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white, and though small are very showy from their aoun- 

 dance. It grows in sandy loam, with a little peat or leaf- 

 mould, and cuttings root in sand covered with a bell-glass. 



BiLLARDiE^RA scdudens, climbing Appleberry, B. M. 

 801, a green-house climber, introduced from New South 

 Wales m 1790, and flowering from June to August. 



B. mufdbilis, changeable Appleberry, B. M. 1813, a 

 green-house climber, introduced from New South Wales 

 in 1795, and flowering from July to September. 



B. longifldra, blue-berried Appleberry, B. M. 1507, a 

 climber from Van Dieman's Land, introduced in 1810, and 

 flowering profusely from June to September. It is a very 

 hardy plant, and, probably, in time may be naturalized : it 

 grows rapidly, flowers freely, and is succeeded by dusky blue 

 berries which remain till Christmas. 



These plants are all evergreens and climbers, of the 

 easiest culture in light rich loam, and cuttings root in sand ; 

 or, as all of them ripen seeds, they may be increased in that 

 way. 



PiTTo^sPORUM coridceum, thick-leaved Pittosporum, A. R. 

 151, and B. C. 569, a shrub, introduced from Madeira in 

 1787, and flowering in May : flowers white. 



P. viridifldrum, green-flowered Pittosporum, B.M. 1684, 

 a shrub, introduced from the Cape of Good Hope in 1806, 

 and flowering in May and June. 



P. Tohira, glossy-leaved Pittosporum, B. M. 1396^ a 

 shrub, introduced from China in 1804, producing its white 

 flowers from March to August : it is a hardy plant, and, 

 being an evergreen, is desirable in either the green-house 

 or conservatory. 



P. unduldtum, wave-leaved Pittosporum, B. R. 16, a 

 shrub, introduced from New South Wales in 1789, and 

 flowering from February to June. 



P. revolutum, downy-leaved Pittosporum, B. R. 1806, 



