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2.—SOLLYA LINEARIS Lindl. THE NARROW-LEAVED SOLLYA. 
Encravinc.—Bot. Reg., 1840, t. 3. 
Speciric Caaracter.—Leaves very smooth, linear or linear-lanceolate. Cymes many-flowered. Stigma nearly simple. Fruit oblong. 
Description, &c.—This species differs from the preceding one in having rather narrower leaves, which are never 
serrated, and darker, though rather smaller flowers, which are produced in such abundance that there are sometimes 
as many as eleven flowers in one cluster, and five or six clusters on a single branch. The species is a native of the 
Swan River Colony, and it was introduced in 1840. It is best propagated by seeds, as cuttings of it are rather 
difficult to strike ; and, like the preceding species, it grows best in a pot in a mixture of loam and peat. When, 
however, planted in a conservatory it forms a handsome bush, and it will live in the open air in a sheltered 
situation, if protected from severe frosts. 
GENUS III. 
PITTOSPORUM Banks. THE PITTOSPORUM. 
Tin, Syst. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx of five sepals. Petals five, with the claws conniving into a connate tube. Capsules smooth or hairy, two to five- 
valved , one-celled, bearing a dissepiment in the middle of each valve. Seeds covered with a resinous pulp. (@. Don.) 
Description, &c.—The plants belonging to this genus are evergreen shrubs, with the habit of the Spurge 
Laurel. The flowers are produced in terminal clusters, and are either white or yellowish. 
1.—PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA Ait. THE CHINESE PITTOSPORUM. 
Syvnonymes.—P. chinense Donn. ; Euonymus Tobira Thunb. Speciric CoaracrER.—Leaves obovate, obtuse, very smooth, leathery. 
Encravincs.—Bot. Mag., t. 1396; and our fig. 3, in Pl. 8. Capsules three-valved. 
Description, &c.—This is a large and very handsome shrub, with shining glossy leaves, and terminal clusters 
of white flowers, which assume a yellow tinge when they begin to fade, and which are very fragrant. If, however, 
the leaves or bark should be bruised, their smell is very disagreeable, and their taste nauseous. The plant is a 
native of Japan and China, whence it was introduced in 1804. It is very nearly hardy, and flowers nearly all the 
summer. It should be planted in the free soil of a conservatory, as it will not grow well unless its roots have 
plenty of room. It is propagated by cuttings, as its seeds have not ripened in this country. Tobira is the name 
of the plant in Japan. 
2.—PITTOSPORUM CORIACEUM Ait. THE LEATHERY-LEAVED PITTOSPORUM. 
Encravines.—Bot. Rep., t. 151 ; and Lodd. Bot. Cab, t. 569. 
Spreciric Cuaracter.—Leaves obovate, obtuse, coriaceous, quite smooth. Peduncles umbellately branched, many-flowered. 
Derscrietion, &c.—This very handsome species is a native of Madeira, whence it was introduced in 1788. It 
should be planted in a conservatory, in rich earth, when it will form a shrub six or eight feet high, very ornamental 
from its smooth leathery leaves and snow-like flowers, which have the odour of the Jasmine, but which are not very 
durable. They appear in May. It is rather difficult to propagate this plant, as it will not ripen its seeds in this 
country, and does not grow readily from layers. The best way is to make cuttings from the plant in April, and to 
fix them rather tight in stiff loam. The pot containing them is then placed under a hand-glass on a shady border 


