Pittosporum Colensoi 
Native of New Zealand. 
Nat. Order: Pirrosrporea. 
Puttosporum Colensoz, Hooker, fil., “ Fl. N. Zeal.” i. 22 (1854). 
For several winters I kept this lovely New Zealand shrub 
under glass, thinking from its delicate appearance that it would 
not survive in the open air; but I was agreeably surprised on 
trying it outside to find it so perfectly hardy that it can be 
planted in the most exposed parts of the garden. It is a fast 
grower, making shoots two feet long in the season. The 
leaves are small and of a colour somewhat difficult to describe 
(perhaps a light silvery green is as near as one can express it), 
and contrast well with the deep black stems. In New Zealand 
it grows to thirty feet high, and is planted near the coast as a 
wind break, for it resists the strongest gales. It does not 
transplant well when it gets large, as it makes but few fibrous 
roots; however with care I have moved plants eight feet high 
with success. It requires pruning in Spring to keep it in 
shape. It is named after a forest conservator in New 
Zealand, and not after the Bishop. From its brilliant colour 
and graceful habit I think it one of the gems of the garden. 
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