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DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF ALL THE GARDEN IVIES 
IN CULTIVATION. 
By SHIRLEY HIBBERD, F.R.H.S. 
Contents. 
Prefatory Observations—Historical and Literary Me¬ 
moranda—The Characteristics of the Plant—Uses of 
the Ivy—The Cultivation of the Ivy—The Species and 
Varieties of Ivy—Descriptive List of Garden Ivies— 
Selections 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 evi¬ 
dently 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 representa¬ 
tions ”— Athenaeum. 
“ In the charmingly attractive and lavishly, as well as beautifully illustrated, 
book before us, the subject has been so dealt with as to be exhausted. Every¬ 
thing 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 con¬ 
tributors ; 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 Ivy’ is a charming volume, ornamental, useful, and entertaining, 
and is sure to please even those readers who are not specially addicted to 
horticulture. ” — Morning Post. 
“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 its 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.”— Glasgow 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 more, he has contrived to make a very captivating book, 
and to do good scientific work. His book is beautifully got up, and the illus¬ 
trations, both coloured and plain, are simply admirable.” — Manchester Courier. 
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