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Show Ivy Unpopular Ivy has so long been used as a symbol sym-bol of close and undying affection that it is uncomfortable to find a controversy contro-versy going on as to how to kill and exterminate tills "pestiferous plant." It is a beautiful thing, Ivy; Its leaves are exquisitely shaped; its color is satisfying. Yet we are told now to look upon it as an enemy both to buildings nnd trees. All the same, I know walls covered thick with Ivy where I used to locate birds' nests, which I shall always regard with affection. af-fection. And I have known trees smothered by Ivy which were far less pleasant to look on than the creeper which deprived them of life. Mont real Family Herald. |