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thine, to which this species belongs, includes many which possess 
the above qualities in a high degree. But I believe they exaggerate 
those of the litre, at least judging from my own experience. The 
Indians employ its fruit to prepare honey, sweetmeats, and a chicha, 
(a species of drink,) which they assure us is quite pleasant. Admit- 
ting, for the present, the name which Miers gives it, I am of opinion 
that the litre is the Mauria simplicifolia, H. B. and Kunth, whose 
native place even is not well known, according to the most recent 
authors. The generic characters agree entirely and appear common 
to the Cambessedea, Kunth, although this is originally from the East 
Indies. I agree with Sprengel, who views the Cambesstdea as sy- 
nonymous with the Mauria 
Loasa, Adans. Many species are natives of Chile. Almost. all 
of them grow in the woods on the high lands among brambles and 
sane and some in the neighborhood of the plains. ‘The L. Blacei, 
,» (L. acanthifolia, Bot.; Reg.) is the most common: _ It i is 
elie’ ortiga brava or cardito. The L. Triloba, Juss. ortiga, orti- 
guilla. Ihave met with a well marked variety in the woods near 
Cachapual, and I have called it L. heterophylla, believing that it con- 
stitutes a distinct species. The L. volubilis, Juss., known under the 
name of monjita. Finally another called ortiga, but with white flow- 
ers. It does not differ from the L. palmata, Spreng., to which should 
probably belong the Blumenbachia insignis, Schrad., a genus admit- 
ted by De Candolle, (Prodr. part iii, p. 340.) - The e albida, Miers, 
is perhaps the same species. 
Lobelia, L. The name tupa is given indefinitely to three species 
of this genus, whose stalk is fructicose. One of them is the L. Tupa; 
L. ; the other appears to be the L. decurrens, Cav., and the third in 
my opinion isnew. These shrubs are elegant, and pastanledly their 
flowers. ‘They grow on the borders of woods and near torrents. 
have found the last in Valparaiso. The poisonous property of these 
plants is the only reason against cultivating them in gardens where 
they would appear well. It is said that formerly this plant was used 
_ to give strength to wine. I believe the Indians only are capable om 
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emulentum, L. The whole world is acquainted with the 
Vallico, (ienated darnel ?) unfortunately too common in fields where 
wheat is grown. This baneful plant ought to call the attention of ag- 
riculturalists, who must know that they cannot succeed in destroying 
it entirely, until they give more attention to the selection of the seed 
