upon that account, never arrived at a perfect state, as the 
flowers did not produce any radius. 
Mo ina mentions only two species as growing in Chili, 
ots one wild and the other cultivated. The latter doesnot 
ear to have been ever brought to Europe ; although in 
Chili, they procure from the seeds, either by pressure or 
simple boiling, a very pure eatable oil, which Frvurit 
preferred to that of olives. 
Native of Chili. Introduced in 1794, by Arourpatp 
Menzies, Esq. Our specimens were communicated by N. 
Hopson, Esq. from the Botanic Garden, at Bury St. 
Edmunds, in July, 1823. 
