Pittosporum undulatum 
Native of Austraha. 
Nat. Order: PiTTosPoRE&. 
Pittosporum undulatum, Ventenat, ex Aiton, “ Hort. Kew,” ed. ii. 
vol. ii. 28 (1813); Bot. Reg. t. 16 (1815). 
This very handsome evergreen shrub was introduced from 
Australia in 1789. It is a most vigorous and free grower, and is 
used in its native country for planting in the vicinity of the sea 
shore as a protection against strong winds. It is unnecessary to 
say therefore that it is quite hardy. The leaves are a bright 
glossy green colour, and are easily distinguished by their wavy 
form. It forms a fine pyramidal-shaped bush, if the leading 
shoots are shortened back for a few years when it is young. 
Afterwards it should be allowed to grow naturally, and it will 
not have an artificial look, which is so objectionable. If they 
are not pruned, Prttosporums have an open straggling habit. 
The flowers are a creamy white, and are not so sweetly scented 
as P. Mayt. At Castlewellan it has grown fourteen feet high 
in twelve years, and is thirty-three feet in circumference. It 
grows most vigorously in equal parts of loam and peat, and 
strikes easily from cuttings. 
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