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would be admirable to see, in a large gardeuj tlie palui and ihe beau- 

 tiful pine of Arauco side by side. There would be some to say our 

 descendants will see them ; and it is certain they would say ourfore- 

 fathei's planted them ! . 



Conathera bifolia. Ruiz and Pavon. C. campanulata. Hook, 

 Very common in dry, stony places on the hills and plains. The Igst 

 is more common on the heights of Quinta and Taguatagua. The 

 general name of pajarito is given to its flowers, and to a great num- 

 ber of others which resemble it only in the color, which is usually blue ; 

 but they have no distinguishing names. It might be proper to culti- 

 vate both of tliese species, the last of which might form a new genus. 



Condalia microphylla. Cav. A thorny shrub on the arid heights, 

 and among the rocks near Cachapual. It is related to the Colletia. 



Cqnium maculatum. L. The harraco or cicuta of the country 

 appears to differ, at least in the variety, from that of Europe. It is 

 common in fields and particularly on the sides of roads. Animals 

 do not eat it. It is used as a cataplasm to tumors and in colics. 



Convolvulus pwpureus. L. In gardens and cultivated enclosures. 

 Its flowers are called Suspiros — sighs ! This plant, and many other 

 species of the same genus, as well as a great number of species of 

 creeping and chmbing plants, the living roots of which should be ob- 

 tained, are excellent to cover old walls which are offensive to the 

 sight, as they yield only flowers. In pastures and on the sides of 

 roads we meet the C arvensis. L. On the heights and in the en- 

 closures on the hills the C. Chilensis. Spr. and the C. Bonariensis 

 and Lasianthus. Cav. They are indificrently called correuela. 



Coremium glaucum. Link. A small moss which grows on half 

 rotten apples, pears and other fruits. 



Cucumis sativus. L. Pepwo, cucumber cultivated in the fields. 

 It is eaten in salad, and pickled in vinegar which is what the French 

 call cornichons — gherkins ? The Melon. C. Melo. L. many varie-^ 

 ties of which are distinguished only by their color, are abundant in 

 Chile, and commonly possess an exquisite taste. The fruit, which 

 is called the melon de olor, and which is cultivated in fields and gar- 

 dens, appears to me to be a variety of the C. Melo, if it is not the C 

 deliciosus. Roth. These melons, generally small and spherical, some= 

 times acquire a considerable size with various forms. They are not 

 edible, but the pleasant odor which they exhale rendei's diem agree- 

 able. They are sometimes placed in clothes-piesses in order to com- 

 municate their perfume to the clothes. The €\ Citrnllus, Scr. (in 



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