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base of the calyx, and alternating with its lobes. Stamens 15 18, gene- 

 rally 3 or 4 in each bundle, placed in front of the lobes of the calyx. A^ithers 

 opening by two pores at the apex. Ovary free. Styles 3, somewhat 

 connected at the base. Berry globose, 3-celled. Seeds angular. (Don's 

 Mill.) 



Leaves simple, opposite, stipulate, sub-evergreen ; stalked and shining. 

 Flowei's in axillary racemes, 



ai 5! i 1. A. Ma'cqui L'Herit. The Macqui Aristotelia. 



Jdcntificatim. L'Herit. Stirp., p. 31. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 56. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. .58. 

 Synonymes. A. glandulbsa h. et P. Fl. Per. Syst. p. 126. ; A. Maqui in Dec. Prod., 2. p. 56. 

 Engravings. L'Herit. Siirp., t. 16. ; Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 44. ; N. Du Ham., t. 33. ; the plate of 

 this tree in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. v. ; and our Jig. 276. 



Spec. Char., ^-c. Calyx deeply 5-cleft. Styles 3, somewhat connected at the 

 base. A sub-evergreen shrub, or low ti'ee. Chili. Height in British gar- 

 dens 7 18 ft. Introduced in 1733. Flowers small, green, purplish, and 

 vellow ; May and June. Berry very dark purple; ripe in September. 



Variety. 



^ at A. M. 2fdliis variegatis. The variegated-leaved Macqui Aristotelia. 



276. Aristotfelia Mdcijtd. 



In ChiH this plant forms an evergreen shrub, with diffuse branches, growing 

 to the height of 6 ft. The flowers are not very showy ; but they are succeeded 

 by berries about the size of a pea, very dark purple, and at length becoming 

 black, which are acid and eatable. In British gardens, it forms a sub-ever- 



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