﻿38 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPOKTED. 
  

  

  26304 
  to 
  26329— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  26310 
  and 
  26311— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  different 
  places 
  are 
  contained 
  in 
  this 
  shipment 
  and 
  may 
  or 
  may 
  not 
  be 
  all 
  of 
  

   the 
  same 
  variety. 
  They 
  are 
  not 
  of 
  the 
  Valdivia 
  class." 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  Chilean 
  coast 
  from 
  Valparaiso 
  to 
  Chiloe. 
  

  

  26312. 
  Citrullus 
  vulgaris 
  Schrad. 
  Watermelon. 
  

   "A 
  watermelon 
  that 
  was 
  harvested 
  in 
  February 
  and 
  eaten 
  in 
  July." 
  

  

  26313. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   "A 
  melon 
  that 
  grew 
  without 
  water 
  in 
  the 
  poorest 
  arid 
  soil." 
  

  

  26314 
  and 
  26315. 
  Embothrium 
  coccineum 
  Forst. 
  

  

  26314. 
  " 
  'Notru,' 
  'el 
  ciruelillo.' 
  A 
  beautiful, 
  flowering 
  ornamental 
  

   tree 
  fit 
  for 
  any 
  place. 
  Has 
  bunches 
  of 
  bright 
  crimson 
  flowers 
  in 
  early 
  

   October 
  and 
  dark-green 
  leaves, 
  which 
  are 
  pale 
  green 
  beneath. 
  It 
  grows 
  

   in 
  the 
  south 
  up 
  to 
  22 
  feet 
  and 
  12 
  to 
  16 
  inches 
  in 
  diameter. 
  A 
  decoction 
  

   of 
  the 
  bark 
  or 
  leaves 
  is 
  used 
  to 
  cure 
  glandular 
  affections; 
  infusion 
  or 
  

   smoke 
  cures 
  dental 
  neuralgia, 
  and 
  is 
  also 
  used 
  to 
  cicatrize 
  wounds." 
  

  

  26315. 
  "'Lirhuerillo.' 
  From 
  the 
  Province 
  of 
  Llanquihue. 
  Useful 
  

   as 
  a 
  timber 
  tree." 
  

  

  Distribution.— 
  The 
  southern 
  part 
  of 
  Chile. 
  

   See 
  Nos. 
  25491 
  and 
  25492 
  for 
  previous 
  introductions. 
  

   26318. 
  Eucryphia 
  cordifolia 
  Cav. 
  

  

  "North 
  of 
  Valdivia 
  this 
  is 
  called 
  'Ulmo;' 
  at 
  the 
  south 
  'Muermo.' 
  An 
  ever- 
  

   green 
  tree 
  with 
  dense 
  foliage, 
  very 
  beautiful 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  its 
  abundant 
  bunches 
  

   of 
  beautiful, 
  white, 
  fragrant 
  flowers; 
  it 
  grows 
  50 
  feet 
  high 
  and 
  2 
  feet 
  in 
  diameter. 
  

   Its 
  hard 
  wood 
  is 
  tan 
  colored, 
  of 
  good 
  quality 
  for 
  charcoal 
  and 
  bright 
  blazing 
  

   fuel, 
  extra-durable 
  railroad 
  ties, 
  heavy 
  timbers, 
  planks 
  or 
  boards, 
  casks 
  and 
  

   vats, 
  furniture, 
  or 
  any 
  inside 
  work; 
  it 
  becomes 
  a 
  darker 
  red 
  from 
  exposure 
  and 
  

   age. 
  Its 
  wood 
  and 
  bark 
  are 
  highly 
  impregnated 
  with 
  tannic 
  acid. 
  The 
  bark 
  

   contains 
  about 
  35 
  per 
  cent 
  of 
  tannin 
  of 
  great 
  excellence, 
  which 
  quickly 
  tans 
  

   leather 
  of 
  superior 
  quality 
  and 
  of 
  much 
  flexibility. 
  The 
  tanned 
  product 
  has 
  

   a 
  clean, 
  light-buff 
  color 
  and 
  an 
  increased 
  weight 
  over 
  the 
  crude 
  skins. 
  The 
  

   tannin 
  of 
  the 
  wood 
  serves 
  for 
  tanning, 
  but 
  is 
  not 
  used 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  its 
  giving 
  

   leather 
  a 
  blue 
  cast. 
  Ulmo 
  bark 
  is 
  better 
  than 
  lingue 
  and 
  has 
  been 
  successfully 
  

   applied 
  in 
  the 
  form 
  of 
  concentrated 
  extracts; 
  its 
  superiority 
  as 
  a 
  tanning 
  com- 
  

   pound 
  is 
  of 
  recent 
  knowledge. 
  It 
  flowers 
  in 
  November 
  and 
  December 
  and 
  seeds 
  

   in 
  March 
  and 
  April." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  region 
  around 
  San 
  Carlos, 
  Chile, 
  and 
  extending 
  south 
  to 
  

   the 
  island 
  of 
  Chiloe. 
  

  

  See 
  No. 
  25490 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

   26317 
  and 
  28318. 
  Gevuina 
  avellana 
  Molina. 
  

  

  26317. 
  '" 
  Avellana. 
  1 
  One 
  of 
  the 
  handsomest 
  trees 
  in 
  the 
  world; 
  its 
  

   glossy, 
  evergreen 
  leaves, 
  bunches 
  of 
  white, 
  fragrant 
  flowers 
  and 
  crim- 
  

   son 
  nuts 
  all 
  at 
  the 
  same 
  time, 
  and 
  its 
  general 
  symmetrical 
  grace 
  and 
  

   beauty, 
  make 
  a 
  very 
  impressive 
  sight. 
  It 
  grows 
  in 
  the 
  Cordilleras 
  of 
  

   south 
  and 
  central 
  Chile 
  to 
  the 
  thirty-fourth 
  degree 
  of 
  latitude 
  and 
  not 
  

   beyond; 
  is 
  also 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  low 
  coast 
  range 
  of 
  the 
  Cordillera 
  Maritima. 
  

   These 
  seeds 
  were 
  found 
  growing 
  in 
  latitude 
  44°; 
  they 
  need 
  to 
  be 
  soaked 
  

   in 
  water 
  a 
  long 
  time 
  to 
  germinate; 
  they 
  thrive 
  in 
  any 
  soil, 
  dry 
  or 
  wet, 
  

   high 
  or 
  low 
  lands 
  here, 
  but 
  moist 
  land 
  is 
  best 
  for 
  them. 
  The 
  wood 
  of 
  

   this 
  tree 
  is 
  tough 
  and 
  elastic, 
  takes 
  a 
  high 
  polish, 
  and 
  is 
  good 
  for 
  furni- 
  

   ture." 
  

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