P L A T E CLL
P 1 T T O S P O R U M C O l l I ACE UM.
Tliick-lcaved Pitt of por um.
C L A S S V. O R D E R I.
P&NTANDRIA M0NOGYNJA. Five Chives. One Pointai.
G E N E R I C C H A R A C T E R,
C A L Y X . P e r i a n t h i um p c n t a p h y l h u n , inferum,
d e c i d u u m .
C O K O L L A . Pétala q u i n q u é j u n g u e s c o n c a v i , in
t u b u m u r c e o l a t um c o n n i v e n t e s ; lamina;
o v a t o - o b l o u g - T , p a t e n t e s.
S T A M I N A . Filamenta q u i n q u é , f u b u l a t a , recept
a c u l o infería Anilicra: f a g i t t a t a i , erecta:,
filament is d o r i o atlixa:.
P I I T I L L U U . Germen o v a t u m , fuperum, compneflnm.
Stylus brevilliinus, cylindricus.
S t i g m a c a p i t a l u m , p l a n u m.
P E K I C A R I ' I U M . Baeca Ihbglnbofa, 2 - 5 l o c u l a r i s,
2 - 5 v a l v i s ; l o c u l a m e u l i s p u l p a r e i i n o l a fcat
c n t i b u s ; d i u ' e p h n e n t a valvulis c o n t r a r i a.
S E M I N A tria l e u q u a t u o r , a n g u l a t a , o b l o n g a , n b -
t u l a , oílea.
E M P A L B M E N T . Cup five-leaved, beneath, and
t a i l i n g off.
B L O S S O M , Five p e t a l s ; claws concave, d o l i ng
i n t o a t u b e p i t c h c r - l b a p c d ; the b o r d e r s obl
o n g e g g lliaped, Spreading.
C H I V E S . Threads five, awl-Aiaped, i n f e r t c d i n to
t h e r e c e p t a c l e . Tips arrow l h a p e d , upr
i g h t , fixed by t h e back to t h e t h r e a d s.
P O I N T A L , Seed-bad e g g - l h a p e d , above, flatt
e n e d . Shaft very l h o r t , c y l i n d r i c a l . Summit
h e a d e d , fiat.
S E E D - V E S S E L . A r o u n d i i h berry 2-5 cells, 2-5
v a l v e s ; the cells filled w i t h a refinous p u l p ;
p a r t i t i o n s c o n t r a r y to t h e valves.
S E E D S , t h r e e or four, a n g u l a t c d , oblong, obt
u f e , a n d bony.
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R .
PHtofporum foliis oval.bus, obtufis, glaberrimis,
coriaceis, integerrimis.
Pittofporum with oval leaves, blunt ended,
very fmooth, leathery, and quite entire.
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E .
1, T h e E m p a l e m e n t.
2. A Petal of the Bloflom.
J . T h e Chives a n d P o i n t a l.
4. T h e P o i n t a l l e p a r a t e d f r om t h e Chives.
5. A Berry of t h e fize w h e n ripe.
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t h e I l l a n d of M a d e i r a , by MelTrs. Lee and K e n n e d y , H a m m e r f m i t h . It forms one of t h e m o l t decoRATIVE
a n d eonfpicuous p l a n t s , e i t h e r in t h e C o n f e r v a t o r y , o r G r e e n - h o u f e ; and if e n c o u r a g e d in its
g r o w t h , by b e i n g p l a n t e d in t h e b o r d e r of the o n e ; or k e p t in r i c h e a r t h , in a l a r g e pot in t h e o t h e r,
w i l l a t t a i n t h e h e i g h t of from 0 t o S feet. The fineft Specimen w c b e l i e v e , i n E n g l a n d , of t h i s p l a nt
i s t o b e f o u n d in t h e e l e g a n t Confervatory of the R i g h t H o n o u r a b l e Lord 11. S p e n c e r , W o o l b e d d i n g,
S u l l c x . T h e flowers, w h i c h g r o w i n c l u f l e r s f r om t h e e n d s of t h e b r a n c h e s i n M a y , h a v e t h e f l a v o ur
of J a l ' m i n e ; b u t a r e r a t h e r t r a n f i t o r y . It is p r o p a g a t e d but Slowly a n d w i t h difficulty, as it does n ot
p e r f e c t i t s feeds w i t h u s , a n d i t i s n o t t o b e i n c r e a f e d by l a y i n g : t h e o n l y m e t h o d is c u t t i n g s , w h i ch
Should be taken whillt very y o u n g and t e n d e r from t h e p l a n t , about A p r i l , and put f r om 0 t o 8
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A u t u m n , w h e n they may be removed into t h e HBT-houfe a n d p l u n g e d i n t o t h e b a r k bed, where
t h e y w i l l b e g i n to g r o w t h e e n l u i n g f p r i n g.