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86. Payhuen, abounds in the hilly country round Aconcagua ; it grows 

 three yards high, and one thick. It furnishes excellent browsing for cattle, 

 and when burnt emits a very fragrant odour ; but we know of no other use 

 for it. 



87. Pellin, a tree of Conception and Valdivia, whose height and size 

 allow of cutting spars of sixteen yards long, and twelve inches square. It 

 spreads its roots widely on the surface, but does not strike them deep. The 

 timber serves for gun-carriages, for keels and false keels to ships, also for 

 bolts, on account of its lasting qualities, whether in air, earth, or water. 

 The bark dyes wool of a deep mulberry colour. 



88. Pela, or Pilo, glows, in Valdivia and Conception, to six yards in 

 height, and one in girth : the wood is white, solid, and durable ; it is good 

 for ploughshares, axle-trees, &c. The seed dyes black. 



89. Peral, Pear, the same as that of Spain. The decoction of its leaves is 

 good for swelled feet ; and the decoction of a species of polipody (Quintral) 

 that grows on it is good for bruises. 



90. Perallillo, a middling-sized tree of Juan Fernandez, where it is not 

 very plentiful ; it yields a middling kind of timber. 



91. Peumo, grows both in Chile and Peru. It grows very upright to the 

 height of sixteen yards, and three yards in girth. The timber lasts well 

 under water. The bark is used by tanners, it yields an orange-coloured 

 dye, and is applied in cataplasms to broken limbs. The fruit, being steeped 

 in tepid water, is supposed to relieve dropsy. The tree is proper for public 

 walks and shrubberies, on account of its beauty, especially when amidst its 

 tufted leaves its abundant red or white berries are seen. 



92. Pi chi, grows in Conception, and raises its twisted trunk of two feet 

 thick to the height of five or six yards ; the bark is ragged, and the head 

 very bushy. The seed is about the size of a kidney-bean, and horses and 

 oxen are extremely fond of it. 



93. Pino, Pine. Large woods of it are found in the Andes of Valdivia and 

 Conception, and it is cultivated in many places ; it rises to the height of 

 forty yards, and is four in girth. The wood is very desirable for masts of 

 ships. Its nut is larger than that of Europe, and is the principal harvest 

 of the mountain Indians. The cone is not so close as that of Europe, so 

 there is no need to put it to the fire to open it ; but when ripe the seed falls 

 out : women eat it to increase their milk. The resin of this tree is believed 



