174 Select Plants for Industrial Culture 



Guevina Avellana, Molina. (Quadria heterophylla, Ruiz and Pavon.) 



The evergreen Hazel-tree of Chili, extending to the Chonos- 

 Archipelagus. One of the most beautiful trees in existence, attaining 

 a height of 30 feet. The snowy white flower-spikes produced simul- 

 taneously with the ripening of the coral-red fruit. In the cooler 

 southern regions the tree attains considerable dimensions. The wood 

 is tough and elastic, and used particularly for boat-building (Dr. 

 Philippi). The fruit of the allied South- African Brabejum stella- 

 tifolium (Linne) can only be utilized with caution and in a roasted 

 state as an article of diet, because it is noxious or even absolutely 

 poisonous in a raw state. 



Guizotia oleifera, De Candolle. 



India and probably also Abyssinia. Rantil-oil is pressed from the 

 seeds of this annual herb, which yields its crop in three mouths. The 

 oil is much used like Sesamum-oil, for culinary as well as for technic 

 purposes. 



Gunnera Chilensis, Lamarck. 



Caraccas to Patagonia, chiefly on cliffs. A most impressive plant 

 for scenic groups in gardens. Darwin measured leaves 8 feet broad 

 and 24 feet in circumference. The acidulous leaf-stalks serve as a 

 vegetable; the thick roots are used for tanning and dyeing. G. 

 peltata (Philippi) is another large species, restricted to Juan Fernan- 

 dez. G. macrophylla (Blume) is a native of Java and Sumatra, 

 where it occurs on mountains up to 6,000 feet elevation. 



Gymnocladus Canadensis, Lamarck. 



The Chicot or Kentucky Coffee-tree. North-Eastern America. 

 A timber- and avenue-tree, attaining a height of 80 feet: allied 

 to Gleditschia, but, as the name implies, thornless. Delights in a 

 rich soil and a sheltered position. Can be raised from cuttings of the 

 roots. The wood is strong, tough, compact, fine-grained, and assumes 

 a rosy color. The pods, preserved like those of Tamarinds, are said 

 to be wholesome (Simmonds). Insects preying on the foliage of this 

 tree are poisoned by it. It will bear the frosts of Norway to lat. 61 

 17' (Schuebeler). 



Hagenia Abyssinica, Willdenow. (Bray era anthelmintica, Kunth.) 



Abyssinia, at elevations from 3,000 to 8,000 feet. A tall tree, 

 admitted in this list, because its flowers have come into medicinal use. 

 It is moreover quite eligible for ornamental plantations. 



Hancornia speciosa, Gomes. 



Brazil, to far southern regions, on sandy plains. This small tree 

 may prove hardy in extra- tropic regions free of frost. The good-sized 

 berries are of very pleasant taste, and vernacularly known as Man- 

 gaihas. Most valuable is the very elastic rubber of this plant. Mr. 

 Thomas Christie regards it superior to Para-Rubber, and worth at 

 present 3s. per Ib. 



