﻿OCTOBER 
  1 
  TO 
  DECEMBER 
  31, 
  1909. 
  37 
  

  

  26304 
  to 
  26329— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  26304. 
  Acacia 
  longifolia 
  (Andr.) 
  Willd. 
  

  

  " 
  Aromo. 
  A 
  grand, 
  yellow-flowered 
  tree, 
  grown 
  in 
  Chile 
  from 
  the 
  time 
  of 
  the 
  

   Spanish, 
  for 
  ornamental 
  purposes." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  shrub 
  or 
  small 
  tree 
  found 
  throughout 
  Australia 
  and 
  in 
  

   Tasmania. 
  Used 
  as 
  a 
  street 
  tree 
  in 
  California. 
  

  

  26305. 
  Aextoxicon 
  punctatum 
  R. 
  and 
  P. 
  

  

  "In 
  Valdivia 
  and 
  Chiloe 
  this 
  plant 
  is 
  called 
  'tique' 
  or 
  'palo 
  muerto;' 
  in 
  the 
  

   north 
  it 
  is 
  called 
  'acietunillo' 
  or 
  'olivillo.' 
  It 
  grows 
  along 
  the 
  coast 
  of 
  Chile 
  

   from 
  Valparaiso 
  to 
  the 
  island 
  of 
  Chiloe." 
  

  

  26306. 
  Aristotelia 
  macqui 
  L'Herit. 
  

  

  "El 
  Maqui. 
  This 
  is 
  a 
  valuable 
  wild 
  fruit 
  tree 
  and 
  I 
  believe 
  is 
  capable 
  of 
  

   improvement. 
  The 
  fruit 
  is 
  abundant, 
  astringent, 
  sweet, 
  and 
  refreshing. 
  In 
  

   time" 
  of 
  fruitage 
  'chicha 
  de 
  maqui' 
  is 
  highly 
  esteemed 
  as 
  a 
  healthful 
  beverage. 
  

   It 
  is 
  nonfermented; 
  the 
  fruit 
  is 
  simply 
  mashed 
  and 
  mixed 
  with 
  water 
  and 
  the 
  

   liquid 
  drawn 
  off 
  and 
  drunk. 
  The 
  fruit 
  juice 
  is 
  similar 
  in 
  color 
  to 
  blackberry 
  

   juice; 
  it 
  stains 
  whatever 
  it 
  comes 
  in 
  contact 
  with, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  indelible. 
  The 
  

   fruit 
  is 
  gathered 
  in 
  immense 
  quantities 
  and 
  dried 
  for 
  export 
  and 
  domestic 
  uses, 
  

   especially 
  for 
  coloring 
  wines 
  or 
  imitating 
  them. 
  These 
  seeds 
  are 
  from 
  near 
  

   Puerto 
  Montt, 
  which 
  is 
  the 
  extreme 
  southern 
  limit 
  of 
  the 
  territory 
  allotted 
  to 
  

   their 
  growth; 
  they 
  are 
  as 
  good 
  as 
  'el 
  maqui' 
  of 
  central 
  Chile. 
  The 
  color 
  of 
  the 
  

   fruit 
  is 
  generally 
  a 
  reddish 
  black; 
  brown, 
  white, 
  and 
  pink 
  fruits 
  are 
  sparsely 
  

   found 
  in 
  a 
  few 
  localities, 
  but 
  these 
  are 
  different 
  varieties. 
  This 
  tree 
  sometimes 
  

   attains 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  30 
  to 
  35 
  feet. 
  Usually 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  more 
  than 
  12 
  to 
  15 
  feet 
  high 
  

   and 
  4 
  inches 
  in 
  diameter, 
  but 
  I 
  have 
  seen 
  trees 
  16 
  inches 
  in 
  diameter. 
  They 
  

   thrive 
  in 
  dry 
  central 
  Chile, 
  but 
  seek 
  the 
  moisture 
  of 
  the 
  ravines. 
  The 
  tree 
  

