PITTOSPORE&. 
of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land, with 1-2-flower- 
ed axillary or terminal pedicels, and eatable fruit generally of 
bluish colour when ripe. 
* Leaves entire. 
1 B. sca’npENs (Smith, nov. holl. t. 1.) branches climbing, 
younger ones villous; leaves linear-oblong, entire ; pedicels 1- 
flowered, villous, shorter than the flower; berries velvety. h. 
u: G. Native on the western coast of New Holland. Adult 
branches glabrous. Leaves 14 inch long and 2 lines broad. 
Flowers cream-coloured. Sims, bot. mag. 801. B. Canarién- 
sis, Wend. hort. her. 3. t. 15. 
Climbing Apple-berry. FI. June, Aug. Clt. 1790. Shrub 
climbing. 
2 B. mura’piris (Sal. par. lond. t. 48.) branches climbing, 
younger ones rather villous; leaves lanceolate-linear, entire ; 
peduncles 1-flowered, glabrous, length of flower; berries gla- 
brous. h. G. Native of New Holland. Flowers cream- 
coloured, at length purplish. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1313. 
Changeable-flowered Apple-berry. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1795. 
Shrub climbing. 
3 B. rusiro’rais (Labill. nov. holl. t. 90.) branches hardly 
climbing, younger ones rather villous; leaves lanceolate, en- 
tire; panicles few-flowered; berries spindle-shaped, villous. 
k.o G. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. Flowers cream- 
coloured, changing to bluish. Petals spreading. 
Spindle-shaped Apple-berry. Fl. May, Aug. 
Shrub climbing. 
_ 4 B. LoncirLòra (Labill. nov. holl. t. 89.) branches climb- 
ing, younger ones scarcely pubescent; leaves lanceolate, en- 
tire; pedicels 1-flowered, glabrous, one-half shorter than the 
flower ; berries almost globose, torose, glabrous. h. G. 
Native of Van Diemen’s Land. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1507. 
Flowers pale-yellow. This is a free growing species and abun- 
dant flowerer. It has a very fine appearance when covered with 
ts bluish fruit. 
ong-flowered Apple-berry. 
Shrub ai Pp y 
_ 5 B. ancustiròria (D. C. prod. 1. p. 345.) branches climb- 
ing, younger ones pubescent; leaves linear, entire, flat, glabrous ; 
pedicels 1-flowered, and are as well as oblong berries glabrous. 
k. G. Native of New Holland. ` Leaves acute. Pedicels 
glabrous. Flowers cream-coloured. Petals acute. 
Narrow-leaved Apple-berry. Fl. May, Sep. Clt. 1820. Shrub 
climbing. 
§ B. rosmarinirénia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 345.) branches 
climbing, glabrous ; leaves linear, somewhat reticulately-nerved, 
glabrous, with revolute margins. k. G. Native of New 
Holland on the eastern coast. Flowers cream-coloured ? 
Rosemary-leaved Apple-berry. Fl. May, Sep. Sh. climbing. 
Clt. 1823. 
Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1810. 
* * . . - 
Leaves variable, some entire, others toothed or cut. 
7 B. PARVIFLORA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 346.) branches climbing, 
younger ones rather villous ; leaves oblong, glabrous, entire, or 
with a few teeth at the apex ; pedicels 1 or 3-flowered, bracteate, 
poe hispid. k. uG. Native on the eastern coast of New 
j olland. Sepals villous, hispid. Flowers 4 or 5 lines long, 
luish when dry. Petals acute. 
$ Small-flowered Apple-berry. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1825. 
hrub climbing. 
vill B. VARIFÒLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 346.) branches filiform, 
ulous ; leaves oblong, rather villous, entire, and somewhat pin- 
natifidly-toothed ; pedicels villous, hardly longer than the calyx. 
PORA i G. Native of New Holland at King George’s Sound. 
l epals villous. Flowers cream-coloured, 4 lines long, disposed 
n a kind of corymb on the tops of the branches. 
I. BILLARDIERA. 
' branched, many-flowered. 
II. PITTOSPORUM. 373 
Various-leaved Apple-berry. FI. May, Aug. Shrub climbing. 
