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256 List of the Plants of Chile. 
very large flowers of a clear blue color and another with small white 
flowers. The sad aspect of the plant and the disagreeable odor 
which it exhales indicate its noxious qualities. It is employed ex~ 
_ ternally in certain complaints. : 
Daucus Carota. Lu. Zanahoria, carrot, of the gardens. As 
use is not so extensive as it should be. It is frequently met with 
near woods, in meadows where there are trees. The D. Montevi- 
densis. Link. has no common name. 
Delphinium Ajacis. L. An interesting plant from the prsdiaiadl 
number of varieties cultivated in gardens. It is one of those which 
bears the name of pajarito. If it is not well taken care of it soon 
degenerates, becomes simple and is only an ordinary flower. 
atium fimbriatum. Schwein. A very small moss which is 
met with on the dead and rotten branches of cherry and plum trees. 
Dyanthus Caryophyllus and. D. Chinensis, LL. Claveles, pinks, 
these two are the only species cultivated i in gardens. .The numerous 
and beautiful varieties of the first are little known. Those whic 
are met. with are not remarkable. - In order to possess good pinks; 
much care is required in sowing the seed which has been obtained 
by crossing the different colors. It would be desirable to propagate 
here good collections of pinks, particularly for the use of the fair sex 
whose admiration for flowers is known. 
Dichondra sericea. Sw. A small. plant which j is seen by the sides 
of roads and in the stony pastures on the hills. It is perhaps the 
same which Miers has named the D. repanda. 
Dimorphopetalum Tetilla. Bertero. A new genus of the family 
of alides: this pretty plant is met with in stony situations, and in 
3 of rocks. The petiole is notched at its base, and full of 
J ice, which children take pleasure in sucking. The 
tetilla,* given to this plant designates with sufficient 
‘form of the part which is eaten, though the resemblance 
is not exact. 
Dioscorea variifolia. Bertero. Common in pastures, on the hills, 
and in thickets. Ido not know whether it is the same species # 
the D. Hederacea. Miers; all I can say is, that it does not resemble 
the ivy in any particular, either in its leaves or its size. ‘The leaves 
are sometimes cordate, sometimes sagittate and sometimes linear 1 
the same individual. ‘The flowers are dioecious. 
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* A little dug. 
