250 List of the Plants of Chile, 



Art. VI. — List of the Plants of Chile; translated from the ^'Mer- 

 curio Chileno," byW. S. W. Ruschenbergeb, M.D. U. S. Navy. 



(Concluded from p. 96.) 



Lycogala argenteum and L. miniatum. Pers. These two small 

 mosses are seen on rotten wood towards the close of the autumn 

 after rains. They are not distinguishable from those of Europe. 



Lycopersicum esculentum. Dun. The tomato is a well known 

 plant. 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. 



Lysimachia Linum stellatum. L. Common in fields and in shady 

 places on the highlands, in the Punta de Cortes and Taguatagua. 

 It does not appear that it came from Europe as it is found growing 

 far from inhabited places. If it was desirable to introduce some 

 species of this genus into gardens the L. ihyrsiflora, L. verticillata, 

 Pall, and the L. punctata, might be selected. 



- Lythrum thymifolium and L. hyssopifoUum, L. Frequent in humid 

 situations, in drains near habitations and torrents. I have met with 

 a third species, which I think new, near the Powder House* and at 

 the foot of San Cristoval. It differs from the preceding by its flow- 

 ers being three times as large, and its stalks much more prolonged 

 and white. I have called it L. alhicaule, and it should be placed at 

 the side of the L. maritimum, H. B. and Kunth. 



JVLacrea parvifolia. Lindl. A very branching shrub which grows 

 on the barren hills of Punta de Cortes and of Leona. The whitish 

 appearance of its leaves is very beautiful. I do not think it easy to 

 cultivate. 



Macrocystis Pyrifera. Agardh. A beautiful marine plant which 

 is met with in the bay of Valparaiso, and along the whole coast, 

 and even before arriving at Cape Horn. i. e. to the southward of 

 it. I believe that the M. Humholdtii, Ag., is but a variety of the 

 former, as I have had occasion to observe all the difference relative 

 to the figure of the leaves and the vesicles which sustain them. The 

 name cochayuyo is given to an infinity of species which belong to 

 this family and particularly to those which grow in the sea. That 

 which is most generally known under this appellation, and of which 



* Santiago, 



