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Page 7. 2. Azara dentata; foliis ovatis serratis scabris subtus tomentosis, corymbis sessilibus paucifloris. 



Don.— Ruiz et Pav. Syst. Veget. Fl. Per. v. I. p. 138. De Cand. Prodr. v. I. p. 262. Don, in Ed. New Phil. 

 Journ. v. 10. p. 117. — Hab. Valparaiso. — Mr. Don considers the smaller leaf to be a persistent stipule, while 

 the other stipule is very deciduous and minute. The same Botanist gives the following character for A. 

 serrata; foliis oblongis serratis kevibus, corymbis pedunculatis multifloris. 



Page 7. — 3. A. integrifolia; foliis obovatis oblongisve integerrimis glabris, stipulis cordatis subsequalibus, 

 floribus spicatis. Don.— Ruiz et Pav. 1. c. De Cand. 1. c. Don, I. c— Hab. Valparaiso.— We refer to Mr. 

 Don's paper for full characters of this genus and its species: he places it in Homalinece, where it seems to 

 rank naturally next to Pineda. The above three species are all named Corcolen in Chili: but there is a 

 fourth with reticulated leaves and a panicled inflorescence, called Lilen, the AS Lilen, Bert. (Lilenia, nov. 

 gen. Bert. MS.), found also at Valparaiso, which we have received from Mr. Bridges, and which appears to 

 be the same with A.? celastrina, Don. 



Page 15.— 3. Trevoa. Miers.—l. T. trinervia; glabra, foliis ellipticis crenato-serratis trinerviis subtus 

 concoloribus. Gill, et Hook, in Bot. Misc. v. I. p. 159.— Colletia Trebu. Bert, in Bull, des Sc. Nat. v. 20. 

 p. 109. — Hab. Valparaiso. 



Page 16.— 2. Duvoa. Kunth.—l. D. dependent; foliis lanceolato-ovatis integris aut subtrifidis, racemis 

 folii longitudine, floribus srepius octandris. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 74.— Amyris polygama. Cav. Ic. v. 3. 

 p. 30. t. 239.—" Schinus dependent Orteg. Dec. 8. p. 102."— S. Huingan. Mol. Chil, (according to Bertcro.) 

 — Hab. Valparaiso. 



Page 19.— Adesmia.— Our Adesmia microphylla we have received from Mr. Mathews as the A. arborea 

 of Bertero's MSS. But this plant of Bertero M. Guillemin is disposed to refer to Zuccagnia punctata of 

 Cavanilles.— Our A. angustifolia is sent to us by Mr. Mathews, under the name of A. vesicaria, Bertero.— 

 What we have spoken of as the A. longiseta, (p. 18.) De Cand., Mr. Mathews has given as A. muricata. 



Page 22.— 13* Coulteria. Humb. et Kunth.—l. C. tinctoria; foliolis glabris ovali-oblongis interdum 

 subpuberulis, calycibus glabriusculis, leguminibus glabris sessilibus obtusis. De Cand.— a. petiolis pnmanis 

 solummodo aculeatis.— C. tinctoria. Humb. et Kunth, Nov. Gen. Am. v. 6. p. 330. t. 569. De Cand. Prodr. 

 v. 2. p. 481.— C. Chilensis. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 481.— Casalpinia pectinata. Cav. Prml— Tara tinctoria. 

 Molina.— 0. petiolis omnibus petiolulisque basi aculeatis.— Poinciana spinosa. Feuill. Chil. v. 2. t. 39.— Coul- 

 teria horrida. Humb. et Kunth, Nov. Gen. Am. v. 6. p. 327. t. 568.— Hab. Valparaiso: but probably from 

 the gardens there, in which, Mr. Bridges informs us, it is cultivated under the name of Tara.— To us it 

 appears that this plant is exclusively a native of Peru, and we can scarcely doubt that the two species 

 described by Humboldt are mere varieties, differing only in the more or less abundant aculei on the leaf- 

 stalks* Both are used in dyeing, and from their beauty, are amply deserving of cultivation. Fcuillw was 

 in the habit of making a beautiful and very black ink from this plant, by infusing the pods with a little alum 

 in water for a night, and afterwards boiling them. 



Page 22.— Cassia frondosa. The Coquimbo specimens in the CoUcction, and others that we have recei red 

 from the same spot, gathered by Mr. Bridges, have the leaves more or less hairy on the nerves, and remark- 

 ably ciliated at the margin, and of a less firm texture than those from Valparaiso, which we have from other 

 travellers, and which appears to us to be the true frondosa. 



Page 23.-2. Fuchsia rosea; caule minute tuberculato, foliis ovato-ellipticis integerrimis petiolatis fasci- 

 culatis, pedunculis axillaribus subaggregatis, calycis infundibnliformis laciniis reflexis corolla duplo lon-rionl.iii., 

 staminibus subinclusis. Ruiz et Pav. Fl. Per. v. 3. p. 88. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 39.-F. lynoides. Amir. 

 Bot. Rep. t. 120. Bot. Mag. t. 1024. Lun, Feuill. Chil. v. 3. t. 24.-Hab. Valparaiso.-It m strange that no 



• In the specimens of the Collection, the leaflets are all aculeated at the base; in those we possess from Mr. 

 Bridges, the aculei are confined to the base of the primary petioles. 



