Lexicographical Neighbors of Pittosporums
Literary usage of Pittosporums
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural TasteGardening (1855)
"5 pittosporums, " 10 Azaleas, of sorts, " 25 Camellia ... pittosporums, Azaleas,
and Camellias, should be planted in the coolest and shadiest part of the ..."
2. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"In conclusion the writer wishes to state that he has gathered much material from
localities from where pittosporums had never been recorded. ..."
3. The Year-book of Agriculture, Or, the Annual of Agricultural Progress and by David Ames Wells (1856)
"... pittosporums, and other hard-wooded plants; but in a mixed greenhouse, where
there is a large proportion of soft-wooded and herbaceous plants, ..."
4. The Year-book of Agriculture: Or, the Annual for Agricultural Progress and by David Ames Wells (1856)
"5 pittosporums, " 10 Azaleas, of sorts, " 25 Camellia japonicas, of sorts, " A
few Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, and Oxalis, and a Passiflora alata and ..."
5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"pittosporums are usually prop- agated by seeds, which are sown in winter or early
spring in ordinary soil in the cool greenhouse. Seeds do not keep well and ..."
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