List of the Plants of Chile. 259 



Elymus. L. A grass which grows in humid situations on the 

 plains and hills. It is called by some cola de raton, rat's tail, a name 

 common to several plants of the same family. 



Ephedra Americana. Humb. A small shrub which delights in 

 stony, craggy situations among the rocks, and hills, and the moun- 

 tains. The E. bracteata, Miers, is perhaps the same. 



Epilobium. L. Tw^o species related to the E. alpinum and te- 

 tragonum. L. They grow in the drains, and humid and sandy places, 

 near torrents, in Taguatagua^and Aculeo. 



Equisetum Bogotense. H. B. and Kunth. On the sides of drains, 

 near rivers, in sandy and humid situations. It is called yerba de 

 plata — silver grass, because it serves to clean tarnished silver. Its 

 root is employed as a diuretic. 



Erigeron. L. Four species, of which one is probably new, the, 

 E. Canadensis, L. the other two resemble the E.' Bonariensis. L, 

 AH these plants grow in inclosures, gardens, and fields, on the sides 

 of roads, and in the dry pastures of the plain. 



Erineum Viiis. Pers. Generally known by the name of peste. 

 It attacks the leaves of the vine, and in some places extends itself 

 in an almost incredible manner. I have found another species which 

 I have called E. Mayteni. It grows on the under surface of the 

 leaves of the Mayten. 



Erio sporangium Baccharidis. Bertero. A small moss which 

 grows on the branches of the rosemary'; it produces furrowed nodosi- 

 ties, filled with woolly filaments, which shed a yellow dust similar to 

 the pollen of flowers. 



Erodium. L. The species of this genus bear the name of al~ 

 Jihrillo. The E. moschatum, Ait. is very common in the meadows^ 

 and especially in those of the- mountains; it smells like musk and , 

 communicates its own odor.to the animals that eat it. It is an ex- 

 cellent forage. The E. Cicuiarium, Smith, and the variety B. 

 D. C. prodr. are very frequent in meadows, in sandy situations, near 

 rivers, and on the hills. 1 have met in the stony places along the Ca- 

 chapual,with an Erodium,\^\nQ\\xese\x\\)\es\heE.Malac]ioldes-, Willd. 



Erviim Lens. L. Vulgarly lentcja — lentil — sown in fields. As 

 regards the cultivation of this plant, and the consumption of it, we 

 will refer to the article Ciccr Jiriciiniim ; what has been said there 

 is here equally applicable. 



Eryngium. L. The n^me / caixloncilla is given to the E. pani- 

 culaium, DeLarbr. which grows on heights, near crags: I have met 

 with two other species: one in the marshes in the suburbs of San- 



