. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. TEEES AND SHRUBS. 5 followed by a profusion of red-winged fruits which more silvery colour of the lower surface. The dis- contrast well with the dark green, generally pointed, coverer of the plant, after whom it is named, says that heart-shaped, doubly-serrated leaves. In young it grows in a wild state, intermixed with the common vigorous examples the leaves are frequently very Sycamore, from which, however, it can be distin- decidedly three-lobed. A. t. Ginnala, from Amur- guished readily at considerable distances by its more land, is a form with slen
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. TEEES AND SHRUBS. 5 followed by a profusion of red-winged fruits which more silvery colour of the lower surface. The dis- contrast well with the dark green, generally pointed, coverer of the plant, after whom it is named, says that heart-shaped, doubly-serrated leaves. In young it grows in a wild state, intermixed with the common vigorous examples the leaves are frequently very Sycamore, from which, however, it can be distin- decidedly three-lobed. A. t. Ginnala, from Amur- guished readily at considerable distances by its more land, is a form with slender twigs, and prettily-cut columnar habit, its larger size, and different A Well-grown Horse-Chestnut. and lobed leaves. In autumn the leaves of this variety assume a brilliant ruby-red colour; altoge- ther it is a more graceful and smaller plant than the type, which grows from fifteen to thirty feet in height. A. Van Yolxemii is a comparatively recent intro- duction from the Caucasus. The foliage is not unlike that of the common Sycamore, from which it differs in the lighter green of the upper and the Actinidia is a small genus of Eastern Asiatic climbers, of which a couple of species have found their way into cultivation. A. Kolomihta is a re- cent introduction; it has stalked, ovate-oblong,, pointed, or heart-shaped serrated leaves, which as- sume a beautiful red tint in autumn. A. polygama has, like the last-named, white fragrant flowers, followed by edible berries. Both are desirable climbers for Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fish, David Taylor, 1824-1901; Fish, D. T. (David Taylor), 1824-1901. London ; New York : Cassell
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