300 List of the Plants of Chile. 



and downy fruit, /?-ee and cling stones.* And hence the names dii- 

 razno prisco, priscan peach ; durazno de la Candelaria, de invierno, 

 ^c. peach of Candelaria, winter peach, he. The fruit is generally- 

 good, sometimes excellent, although it is rare. It would be much 

 better to perfect it by grafting.f A syrup is made of its flowers, call- 

 ed xarave de durazno, peach syrup, J which is given as a purgative. 



Amyris. The tree called Molle belongs to this genus and not at 

 all to the Schinus, whose leaves are compound. Its trunk is from 

 eight to ten varas high. The wood is hard in the center and is em- 

 ployed in making cart hubs and forks for ranches. § The part which 

 is set in the ground, puts forth roots and thus adds to the solidity of 

 the edifice. The essential oil and the resin yielded by the tree are 

 employed as remedies in spasmodic affections. The decoction of the 

 bark is extolled in nervous diseases. 



Anemone. Two species are known. The first is cultivated and 

 is the A. coronaria, Linn, a variety with double flowers, Aremula of 

 the gardens, a pretty plant, which should be multiplied on account of 

 the singular and varied shades presented by its flowers. The second 

 is indigenous, and is the A. Helleborifolia, DeCandolle called in the 

 country Centella. I think it is only a variety of the A. decapetala, 

 Linn, because I have had occasion to remark the different relations 

 of one species to the other. This plant is caustic. Its leaves ap- 

 plied to the skin produce the effects of a vesicatory. If sown in gar- 

 dens, with the necessary precautions, a variety with double flowers 

 would be easily obtained, which would be appreciated for having 

 its petals white on one side and blue on the other. 



Anthemis arvensis. Linn. Manzanilla hastarda, bastard chamo- 

 mile, common in the fields and meadows. Its penetrating odor in- 

 sures it a place among the nervines, but it is more disagreeable than 

 the Matricaria Chamomilla, Linn. Manzanilla de Castillo, Spanish 

 chamomile, and for that reason it is seldom employed. 



* "Con hueso libre, y adherente k la carne." 



t The peaches of Chile, though very fine in appearance, will not bear a compari- 

 son with ours in flavor. — T. t Peach jam ? 



§ The rancho is a rude hut, commonly formed by planting four poles, five or six 

 feet in length, with forked extremities, on which cross pieces rest and are lashed 

 with raw hide, for the purpose of supporting the roof of thatch. The walls are made 

 of the same material. The smoke finds its way out through the door way or win- 

 dow holes, which in cold weather are closed by raw hide, sometimes stretched over 

 square frames made to fit the apertures. — T. 