   reminds 
  one 
  of 
  a 
  cherry 
  tree. 
  The 
  wood 
  is 
  not 
  considered. 
  The 
  bark 
  of 
  the 
  

   new 
  wood 
  is 
  very 
  flexible 
  and 
  is 
  used 
  for 
  making 
  lassos 
  and 
  ropes 
  for 
  use 
  about 
  

   the 
  farm; 
  also 
  for 
  tying 
  in 
  the 
  vineyards. 
  The 
  ties 
  are 
  strong 
  and 
  last 
  a 
  long 
  

   time 
  if 
  dampened 
  before 
  using. 
  Birds 
  and 
  foxes 
  are 
  very 
  fond 
  of 
  the 
  fruit 
  and 
  

   scatter 
  the 
  seeds 
  in 
  a 
  fit 
  state 
  to 
  germinate. 
  

  

  "The 
  juice 
  of 
  the 
  leaves 
  is 
  a 
  splendid 
  remedy 
  for 
  throat 
  diseases 
  and 
  ulcers 
  

   and 
  has 
  a 
  fame 
  for 
  healing 
  wounds. 
  An 
  infusion 
  of 
  the 
  leaves 
  is 
  employed 
  as 
  a 
  

   gargle. 
  Reduced 
  to 
  a 
  powder, 
  they 
  serve 
  effectively 
  as 
  a 
  healing 
  ointment. 
  

   They 
  are 
  also 
  good 
  made 
  into 
  a 
  poultice, 
  especially 
  when 
  placed 
  over 
  the 
  kid- 
  

   neys 
  to 
  calm 
  fevers. 
  The 
  fruit, 
  being 
  a 
  quick, 
  mild 
  acid, 
  and 
  astringent, 
  is 
  

   often 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  refreshing 
  drink 
  in 
  the 
  sick 
  room 
  and 
  is 
  especially 
  efficacious 
  in 
  

   fevers; 
  toasted 
  and 
  ground 
  or 
  broken 
  and 
  put 
  into 
  hot 
  water 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  sure 
  remedy 
  

   against 
  the 
  worst 
  cases 
  of 
  diarrhea, 
  dysentery, 
  and 
  cholera; 
  being 
  perfectly 
  

   harmless 
  the 
  fruit 
  or 
  decoctions 
  may 
  be 
  eaten 
  or 
  drunk 
  in 
  any 
  quantity. 
  The 
  

   plant 
  is 
  widely 
  distributed, 
  from 
  always 
  dry, 
  rainless 
  Coquimbo 
  to 
  Chiloe's 
  

   perpetual 
  moisture." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Along 
  ravines 
  from 
  central 
  Chile 
  to 
  Puerto 
  Veras. 
  

   26307 
  and 
  26308. 
  Avena 
  sativa 
  L. 
  Oat. 
  

  

  26309. 
  Boquila 
  trifoliata 
  (DC.) 
  Decaisne. 
  

  

  " 
  'Voquil 
  bianco,' 
  'boquila,' 
  and 
  'pilpil 
  bianco' 
  are 
  the 
  Indian 
  names. 
  It 
  

   grows 
  along 
  the 
  edges 
  of 
  the 
  woods 
  from 
  the 
  thirty-fifth 
  degree 
  of 
  latitude 
  

   south 
  to 
  and 
  including 
  the 
  island 
  of 
  Chiloe; 
  it 
  avoids 
  altitudes 
  and 
  seeks 
  the 
  

   moist 
  lowlands. 
  The 
  fruit 
  is 
  without 
  importance." 
  

   26310 
  and 
  26311. 
  Chusquea 
  quila 
  (Poir.) 
  Kunth. 
  Bamboo. 
  

  

  "This 
  seed 
  is 
  from 
  the 
  provinces 
  of 
  Cautin 
  and 
  Malleco, 
  in 
  the 
  vicinities 
  of 
  

   the 
  volcanos 
  Lonquimai, 
  Llaimi, 
  and 
  Villa 
  Rica. 
  Several 
  small 
  lots 
  from 
  

   205 
  

  

  