Nothofagus 557 
above timber-line in the mountains, I saw this species near the baths of Chillan, 
lat. 37°, where it grew as a bush at 6000 to 8000 feet on the crests of the 
ridges in volcanic soil. According to Reiche, it occurs as undergrowth in the 
Araucaria forests at 4000 to 5000 feet elevation; but in sheltered situations in 
the mountains of Valdivia and Llanquihue it occasionally becomes a tree 60 feet 
in height. (H. J.B.) 
