It is a native of the mountains of Chili ; the late Dr. 

 Gillies met with it at El Arroyo de los Limes, and Valle del 

 Rio Tinguirica; and a supposed variety at La Siente Vieja 

 and La Cuesta de Chacabuco ; Bridges found the latter at 

 La Laguna, near Valparaiso. 



Flowers in August and September ; and readily enough 

 multiplied by cuttings. The figure was made in the garden 

 of the Horticultural Society. 



The whole plant emits a powerful odour, which to some 

 persons is highly disagreeable, appearing to them to resemble 

 the smell of swine ; to me it seems less unpleasant, and much 

 more like the odour of Melilot or Fenugreek. 



The most showy plant of this kind is the Escallonia Mon- 

 tevidensis, which is also nearly hardy. That species is 

 usually covered with hundreds of hemispherical heads of 

 clear white flowers, over which countless insects keep up a 

 busy hum, as they spring from blossom to blossom in search 

 of the rich store of honey concealed within the recesses of 

 the calyx-cup. As one looks at these creatures enlivened 

 by the warmth of a bright sunny day, one cannot but admire 

 the exquisite beauty of the ball room that nature thus pro- 

 vides for an insect festival. 



The disk of this species does not surround the base of 

 the style in the form of a cup, but adheres to it in the form 

 of a solid yellow cone. I do not know whether such a dis- 

 tinction is of more than specific value. 



