience. The writer evidently found his 
task a pleasant one, and he has executed it pleasantly. He descants on the characteristics 
of the plant, the uses to which it may be put, and gives a long descriptive catalogue of 
the several varieties. Numerous illustrations are given which appear to us to be very 
faithful representations/’— Athenceum. 
“Among the numerous gift-books of the season there is not one more truly elegant 
or more fitted, by its very beautiful coloured plates, and other well-engraved illustra- 
tions, to constitute a dainty present than Shirley Hibberd’s ‘ Monograph of the Ivy.’ 
Until we read this charming book, enriched as it is with vignettes of old castles ivy- 
covered, we had no idea how much the ivy could be rendered permanently useful in the 
decoration of a room, or add to the beauty of a garden in winter. We would heartily 
'.'ecommend the purchase of the volume for its real value, as well as for its beauty.” — 
The Treasury of Literature, 
“In the charmingly attractive and lavishly, as well as beautifully illustrated, hook 
before us, the subject has been so dealt with as to be exhausted. Everything that we 
desire to know, all indeed, that we can know, concerning the ivy, has been supplied to 
us by a most conscientious and intelligent guide. The best authorities are quoted ; 
science and art have been valuable contributors ; the aid of a hundred poets is evoked ; and 
the result is one of the most pleasant and instructive books of the season.” — Art Journal. 
“ The volume is charmingly got up, and the wood engravings, in addition to the 
coloured plates, are profuse.” — Standard. 
“A gracefully conceived, and well wrought out work, with excellent and faithful 
Illustrations.”— Daily Telegraph. 
“Mr. Shirley Hibberd’s ‘Monograph of the Ivy’ is a fine work, and forms an enduring 
monument of his literary research, original inquiry, breadth of generalization, and 
patient and successful cultural skill ; should the work become as popular as it deserves 
to be, ivy-hunting will become as favourite a pastime as fern -gathering.” — Scotsman. 
“ This is a charming monograph. Throughout, Mr. Hibberd is a delightful companion, 
and even his hardest description is picturesquely written, and the eye is relieved and 
satisfied with abundant illustrations. Anyone who has a bit of dead wall to cover, a 
screen to make, or a window or trellis to adorn, can learn all he wants from it.” — 
Glasgoio Herald. 
“ It might be thought difficult if not impossible to fill a portly volume with a scientific 
and practical account of a single plant. This, however, Mr. Hibberd has done and 
what is moi’e, he has contrived to make a very captivating book, and to do good scientific 
wbrk. His book is beautifully got up, and the illustrations, both coloured and plain, 
are simply admirable.” — Manchester Courier. 
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