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seeds. The resemblance between tlie jaloticaba and some of the grapes 

 of the Muscadine gi-oup, e. g., the James, is very strilsing, not only in 

 the general appearance of the fruit but also in flavor. 



" The jaboticaba prefers a soil that is rich and deep. It is rather 

 slow of growth, coming into bearing after six or eight years. It with- 

 stands slight frosts and gives promise of being successful in southern 

 Florida and perhaps also in sheltered localities throughout southern 

 California. At the present time seed propagation is tlie only means of 

 multiplication which is commonly employed, but inarching or some other 

 means of .propagation should be utilized to perpetuate good varieties." 

 {Popenoe.) 



44411. Nageia andina (Poepp.) F. Muell. Tasacese. 

 (Podocarpus andina Poepp.) 



A Chilean tree, up to 20 feet in height, with upright or somewhat 

 spreading branches, indistinctly 2-ranked, linear, dark-green leaves half 

 an inch to 1* inches long, flowers in spikes, and fruits without fleshy 

 receptacles. It is propagated by seeds or by cuttings made from almost 

 ripened wood under glass and grows out of doors only in the Southern 

 States and California. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture, vol. 5, p. 2125.) 



44412. NoTHOFAGUs ANTARCTICA (Forst.) Oerst. Fagacese. 



Antarctic beech. 

 A large deciduous South American tree, found from Tierra del Fuego 

 northward to Concepcion, Chile. It has cordate or broadly oval irregu- 

 larly dentate leaves half an inch to IJ inches long, and the staminate 

 flowers appear in May singly, in pairs, or in threes. Propagation is by 

 layering. Few trees have greater elegance and distinction than this 

 when young. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the 

 British Isles, vol. 2, p. 98.) 



44413. SoPHORA TETRAPTEEA J. Miller. Fabacese. 



Pelil. A Chilean tree, attaining a height of 10 meters, with green, 

 pinnate leaves, golden yellow flowers, and indehiscent, 4-winged, cork- 

 covered, pods. It prefers to grow near rivers, which afford excellent 

 opportunities for the dissemination of the corky pods. The exceedingly 

 ^ hard wood is used for plow points, wheels, etc. (Adapted from Cas- 

 tillo and Dey, La Jeografia Botanica del Rio Valdivia, p. 56.) 



44414. Tricondylus dentatus (Ruiz and Pav.) Kuntze. Proteacese, 

 (Lomatia dentata R. Br.) 



Avellanillo. A Chilean tree, up to 10 meters in height and 30 cm. in 

 diameter, with alternate, oval, dentate leaves, abbreviated lateral ra- 

 cemes of yellowish white flowers, and papery follicles. Of no industrial 

 value. (Adapted from Brown, Transactions of the Linnean Society 

 of London, vol. 10, p. 201, and from Castillo and Dey, La Jeografia Bo- 

 tanica del Rio Valdivia, p. J^l.) 



44415. Tricondylus obliqua (Ruiz and Pav.) Kuntze. Proteacese. 

 {Lomatia obliqua R, Br.) 



Badal. A Chilean tree, with alternate, smooth, serrate leaves, yellowish 

 white flowers in axillary racemes, and papery follicles inclosing winged 

 seeds. Attains a height of 8 to 19 meters, with a diameter of 1 meter. 

 (Adapted from Broivn, Transactions of the Linnean Society of Lon- 

 don, vol. 10, p. 201, and from Castillo and Dey, La Jeografia Botanica del 

 Rio Valdivia, p. 39.) 



