24 ARAUCARIA. 



Araucauia Brasiliensis Ridolfiana, Saoi. 

 Syn. Araucaria Ridolfi, Hort. 



„ „ Lindleyana, Van Houtte. 



„ J, Bibbiani, Italian Gardens. 



This variety is more robust, larger and longer in the foliage, 

 and, according to Count E-idolf, is very distinct when old, and 

 more hardy than the species. It is found on the higher moun- 

 tains about Kio. 



Araucaria Brasiliensis gracilis, Carriere. 

 Syn. Araucaria elegans. Knight. 

 „ ,, gracilis, Van Houtte. 



Leaves, of a bright green, almost glaucous when young, very 

 straight, dense, less rigid, much narrower, and slenderer than 

 the species, with very slender spreading branches, bent down- 

 .wards towards the extremities, and undivided. It very much 

 resembles the Cunninghamia Sinensis, and is only an accidental 

 variety of the common Brazilian kind. 



No. 3. Araucaria imbricata, Pavon, the Chili Pine, or 

 Monkey Puzzle. 

 Syn. Araucaria Chilensis, Mirbel. 

 ,, Abies Columbaria, Dtsfont. 

 „ „ araucana, Poiret. 

 „ Colymbea quadrifaria, Salisbury. 

 „ Dombeya Chilensis, Lamack. 

 „ „ araucana, RcBuschel. 

 „ Pinus araucana, Molina. 

 „ Araucaria Dombeyi, Rich. 



Leaves, in whorls of from 7 to 8 in number, ovate-lanceolate, 

 spirally placed, rigid, concave, straight, smooth, shining, deep 

 green, very pungent, closely imbricated, and cartilaginous on 

 the margin, entirely covering the stems, and remaining on for 

 several years; from f to If of an inch long, very sharp-pointed, 

 somewhat thickened at the base, but without any footstalk, and 

 remaining on the shoots for years quite green, but getting more 



