92 List of the Plants of Chile. 
ported, which would be difficult, on account of the absolute want of 
communication between the two countries. 
Lilium candidum. L. _ Vulgarly, azucena—white lily. A com- 
mon plant in gardens. Its large flowers, emblems of candor, give it 
that appreciation which it enjoys. The Azucena colorada, which is 
also seen in some houses, is Hemerocallis fulva, L. Finally, there 
is another species of Lalium to which this common name is given, 
and which appears to be a variety of the L. bulbiferum, L. This 
last is still more rare. wah Fo 
Limosella aquatica. A small plant which grows in the drains and 
marshy situations near Santiago, Corcolen and Taguatagua. Its flow- 
ers are either white or blue. I have seen them with two stamina and 
sustained by a peduncle larger than their leaves. _ If these characters 
were a maatesty we might include this species under the denomination 
of wit: R. Br 
“ DC. }iweack been alee to find any 
ailerons eatiieen the species which grows in France and Italy, 
and that which I have seen in the pastures of the hills, and among 
the rocks, near the Punta de Cortes and the Taguatagua. It is 
probable, nevertheless, that it has been introduced. a4 
Linum Aquilinum. Molina. It is frequent in arid and dry situa- 
tions, about the hills and mountains. _ Its thick tufts and large yellow 
flowers might render it interesting if cultivated. The whole plant is — 
used in medicine. Its infusion is given in abdominal affections, and 
particularly in indigestion. Its fumigations are prescribed under a 
_ variety of circumstances. Without wishing to falsify those who pre- 
tend to support the favorable results drawn from daily experience, 
we will remark that a large portion of its virtues are derived from 
prejudice in its favor, and from the slight character of the diseases 
to which this and other remedies are applied. . What cannot be de- 
nied is, that faith exercises, in certain cases, a much more powerlul 
action than the medicament itself. It is said that in formertimes 
the cultivation of the L. usitatissimum (flax) was introduced and 
succeeded well, and even at present, in certain parts of the province 
‘of Conception, very excellent crops are gathered. Why is a branch 
of igiabiae: so essential, and one which has enriched so many indi- 
viduals in Europe, neglected 3 ? Can we say that the climate, the soil 
and the want of irrigation, prevent? Certainly not. . There are rea-_ 
sons, perhaps, which we are not permitted to perceive. Still the 
nation continues shamefully to pay high tributes to foreign countries, 
