XXIII. HOMALINA CEE! ARISTOTE LIA. 183 
base of the calyx, and alternating with its lobes. Stamens 15—18, gene- 
rally 3 or 4in each bundle, placed in front of the lobes of the calyx. Anthers 
opening by two pores at the apex. Ovary free. Styles 3, somewhat 
connected at the base. Berry globose, 3-celled. Seeds angular. (Don’s 
Mill. 
ts simple, opposite, stipulate, sub-evergreen ; stalked and shining. 
Flowers in axillary racemes, 
Se X21, A. Ma’caur WHérit. The Macqui Aristotelia. 
Identification. L’Hérit. Stirp.. p.31.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 56. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 58. 
Synonymes. A. glanduldsa AR. et P. Fl. Per. Syst. p. 126. ; A. Maqui in Dec. Prod., 2. p. 56. 
Engravings. L'Herit. Stirp., t. 16.; Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 44.; N. Du Ham., t.33.; the plate of 
this tree in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. v.; and our jig. 276. 
Spec. Char., Sc. Calyx deeply 5-cleft. Styles 3, somewhat connected at the 
base. A sub-evergreen shrub, or low tree. Chili. Height in British gar- 
dens 7—18 ft. Introduced in 1733. Flowers small, green, purplish, and 
yellow ; May and June. Berry very dark purple; ripe in September. 
Variety. 
%& 2 A, M. 2 foliis variegatis—The variegated-leaved Macqui Aristotelia. 
276. Aristotdlia Mdcqut. 
In Chili this plant forms an evergreen shrub, with diffuse branches, growing 
to the height of 6 ft. The flowers are not very showy ; but they are succeeded 
by berries about the size of a pea, very dark purple, and at length becoming 
black, which are acid and eatable. uy BAe gardens, it forms a sub-ever- 
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