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é 126.—G. buxifolia, Schlecht. in Linnea, v. i. p. 528 (not 
H..& K, according to Pohl.) —Elevated rocky mountains, 
near St. Catherine, S. Brazil. Tweedie, (n. 522.) Mr. 
Macrae.— This is a most beautiful species, with copious bright 
flowers nestled amongst the glossy evergreen foliage. Our 
specimens are sometimes a little downy, on the young 
branches and on the underside of the leaves, and the latter 
vary in their form, so that some of them seem identical with 
G. pulchra, Pohl, (l. c. t. 127.) which we fear is only a variety. 
We have received the same species from Dr. Von Martius 
under the name of Andromeda coccinea.” 
676. (1) Gaultheria furiens.—Arbutus furiens, Hook. & 
Arn. in Bot. of Beech. Voy. v. i. p. 33. Qued-qued. Feuill. 
Chil. v. ii. p. 56. t. 43.— Conception, Lay & Collie. 
Moist woods near Valdivia, Bridges, (n. 563.) 
677. (2) Gaultheria punctata, — Arbutus punctata, Hook. 
& Arn. in Bot of Beech. Voy. v. i. p. 33.— Conception, Lay 
. & Collie. —' This differs from G. furiens, chiefly in the narrower 
leaves and much longer racemes, and should perhaps be united 
with it. 
678. (3) Gaultheria mucronata, Hook. & Arn.—Arbutus 
mucronata, Linn. fil— Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 3093.— Juan Fer- 
nandez, Mrs. Graham ; Douglas ; Dr. Scouler. Chiloe, Cum- 
ing, (n. 51.) Sandy places near Valdivia, Bridges, (n. 564.) 
8. mutica ; foliis latioribus obtusis obtuse mucronatis Juan 
Fernandez, Mrs. Graham; Dr. Scouler.—Gaudichaud is 
inclined to refer this plant to his Pernettia, which indeed 
seems to us to be identical with Gaultheria as defined by Mr. 
Brown. 
679. (4) Gaultheria myrtilloides (Hook. & Arn.) ; fruti- 
Cosa, foliis elliptico-lanceolatis acutis leviter serratis rigidis 
supra nitidis, pedunculis axillaribus solitariis unifloris bracte- 
atis folium subeequantibus, calycibus demum carnosis.—«. 
minor ; folis mucronatis pedunculum zquantibus. Moist 
Places near Valdivia and in the island of Chiloe, Bridges, 
(n. 565.)— 8. major; folis longioribus minus mucronatis 
Pedunculum superantibus. Ravines between Valdivia and 
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