Some Rarer or More Tender Shrubs 



have been moulded in wax. The fragrance, how- 

 ever, that they exhale testifies to their naturalness. 

 This Japanese species, introduced into England at the 

 beginning of the eighteenth century, is quite hardy 

 and might well be more generally introduced into the 

 ordinary gardens of the country. 



The Pittosporums were so named by Sir Joseph 

 Banks, and the name signifies that the seeds are 

 covered as with a pitch-like pulp. The parts of the 

 flowers are regular and in fives five separate sepals, 

 five separate petals, and five stamens, and the shrubs 

 form the small family Pittosporecz. By the way, there 

 are no representatives of this family in the New 

 World. 



EUCRYPHIA. There are two Eucryphias that are 

 very desirable evergreen shrubs. R. cordifolia, for 

 instance, makes in the open a handsome picture, with 

 its shining leathery leaves and its great stalks carrying 

 tapering heads of scented white flowers, every one set 

 on a rather solid stalk. The flowers are of the rose- 

 type and have five sepals, five petals and many sta- 

 mens whose red filaments and brown anthers give a 

 touch of colour to the heart of each blossom. The 

 specific name cordifolia insinuates that the leaves 

 are heart-shaped, but really they are a broad rounded 

 oval at top and taper towards the stalk. The other 



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