with the Canella alba of Jamaica, which has superseded it as 
a medicinal plant. Living plants have been several times im- 
ported, and in the south of England the species may possibly 
prove hardy. It has a most extensive range in its native coun- 
try, South America ; for, as we ventured to suggest, in the ‘ Bo- 
tanical Miscellany,’ that Drimys Chilensis must merge into D. 
Winteri, so Dr. Hooker has come to the conclusion that the D. 
Granatensis and D. Mexicana (and our own examination of speci- 
mens confirms this view) are also specifically identical, and that 
there is only one species in all South America. Thus this plant 
extends from Tierra del Fuego and Hermite Island, in the ex- 
treme south (there even ascending to 1000 feet of elevation), 
all along the west or Pacific side of the vast continent of South 
America, to New Granada, and even Mexico. Of course, as 
may be expected, there are many trifling variations throughout 
such a vast extent of territory, but no more than may be looked 
for under such circumstances. A distinct species of Drimys is 
found in New Zealand (D. azillaris, Forst.), and another has 
been recently found on the mountains of Borneo (D. piperata, 
Hook. fil.). All are pungent, aromatic, astringent, and anti- 
scorbutic. Our plant flowers in June, and is treated as a hardy 
greenhouse plant. 
Descr. In its native forests this ¢ree attains a height of forty 
or fifty feet. The dranches are clothed with reddish bark, and 
bear copious, handsome, evergreen foliage, everywhere quite 
glabrous eaves three to five inches long, alternate, coriace- 
ous, elliptical or lanceolate, more or less acuminated, penni- 
nerved, the base obtuse or attenuated into the short petiole, 
bright full green above, pale and glaucous beneath; very aro- 
matic. From above the axils of many of the upper leaves the 
peduncles have their origin, bearing from three to nine elongated 
pedicels in one umbel. Peduncles and pedicels generally brac- 
teated. These umbels are often nearly as long as the leaves. 
Flowers moderately large. Calyx of two, ovate, very concave, 
almost boat-shaped sepals. Petals pale cream-yellow, eight to 
twelve, lanceolate, more or less acuminated, spreading. Stamens 
several, shorter than the calyx, and much shorter than the co- 
roll or even pistils. Filaments broad, almost lanceolate. 4n- 
thers two-celled, ovate ; cells slightly apart. Ovaries about ten, 
club-shaped, erecto-patent. Stigma large, lateral, sessile. 
Fig. 1. Flower from which the petals are removed. 2. Stamen. 3. Pistil: 
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