Plate 801 - Billardiera Scandens

801 up Billardiera sCANDENS Climbing Bil Lardiera or Apple-Berry Class and Order PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA Generic Character Petala 5 soliolis calycinis alterna Nectarium o stigma capitatum simplex smith Bacca fupera polysperma specific Character and synonyms Billardiera fcandens pedunculis solitariis unifloris soliis fubhirfutis smith New Holl Bot p 1 f 1

The name of Billardiera was given to this plant by Dr sMITH in honour of James Julian Labillardiere M D soreign member of the Linnean Society author of Icones Plantarum rariorum who failed as Botanift on board one of the fhips fent to the South-Seas in fearch of the un sortunate M DE LA Peyrouse of which twoyage he has since published a relation It is a native of New South-Wales and is said by Dr sMITH to be almost the only eatable fruit that grows fpon taneoufly in that country so famous sor feafting the eye of the Botanift With us it sorms a very low shrub with variously twifted branches but when growing in its native country fhaded by other shrubs along the trunks of which its branches can twine it undoubtedly afcends much higher In the sorm of the flower and more especially in the length of the peduncles our plant differs from the figure given us by Hull Subscription Library N No 801 SEdwards del Pub by WCurtis st Geo Crefcent Dec.1.1800 E.Sansom sailp by Dr sMITH quoted above a circumftance perhaps to be attributed to his drawing being made from a dried specimen Ours was taken several years since at Mr SALIsBURY'S Nurferyman the Botanic Garden Brompton where this plant is still to be sound bearing flowers and fruit every year the latter recommends itfelf little by its tafte which is flat and mawkifh but in its native situation is said to be pleasant and not unlike a roafted apple Flowers in the summer months Is a hardy greenhouse plant easily propagated by cuttings or seeds Talue balli o smen T Alo woned ai 162 wa To sadista agisso of inslagidi ciljoona topsi bodlilding Jo si flomis ension

801 up Billardiera sCANDENS Climbing Bil Lardiera or Apple-Berry Class and Order PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA Generic Character Petala 5 soliolis calycinis alterna Nectarium o stigma capitatum simplex smith Bacca fupera polysperma specific Character and synonyms Billardiera fcandens pedunculis solitariis unifloris soliis fubhirfutis smith New Holl Bot p 1 f 1 The name of Billardiera was given to this plant by Dr sMITH in honour of James Julian Labillardiere M D soreign member of the Linnean Society author of Icones Plantarum rariorum who failed as Botanift on board one of the fhips fent to the South-Seas in fearch of the un sortunate M DE LA Peyrouse of which twoyage he has since published a relation It is a native of New South-Wales and is said by Dr sMITH to be almost the only eatable fruit that grows fpon taneoufly in that country so famous sor feafting the eye of the Botanift With us it sorms a very low shrub with variously twifted branches but when growing in its native country fhaded by other shrubs along the trunks of which its branches can twine it undoubtedly afcends much higher In the sorm of the flower and more especially in the length of the peduncles our plant differs from the figure given us by Hull Subscription Library N No 801 SEdwards del Pub by WCurtis st Geo Crefcent Dec.1.1800 E.Sansom sailp by Dr sMITH quoted above a circumftance perhaps to be attributed to his drawing being made from a dried specimen Ours was taken several years since at Mr SALIsBURY'S Nurferyman the Botanic Garden Brompton where this plant is still to be sound bearing flowers and fruit every year the latter recommends itfelf little by its tafte which is flat and mawkifh but in its native situation is said to be pleasant and not unlike a roafted apple Flowers in the summer months Is a hardy greenhouse plant easily propagated by cuttings or seeds Talue balli o smen T Alo woned ai 162 wa To sadista agisso of inslagidi ciljoona topsi bodlilding Jo si flomis ension