PITTOSPOREiE. I. BlLLARDIERA. II. PlITOSPORUM. 



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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'NDENS (Smith, nov. holl. t. 1.) branches climbing, 

 younger ones villous ; leaves linear-oblong, entire; pedicels 1- 

 flowered, villous, shorter than the flower ; berries velvety. Tj . 

 w . G. Native on the western coast of New Holland. Adult 

 branches glabrous. Leaves 1-J- inch long and 2 lines broad. 

 Flowers cream-coloured. Sims, bot. mag. 801. B. Canarien- 

 sis, Wend. hort. her. 3. t. 15. 



Climbing Apple-berry. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1790. Shrub 

 climbing. 



2 B. MUTA'BILIS (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. Tj . w . 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. 



S B. FUSIFO RMIS (Labill. nov. holl. t. 90.) branches hardly 

 climbing, younger ones rather villous ; leaves lanceolate, en- 

 tire ; panicles few-flowered ; berries spindle-shaped, villous. 

 ^2 \j- G. Native of Van Diemen's Land. Flowers cream- 

 coloured, changing to bluish. Petals spreading. 



Spindle-shaped Apple-berry. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub climbing. 



4 B. LONGTFLORA (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. Tj . ,_,. 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 

 its bluish fruit. 



Long-flowered Apple-berry. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1810. 

 Shrub climbing. 



5 B. ANGUSTIFOLIA (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. 



fj . w . 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. 



6 B. ROSMARINIFOUA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 345.) branches 

 climbing, glabrous ; leaves linear, somewhat reticulately-nerved, 

 glabrous, with revolute margins. T? . w . G. Native of New 

 Holland on the eastern coast. Flowers cream-coloured ? 



Rosemary-leaved Apple-berry. Fl. May, Sep. Sh. climbing. 



* 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, 

 rather hispid. Tj . ,_,. G. Native on the eastern coast of New 

 Holland. Sepals villous, hispid. Flowers 4 or 5 lines long, 

 bluish when dry. Petals acute. 



Small-flowered Apple-berry. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1825. 

 Shrub climbing. 



8 B. VARIIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 346.) branches filiform, 

 villous ; leaves oblong, rather villous, entire, and somewhat pin- 

 natifidly-toothed ; pedicels villous, hardly longer than the calyx. 

 Tj . y^,. G. Native of New Holland at King George's Sound. 

 Sepals villous. Flowers cream-coloured, 4 lines long, disposed 

 in a kind of corymb on the tops of the branches. 



Various-leaved Apple-berry. Fl. May, Aug. Shrub climbing. 



Cult. The species of Billardiera 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 wrr,, pitte, resin, and 

 sporos, a seed ; in allusion to the seeds being covered with resin- 

 ous pulp.) Banks in Gsert. fr. 1. p. 286. t. 59. D. C. prod. 1. 

 p. 346. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 sepals (f. 

 73. a.). Petals 5 (f. 73. 6.) with the claws conniving into a 

 connate tube (f. 73. rf.). 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. CORIA'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. Tj . G. Native of Madeira on the mountains. Andr. 

 bot. rep. t. 151. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 569. Flowers bluish-white. 



Leathery-leaved. Pittosportim. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1783. 

 Shrub 8 feet. 



2 P. VIRIDIFLORUM (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1684.) leaves obovate, 

 retuse, cuneated at the base, shining, under surface reticulated ; 

 panicle somewhat globose, terminal, glabrous. Tj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. P. Capense and arbutifolium of 

 gardeners. P. Sinense, Desf. cat. 231. Capsules 3-valved. 

 Flowers greenish-yellow, smelling like jasmine. 



Green-flowered Pittosporum. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1806. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 



3 P. TOBIRA (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. p. 27.) leaves obovate, 

 obtiiie, coriaceous, quite smooth ; peduncles 1-flowered, pubes- 

 cent, disposed in aggregate umbels. Jj . G. Native of Japan. 

 Sims, bot. mag. 1396. Tobira, Koempf. amcen. t. 797. Euony- 

 mus Tobira, Thunb. jap. 99. P. Chinense, 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. Fl. March, Aug. Clt. 1804. Sh. 12 ft. 



4 P. UNDULA'TUM (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, 

 branched, many-flowered. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. 

 Vent. hort. eels. t. 76. Delauny, herb. amat. t. 36. Ker. bot. 

 reg. t. 16. Schrad. gen. em. t. 4. Flowers white. 



Undulatcd-]ezved Pittosporum. Fl. Feb. June. Clt. 1789. 

 Shrub 10 feet. 



5 P. REVOLU'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. I? . 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. TOMENTOSUM (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. T? . G. Native of New Holland. Sweet, fl. austr. 

 t. 33. Flowers yellow. 



Tomentose-\ea\ed Pittosporum. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1S24. 

 Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



