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25470 to 25504 Continued. 



25488. Undetermined. ^.ste/acere.) 



\ perennial plant; whitish leaves; pink flowers; might serve as a Fodder 

 plan i. Cattle and mules eat it; grows dry in pure sand aear vast river beds." 



25489. Crinodbndron patagua Molina. 



Patagua. A beautiful, evergreen shade tree; drooping, white, bell-shaped 

 flowers; tree formed like a weeping \\ illow. Needs damp soil, beside running 

 water, Bwamps, etc. Lumber lasts long dry. Bad for fuel wood." 



Distribution.— A medium-sized tree, growing in the low, swampy woods in 

 the vicinity of Puchacayand Itata, and in the province of Maule, in Chile. 



25490. Eucryphia CORDIPOLIA Cav. 



•■ Ulmo is a hardy giant Chilean forest tree, known from Chile t<> Victoria as 

 til in": farther smith to Valdivia, Chiloe, and in the far south it is called muermo. 

 The wo«»d is hard, fine, and extra durable in water; is largely used for piles 

 driven in the sea, in naval construction, furniture, the industries, etc. Its 

 planks and knees are better than live oak for shipbuilding. The bark and 

 scraped wood contain a great quantity of tannin and are largely used for tan- 

 ning. The wood shavings are used anywhere that tannic acid is required 

 instead of the acid itself. In combination with Huge ( Persea lingue) the ulmo 

 has Bpecial merits for tanning. 



"As a tree ulmo is one of the largest and is extremely handsome; its dark, 

 evergreen, lustrous leaves are so whitened underneath as to be very orna- 

 mental. When in flower it is gloriously beautiful. The shape of its white 

 flowers is similar to that of the apple or quince, about 2 inches in diameter. 

 The entire tree is actually covered w r ith immense grand bunches of these flow- 

 ers, forming an ideal fairy tree of snow, whose bloom is deliciously and in- 

 comparably fragrant. 



"The ulmo is not particular as to soil, but, like linge, needs those that are 

 very damp or wet; in fact, they always grow together as comrades, linge en- 

 hancing the beauteous bloom of the ulmo upon its superbly dark evergreen 

 leaves. ' ' 



Distribution. — A tall, white-flowered tree, native of the region around San 

 Carlos, in Chile. 



25491 and 25492. Embothrium coccineum Forst. 



25491. From Puerto Montt. 



25492. From Chiloe. 



" Ciruelillu. A beautiful flowering tree; blossoms red." 

 Distribution. — A native of the southern part of Chile. 

 25493. Weinmannia trichosperma Cav. 

 Tenia. 

 Distribution. — A small tree, found in the region of San Carlos, in Chile. 



25494 to 25503. Cucumis melo L. Muskmelon. 



"All sweet; thick flesh; good size; grown dry on low lands where corn and 

 watermelons dried up on account of the unusual drought. Melons grown 

 with much less moisture than watermelons and have no diseases like the 

 latter. Every number is a different kind." 



25504. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. 



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