NAT. ORDER. — PITTOSPORE^. 
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Some difference of opinion exists in regard to the continuance 
of SoLLYA as a genus, some conten ling that the fruit is the same as 
that of Billardiera, while Dr. Lindley observes that the seeds are 
imbedded in a fleshy or pulpy substance, which circumstance, added 
to the inflorescence being opposite to the leaves, and the sliort some- 
what campanulate corollas, short stamens with the anthers adhering 
in a cone round the style, and opening by two pores at the points, 
which would seem to constitute a distinct genus. This plant derived 
its name in compliment to Richard Horsman Solly, Esq., author of 
a valuable work on the use of the Microscope, and ardently attached 
to the study of Vegetable Physiology. 
This order contains some beautiful trees and shrubs ; some of 
the shrubs are climbing, which renders them doubly valuable in point 
of beauty, as their flowers then make a splendid appearance. There 
are eight varieties spoken of as considered valued in point of culti- 
vation. 
Propagation and Culture. In Holland and many parts of Ger- 
many, all the species are considered worthy of cultivation, and very 
desirable shrubs for the conservatory. They thrive well in an equal 
portion of loam and peat. Cuttings, planted in a pot of sand, with 
a bell-glass placed over them, will root very readily. They may also 
be raised from seed, which several of the species produce in abun- 
dance. One of the varieties, a tree of from twenty to thirty feet in 
height, is planted as an ornament and shade tree along the road- 
side ; which in the spring and summer makes a beautiful appear- 
ance, besides flavoring the air with their sweet-scented perfume. 
