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tree Ivy. The growth is free and somewhat scandent, and in the arbo¬ 
rescent series it is the counterpart of Marginata grandis among the 
climbing Ivies. The green part of the leaf is rich holly green, the 
margin creamy or whitish, the whole leaf highly varnished. 
Syn. Canariensis argentea, Argentea elegans, New Silver, Latifolia 
argentea marginata. 
54. Argentea minor is more decidedly arborescent than the last 
named, and exceedingly beautiful. The leaves are almost uniformly 
ovate and slightly concave, but a few short side-lobes occur. The 
central part of the leaf is of a grey green, with broad margin of clear 
creamy variegation. 
Syn. Marginata argentea, Marginata aurea, Arborea variegata, 
Japonica argentea, Pince's New Silver. 
Argentea fulgens is the most brilliantly coloured of the creamy- 
edged tree Ivies ; the leaves are broadly and irregularly margined rich 
full cream, the central part rich dark green; the whole surface 
varnished. It grows slowly. 
Syn. Arborea elegantissima, Arborescens argentea, Helix arbor 
■elegans. 
Aureola is useful as a tree Ivy, as in a full exposure it acquires a 
gay yellow colouring, less powerful than that of Aurea, while the leaves 
-are often broadly three-lobed, and the colouring, a pale tint of yellow, 
is chiefly apparent on the young growth. Systematic pruning is essential 
■to maintain the beauty of neat specimens. 
55. Luteola has a vigorous constitution. The stems and leafstalks 
are usually green, but sometimes purplish. The leaves vary from a broad 
ovate outline to an irregular rhomboid, and a few three-lobed leaves 
appear. The mature growth is green, the new rising leaves yellow. 
Syn. Pumila aurea, Aurea spectabilis, Arborea aurea. 
56. Sub-lutea may be regarded as the tree form of Sulphurea, but 
is a better plant, and makes a fairly good subject for pot culture. 
Syn. Arborescens minor lutea, Arborescens alba lutescens, Hcdera 
variegata. 
57. Aurea is of bold character with ovate leaves like those of the 
common tree form of Helix. The young shoots are wholly of a rich 
golden colour. Inconstant, but a brilliant variety in a gravelly or 
chalky soil. 
Syn. Arborescens aurea mac'data. 
58. Sub-flava is a yellowish-tinted form of the tree Helix. It is 
of no particular value, but might be useful for winter bedding. 
Syn. Arborescens flava variegata. 
59. Albo-lineata is a distinct and pleasing form of Sub-marginata, 
and may be called the tree Ivy of Japan. The leaves are long ovate, 
bright green, with a “ wire edge ” of whitish variegation. 
Syn. Veitchii, Rliomboidea variegata. 
Hedera canariensis, the African Ivy. 
60. Canariensis. —The Linnnean name Helix being adopted in this 
list for the European Ivy, it will be consistent to allow Wildenow’s 
•“Canariensis” to appear for the so-called “Irish” or African Ivy. 
Though well known and universally appreciated, it may be proper to 
«ay here that in its climbing form the leaves are broad, fine-angled, the 
central and side lobes nearly corresponding in length and breadth, the 
basal lobes short and rounding handsomely to the insertion of the 
petiole, which is long and purplish. The colour of the leaf is a rich 
deep green distinctly marked with veins of a light green colour, the 
principal of which rise above the surface like threads laid on. 
Syn. Canariensis, Hibernica, Vegeta, Africana. 
61. Viridis differs in form and colour from the Irish Ivy, the leaves 
are often orbicular, but generally speaking they are broadly ovate and 
obscurely three-lobed, the colour light bright green, the general appear¬ 
ance of the plant massive and robust, but by reason of its light colour, 
cheerful and very distinct. It is known in gardens as the “ Algerian,” 
and is doubtless more truly African than Canariensis. 
Syn. Algeriensis, gigantea. 
62. Ficula has the advantage of a distinct character that commands 
respect. The leaf is large, boldly cut into five to seven lobes, which 
are distinctly wedge-shaped from the middle to the blunt end, and from 
the base of the wedge are cut straight down to the blade. This and 
the peculiar dull green colour of the whole plant render it strikingly 
imitative of the common Fig, although perhaps on a close comparison 
the likeness would be somewhat remote. Ic has been figured as the 
Fig-leaved Ivy. 
Syn. Azoriea, Canariensis azorica. 
63. Cuspidata major is a noble member of the group comprising 
Palmata, Digitata, and Crenata, the last the weakest of the group. The 
■one now before us is the strongest, for it is a trifle more robust than the 
bold Palmata. The leafstalks are very long and of a grass-green colour, 
the leaf broad and expanding from the petiole in the sharp lines right 
and left to the apex of each of the basal lobes. The two side lobes are 
large and project forward, the middle lobe smaller, all the bifurcations 
cockled. The colour is a rich deep green, with the principal veins 
boldly marked. 
Syn. Hibernica palmata. 
Variegated forms of the African Ivy. 
64. Variegata is a scarce variety of the Irish Ivy ; the leafstalks 
are purplish, the leaves broadly wedge-shaped or obscurely three-lobed, 
the surface smooth and glossy ; the central parts of leaf dark green, the 
margin bright primrose, tinted with cream colour. 