Cult. The species of Billardièra are desirable shrubs for 
the conservatory. They thrive well in an equal portion of loam 
and peat. Cuttings planted in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass 
placed over them will root readily. They may also be raised 
from seed, which several of the species produce in abundance. 
II. PITTO’/SPORUM (from NITTN, pitte, resin, and OTOpOC, 
sporos, a seed; in allusion to the seeds being covered with resin- 
ous pulp.) Banks in Geert. fr. 1. p. 286. t. 59. D.C. prod. 1. 
p. 346. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogýnia. Calyx of 5 sepals (f. 
73. a.). Petals 5 (f. 73. b.) with the claws conniving into a 
connate tube (f. 73. d.). Capsules smooth or hairy (f. 73. c.) 2- 
5-valved, 1-celled, bearing a dissepiment in the middle of each 
valve. Seeds covered with a resinous pulp. Shrubs, with en- 
tire permanent leaves, with the habit of Laurel. Flowers tu- 
bular, with a spreading border disposed in terminal cymes or 
racemes; they are either white or yellowish. 
1 P. corta‘ceum (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 3. p. 488.) leaves 
obovate, obtuse, coriaceous, quite smooth; peduncles umbel- 
lately branched, many-flowered, and are as well as the calyxes 
villous. h.G. Native of Madeira on the mountains. Andr. 
bot. rep. t. 151. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 569. Flowers bluish-white. 
Leathery-leaved Pittosporum. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1783. 
Shrub 8 feet. 
2 P. VIRIDIFLÒRUM (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1684.) leaves obovate, 
retuse, cuneated at the base, shining, under surface reticulated ; 
panicle somewhat globose, terminal, glabrous. h. G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. P. Capénse and arbutifolium of 
gardeners. P. Sinénse, Desf. cat. 231. Capsules 3-valved. 
Flowers greenish-yellow, smelling like jasmine. 
Green-flonered Pittosporum. Fl. May, June. Clt. 
Shrub 6 feet. 
3 P. Tosìra (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. p. 27.) leaves obovate, 
obtuse, coriaceous, quite smooth ; peduncles 1-flowered, pubes- 
cent, disposed in aggregate umbels. h.G. Native of Japan. 
Sims, bot. mag. 1596. Tobira, Koempf. ameen. t. 797. Euony- 
mus Tobira, Thunb. jap. 99. P. Chinénse, Donn, cant. 48. 
Capsules usually 3-valved, but sometimes 3 to 5 valved ; valves 
thick, leathery, almost woody. Flowers white. Tobira is the 
name of the shrub in Japan. 
Tobira Pittosporum. FI. March, Aug. Cit. 1804. Sh. 12 ft. 
4 P. unputa‘rum (Andr. bot. rep. t. 393.) leaves oval-lan- 
ceolate, undulated, tapering at both ends, and are as well as the 
footstalks glabrous ; peduncles terminal, aggregate, pubescent, 
h. G. Native of New Holland. 
Vent. hort. cels. t. 76. Delauny, herb. amat. t. 36. Ker. bot. 
reg. t. 16. Schrad. gen. em. t. 4. Flowers white. 
Undulated-leaved Pittosporum. Fl. Feb. June. 
Shrub 10 feet. 
5 P. revoru'tum (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 27.) leaves 
elliptical-oblong, bluntish, under surface pubescent, with revo- 
lute margins ; peduncles terminal, villous, disposed in aggregate 
umbels. h. G. Native of New Holland at Port Jackson, 
Ker. bot. reg. 186. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 506. Flowers yellow. _ 
Revolute-leaved Pittosporum. Fl. Feb. May. Clt. 1795. 
Shrub 6 feet. 
6 P. romenrosum (Bonpl. nav. t. 21.) leaves oboval-oblong, 
acute at both ends, upper surface glabrous, under surface as well 
as branches pubescently-tomentose, flat ; peduncles aggregate, 
terminal. h. G. Native of New Holland. Sweet, fl. austr. 
t. 33. Flowers yellow. 
Tomentose-leaved Pittosporum. FI. April, June. 
Shrub 4 to 6 feet. . 
1806. 
Clt. 1789. 
Clt, 1824. 
