250 List of the Plants of Chile. 
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vans Vi. aobist of. the Plants of Chile ; translated teed the «Mer 
nae »” by W. S. W. Ruscuensercer, M.D. a 
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_ (Concluded from p. 96.) 2a ee cieedeai 
— argenteum and L. miniatum. Pers. ‘These paren 
mosses are seen on rotten wood towards the close of the — 
mer rains. They are not distinguishable from those of Europe. 
ajcopersicum esculentum. Dun. The tomato is a well known 
plate ‘It is generally cultivated and its fruit forms one of the great 
resources of the kitchen. It may be perfectly preserved during the 
winter by the method pointed out by Mr. Appert. beets 
_ Lysine inum n stellatum. L. Common i in Scie and in Shady 
It does not es that it came from Europe as it is found 4 wing 
a4 from inhabited places. If it was desirable to introduce ' po 
species of this genus into gardens the L. ot ae peat it 
Pall, and the L. punctata, might be selected. 
Lythrum thymifolium and L. hyssopifolium, L. Frequent ol 
situations, in drains near habitations and torrents. I have met Wi 
a third species, which I think new, near the Powder House* and 
the foot of San Cristoval. It differs from the preceding by its flov 
ers being three times as large, and its stalks much more prolonge 
and white. I have called it ZL. albicaule, and it should sod Lor ed at 
the side of the L. maritimum, H. B. and Kunth. — wie 
- Macrea parvifolia. Lindl. A very branching shrub — bid 
on the barren hills of Punta de Cortes and of Leona. ‘The whitish 
appearance of its leaves is very beautiful. T do not Siok ite 
cultivate. ; 
Macrocystis Pyrifera. Agardh. A beautiful marine psi 
is met with in the bay of Valparaiso, and along the whole ¢ 
and ter before arriving at Cape Horn. i. e. to the south 
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* Santiago ey SC cic tate a SIME epee = NG ae Nn TOS 
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