SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &C.
Pittosporum, foliis lanceolatis undulatis acutis.
Pittosporum, with lance-shaped, waved sharp-pointed leaves.
Descriptio. Frutex erectus, ramosus. Ramuli fusci, cicatricibus foliorum asperi. Folia breviter petiolata, lanceolata, vel elliptico-lanceolata, acuta, undulata, rigida, lucida, viridia, et reticulatim venosa; subtus pallidiora. Flores terminales, racemosi, albicantes, pedunculis inæqualibus, rufescentibus, obsolete bracteatis. Calyx 5-fidus, deciduus, laciniis acutis, recurvis. Corolla, petala 5, lineari-lanceolata, obtusa, revoluta, inferne in tubum conniventia. Stamina, filamenta 5, receptaculo inserta, stricta, subulata, subcompressa, altitudine styli; antheræ erectæ, luteæ. Stylus albidus, petalis brevior. Stigma obtusum.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The empalement.
2.One of the petals.
3.The chives and pointal, with one tip magnified.
4. The pointal and seed-bud magnified
The Pittosporum undulatum is a new plant, introduced into this country in the year 1793 from New Holland, where it is a native. It rises with a shrubby stem, which is branched above, to the height of several feet. Its branches are adorned with a fine undulated foliage that is rigid to the touch; and are terminated, in the month of May, with bunches of whitish flowers.
Is as yet a very rare species, and is raised from imported seeds; and likewise by cuttings. Requires, and thrives well with, the common treatment of a green-house or conservatory plant; and deserves a place in every extensive collection. Our drawing was made from a specimen in the Nursery of Messrs. Colvil, in the King’s Road.[Pg 47]
