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PLANTS OF KKW ZEALAND 



Petals i or 5, verurved throush half their length back to the stem, pale-green 

 inside. Sepals 5, very narrow, pale-green. Leaves hright green, coriaceous in 

 the older stage, beautifully yeined on the under surface. Capsule 3-\al\'ed : 

 valves of a brilliant orange colour on the inside. North Island chiefly. South 

 Island : Pelorus Sound, and Titi Island. PI. Sept. 



Pittosporum cornifolinm, though possessed of fatlier iiiKig- 

 nilicant flowers of a dull purple, has very showy seeds. These,, 



Fi^. ^yl. Pittosporuiu cornitoliiun— Flower {^ nat. size) 



as in f)ther plants oi the genus, are nnhedded in gluten, which,, 

 m this case, is of a yellow colour. The seeds themselves are 

 blackisli purple, and when the capsule opens, it discloses the 

 inner side of the valves, which are of a bright orange. The 

 combination of colours is very striking. It is probal)ly 

 intended to attract birds, but, a]i)i)arently, no investigation lias, 

 been made to ascertain whether tlie seeds pass uninjured 