Syn. Hybernica variegata. 
65. Pallida is well known for its bold but inconstant variegation 
in large patches, and sometimes overspreading the whole leaf with pale 
primrose yellow. 
Syn. Golden Blotched, Hibernica variegata, Aurea niaculata, 
Canariensis aurea. 
66. Maculata has large, rough, wrinkled leaves, the leafstalks 
purplish ; the variegation overspreads the plant in patches and streaks of 
clear cream-colour, intermixed with shades of greyish green and full 
dark greeD. 
Syn. Latifolia maculata, Marmorata, Variegata, Maculata latifolia. 
67. Striata, the streaked Ivy, is one of the most brilliant when 
n good colour. The leaves are less in size than the green form 
of Canariensis, barred, patched, and splashed with pleasing shades of 
yellowish cream, changing to paler cream ; the young leaves often self- 
coloured rich cream. Grand for a great breadth of wall. The green 
parts of the leaf are very dark, and the bars and streaks exceedingly 
bright ; it is a kind of “ thunder and lightning ” Ivy. 
Syn. Canariensis, Aurea maculata, Aurea marginata, Striped Irish, 
New Golden-rayed Irish. 
68. Lacteola is a superb plant ; rich, delicate, constant, brilliant, 
and perfectly hardy. The young shoots are of a lively purple colour, the 
young leaves much blotched and patched with creamy variegation ; the 
older leaves with a fair proportion of green more or less patched and 
streaked with variegation. One of its characters is to be found in the 
deficiency of form in the leaves; they are of many shapes and sizes, and 
usually unsymmetrical and ugly. This variety is a splendid development 
of maculata, and may be identified by its creamy colouring and absolute 
want of form. 
Syn. Maderiensis variegata, Lee's New Silver, Lee's Maderensis. 
69. Canescens requires a great space and considerable age to display 
its beauty, and when fully developed it may with propriety be called the 
“ hoary Ivy.” In a small state it is poor in appearance and tender in 
constitution. The leaves are irregular in form, and have no individual 
beauty ; the central parts are greyish green, the margins clear cream. It 
is well known. 
Syn. Algeriensis foliis variegatU, Algeriensis variegata. 
Arborescent Forms of the African Ivy. - 
70. Arborescens needs not to be described ; it is the bold, fast- 
growing, rich green, fruiting form of the Irish Ivy. The leaves are 
broadly ovate and entire ; but occasionally lobed leaves appear. It is 
the “ sharp-leaved ” Ivy. 
Syn. Canariensis arborescens, Hibernica arborescens, Canariensis 
fructifera. 
71. Cordifolia differs from the last in having leaves uniformly 
cordate, thicker in texture, and lighter in colour ; it is the fruiting form 
of the Algerian Ivy. 
Syn. Hbernica arborescens latifolia, Algeriensis arborea. 
72. Flava is a counterpart of Pallida, the variegation a deeper tone 
of yellow. It bears the same relation to Pallida that Lacteola bears to 
Maculata as a further development. 
Syn. Hedera arborea flava variegata. 
73. Variocolore is a form of Cordifolia, with a few stripes and 
patches of yellowish variegation. 
Syn. Hedera arborea latifolia striata. 
Hedera colchica, the Asiatic Ivy. 
74. Colchica of C. Koch has purple leafstalks and thick leaves of 
a broad cordate form, usually blunt at the apex, and showing two 
obscure side lobes. The colour is light green in youth, dark dull green, 
with occasionally a tinge of bronze when mature. This is a noble Ivy 
that grows freely, and in a rich soil, with shelter, produces leaves 
7 inches in length by 5 in breadth. In the sandy soil in which I have 
it now the leaves are only half the size I have had them on strong 
clay land. 
Syn. Boegneriana, Cordifolia. 
75. Macrodonta is an appropriate name for the noblest wall Ivy we 
possess. It is of free growth, the leafstalks purplish, the leaves in 
general form wedge-shaped, with rounded shoulders from the insertion of 
the stalk to the apex of each side lobe, of which two, short and sharply 
cut, give distinct form to the leaf. There are indications of other two 
lobes lower down, whence the form is that of a wedge to the terminal 
point. The colour is rich full green, the substance leathery ; the winter 
colour deep dull green, with shades of rich bronze. 
Syn. Amurensis. 
76. Dentata is the largest-leaved Ivy known. The leaves are 
broadly ovate, or angular cordate, with shoulders almost square to the 
insertion of the stalk, and occasionally showing two obscure side lobes. 
On passing the finger along the edge of the leaf from the apex towards 
the base, a few fine, sharp teeth may be discovered, and these justify its 
name. It is truly a magnificent Ivy of a grass-green colour, but it 
always looks distressed, as though suffering from drought. So far from 
that being the case, a dry position suits it perfectly. 
77. Dendroidea is the tree form of Colchica, a superb evergreen 
shrub for the front line, and for a selected position. It is the most tree¬ 
like of all the Ivies, and grows slowly. The leaves are smaller and 
narrower than those of the climbing form, and at some little distance 
the plant may be mistaken for a Khododendron. 
Syn. Bcegntriana arborea. 
My collection consists of about 100 varieties, some twenty or more 
are either insufficiently distinct or in a probationary stage, and in other 
