250 Last of the Plants of Chile. 
it were possible to keep them in gardens, they would produce a fine 
effect, from the varied shades and the rare elegance of their flowers; 
then their minutie# might be sketched, which is necessary, and eyen 
indispensable,’ to show to the public the true. representation of the 
beauties of nature, and to the learned the means of determining, 
with certainty, plants whose characteristics are materially changed 
by desiccation, but unfortunately the family of the orchidew prefers 
the savage state to the assiduous care of the gardiner, or rather, we 
should say this branch of cultivation has not yet arrrived at the per- 
fection of others. a 
- Chrysanthemum Indicum. L. This beautiful species and its nu- 
merous varieties deserve a distinguished place in gardens, both from 
the elegance of its flowers and for the diversity of their colors. In 
autumn, and even in the winter, they decorate the parterres. | 
Cicer arietinum. L. Pea, Chick-Pea;. Garbanzo. Cultivated 
in patches. The consumption of this product might be much more 
important, and its exportation to neighboring countries, particularly in 
those years when other crops are scarce, might form a very consider- 
able branch of commerce. : 
-Cichorium Intybus. L. Vulgarly Achicoria, is found growing wild, 
both in cultivated and uncultivated situations. If this and the Endive, 
C. Endivia, L. were planted in gardens, two more vegetables would 
be added to the table, and two-more plants for refreshing ptisans. 
Cineraria. L. Two fruticose species, the first in the woods 08 
the mountains. It is vulgarly called Vegua; the leaves are , 
‘somewhat adhesive, sometimes woolly and whitish underneath. The 
second is found in woods, near the Cachapual. These two shrubs 
are not of any known use, and it seems that they ought to belong 1 
“another genus. 
Cissus striata. Ruiz and Pavon. Pavilla. Itis found in the high 
woods on the mountains. It mounts the highest trees, and secrets 
round them, reaches to their summit.. There is a downy variety: 
Citrus Aurantium and C. Medica. L. Cultivated trees, know? 
under the names orange and lemon. There are many —? 
some of which are much esteemed, as the eztron and the - 
Since the climate of Chile is favorable to these beautiful trees, 4 
would be well to multiply them, and acquire the good eater" of 
Europe, which would contribute considerably to the magne 
: ‘ known 
_ large gardens, and yield fruit whose flavor and sweetness are © 
throughout the world. The tree called the orange of the Capuchans 
