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7. P. undulatum Vent. VICTORIAN Box. 



Normally a tree, attaining 40 ft. or more, commonly pruned as a 

 shrub in cultivation, with rich deep-green dense foliage: bark gray: 

 leaves 3 to 5 in. long, 1 or 2 in. broad, oblong, abruptly acute, coriaceous 

 and shining, crowded on the branchlets, glabrous, entire, wavy-margined 

 or flat: flowers rarely more than 20 in the compound terminal cluster, 

 fragrant at night: sepals more than % as long as corolla, tapering to a 

 slender tip: corolla white, about % in. long: capsule barely % in. long, 

 nearly globose, smooth, many-seeded. Australia. Illustrations: Bot. 

 Eeg., i, 16; Bailey, fig. 1836. 



Very suitable for large hedges where a dense foliage effect 

 is desired; stands pruning well, and so can be kept low, but 

 a much greater breadth will be necessary than if P. eugenioides 

 is used. Blossoms with us from January to July, the rich 

 jasmine-like odor, particularly noticeable on quiet evenings, 

 making it suitable for planting in small groups or for individual 

 bushes near summer houses, dining porches, and the like. It is 

 also recommended as an avenue tree for southern California 

 where, with plenty of room and careful pruning from beneath, 

 it attains stately dimensions. 



8. P. tetraspermum Wight & Arn. MADRAS PITTOSPORUM. 



A large shrub: leaves 2 to 4 in. long, ovate or lanceolate, very acute, 

 coriaceous, glabrous, the margin obscurely wavy: flowers in a terminal 

 cluster: sepals minute, tapering to a slender tip: corolla yellowish: cap- 

 sule nearly globose, glabrous, only 4-seeded. India. Illustration: Wight, 

 Icon., iii, pi. 971. 



Introduced in 1897 by Dr. Franceschi, but since lost. 



9. P. eugenioides A. Cunn. TARATA. 



A small branching round-headed tree, 20 to 40 ft. high in its native 

 habitat; a tall shrub or slender open tree in cultivation, the rather sparse 

 and glossy foliage of a very light-green color: bark nearly white on the 

 old branches, pale brown on the twigs: leaves 2 to 4 in. long, % to 1^ 

 in. wide, elliptic-oblong, acute, often conspicuously wavy-margined: flow- 

 ers numerous in a branched terminal cluster: sepals minute, obtuse: 

 corolla yellowish, under % in. long: capsule rather more than ^4 in- long? 

 ovoid, pointed at each end, 2- to 4-ribbed, glabrous when mature. New 

 Zealand. Illustration: Kirk, Forest Fl. N. Z., pi. 49. 



The most extensively cultivated species in California, a fa- 

 vorite because of its hardiness and the yellowish green color of 

 the foliage. Its slender habit and cheerful appearance renders 



