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II. Helix pennsylvanica .—Leaves wholly green, large, deeply cleft; veins prominent. 
Growth free. 
11. Helix clirysocarpa .—Loaves dark green, small. Growth rapid. Berries yellow. 
H. Helix sagittifolia .—Loaves dark green, of medium size, broad at the base, long, narrow, 
and pointed at the apex. Very distinct. 
H. Helix Glymii. —Leaves pale green, of medium size, almost entire; very glossy-looking, as 
if varnished. Growth very rapid, foiming dense masses of foliage. 
II. Helix donerailensis minor .—Leaves dark green, small, deeply cleft. Growth rapid ; shoots 
foAv and slender. Very distinct. 
11. Helix taurica. —Leaves dark green, of medium size. Growth rapid. 
//. Helix malthainensis. —Leaves dark green, very small. Growth rapid, shoots very slender. 
The prettiest of all the small gTeen-loaved kinds. 
ft Leaves variegated with white. 
II. Helix foliis argenteis. —Loaves green, broadly margined with white ; small. Growth 
moderate. Very showy. 
II. Helix Gavendishii .—Loaves green, well margined with white ; small. Growth moderate. 
II. Helix minor rnarmorata. —Leaves green, beautifully marbled with white ; small. Growth 
rapid. Exceedingly pretty. 
H. Helix marginata major .—Leaves green, of medium size, broadly margined with yellowish- 
white ; berries freely. Growth rapid. One of the best. 
II. Helix marginata elegans .—Similar to the preceding in general appearance, but the leaves 
are larger and narrower at the base. Growth moderate. 
H. Helix marginata pulchella .—Leaves green, small, broadly margined with white. Growth 
moderate. Very beautiful. 
H. Helix marginata robusta .—Loaves green, large, margined with white. Growth free and 
rapid. One of the best. 
II. Helix marginata argentea. —Leaves green, large, well margined with white. Of free, rapid 
giwvth. One of the best. 
H. Helix marginata elegantissima .—Loaves green, broadly margined with white ; very shoAvy. 
Growth moderate. 
ttt Leaves variegated with yelloiv. 
H. Helix foliis aureis .—Leaves gi-een and gold; some wholly of each colour, others finely 
blotched. Growth rapid. Very beautiful. 
H. Helix palmata aurea .—Similar to H. Helix palmata in general character, but having the 
leaves occasionally clouded with gold. 
H. Helix marginata canescens .—Leaves green, long and narrow, broadly edged with gold. 
** Plants of shrubby or bushy habit. 
t Leaves green. 
II. Helix arhorescens .—Leaves dai-k green, long and narroAv; forms a close, round, evergi-eou 
shrub ; well set Avith dark purple berries in winter. 
II. Helix arborescens baccata lutea .—Leaves green, nairoAV-pointed ; of the compact groAvth of 
the preceding, and Avell covered Avith yellow berries. 
tt Leaves variegated with ruhite and yelloiv. 
II. Helix arborescens cdbo-lutea. —Leaves green, well margined Avith gold and silver; largo. 
One of the most beautiful. 
ttt Leaves variegated with yellow. 
II. Helix arhorescens foliis aureis .—Leaves dark gi’een, finely blotched with gold, long, najTOAV. 
GroAvs and bears berries freely. Very beautiful. 
§ 2. Hedera cauariensis.—African Ivy. 
* Plants of climbing habit. 
t Leaves green. 
IT. canariensis .—Leaves dark green, large. GroAvth very rapid. Bears berries freely. 
H. canariensis nova .—Leaves much larger and of a paler green than the type, also of more 
rapid grovrth. This and H. colchica (floegnerianai) are the best of the green-leaved kinds 
for covering large spaces quickly. 
11. algeriensis .—Leaves pale green, large, entire. A very handsome sort, of rapid gi’owth. 
tt Leaves variegated with white. 
H. canariensis latifolia maculata .—Leaves gi-een, marbled with creamy white; large. Growth 
rapid. 
H. algeriensis variegata .—Leaves green, broadly margined with AA^hite ; A^ory large. GroAvth 
rapid. One of the handsomest. 
ttt Leaves variegated ivith yelloiv. 
H. canariensis foliis aureis. —Leaves large, some entii*ely green, some entirely yelloAV, others 
gi-eeu blotched Avith gold. Growth A'igorous. Very handsome. 
