268 hist of the Plants of Chile, 



ciated for its odor. It is quite necessary amongst the constituents of 

 a nosegay, and sometimes required for the table. 



(Enothera moUissima. L. Metron, for de la noche. It grows in 

 sandy situations near rivers. It is cultivated in gardens, and is con- 

 sidered valuable as a vulnerary. A decoction of its leaves is em- 

 ployed to wash ulcers, and particularly those of the legs. The ra- 

 daJau — (E. acaulis, Cav., is frequent in the humid pastures of the 

 plain, near Taguatagua. Its variety 13. Ser. in DC. prodr., is found 

 in Valparaiso, in shaded spots. This plant and its roots are consid- 

 ered efficacious remedies in boils. The (E. ienuifolia, Cav., grows 

 in sandy situations, and among stones, along torrents and rivers. A 

 variety with flowers, three times as large, is found in the same situa- 

 tions, and on mountains j perhaps it is a different species. The San- 

 gre de tore, the (E. tenella, Cav., is very common in pastures. Its 

 flowers are either violet, or purple. I have gathered another species 

 in the dry pastures near San Fernando. It approaches to the (E. 

 rosea, Ait., but appears to be different. 



Ogiera triplinervia. Cassin. A shrub very frequent in the woods 

 on the highlands, known by the name of mitriu. Its flowers are of 

 the size of a Spilanthus. Like the leaves, they are somewhat aro- 

 matic. The wood is fragile and only useful as a combustible. 



Olea Europcea. L. Aceiturro — Olive. Cultivated near habita- 

 tions. Its wood is employed in white work. Its prepared fruit is ex- 

 cellent. The oil made in this country is far from being good. Con- 

 sidering the facility with which the tree yields its fruit, and the great 

 quantities which might be obtained, we wonder at the negligence with 

 which it is cultivated, and the small extent of its plantations. It is 

 said that to sow and to reap is not the work of a day — a selfish maxim 

 which is gainsaid by the father who is not indifferent to the pros- 

 pects of his children. The introduction of foreign oils which is 

 daily becoming more necessary, is no eulogy upon native industry. 



Onoseris. W. There are many species, some of which perhaps 

 belong to the genus Chcet anther a. The most common is called yez- 

 quilla. It grows in dry pastures on the plain, near rivers, and on the 

 mountains, and differs very little from the O. Ilieracioides, Kunth. 

 The down, which covers the plant when it is in flower, is used by 

 the country people for spunk. Another grows among the stones 

 along the Cachapual. I have called it O. linifolia from the form 

 of its leaves. 



