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  26304 
  to 
  26329— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  26317 
  and 
  26318— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  26318. 
  '" 
  Arellano,.' 
  From 
  the 
  Cordillera 
  of 
  central 
  Chile. 
  Soak 
  the 
  

   seeds 
  well." 
  

   See 
  No. 
  25611 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction 
  and 
  distribution. 
  

  

  26319. 
  Greigia 
  sphacelata 
  (R. 
  and 
  P.) 
  Regel. 
  

  

  '" 
  CTiupones.' 
  From 
  the 
  mainland 
  in 
  the 
  Province 
  of 
  Llanquihue." 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  In 
  humid 
  situations 
  about 
  Concepcion, 
  Chile, 
  and 
  south 
  to 
  

   the 
  province 
  of 
  Llanquihue. 
  

   See 
  No. 
  25476 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  26320. 
  Gunnera 
  chilensis 
  Lam. 
  

  

  ' 
  ' 
  ' 
  Nalca. 
  ' 
  This 
  grows 
  only 
  in 
  wet 
  places, 
  banks 
  of 
  streams, 
  ravines, 
  etc. 
  It 
  is 
  

   like 
  a 
  giant 
  pieplant 
  or 
  rhubarb 
  and 
  is 
  very 
  ornamental 
  ; 
  it 
  is 
  somewhat 
  differ- 
  

   ent 
  from 
  'Pangue' 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  25477); 
  the 
  former 
  is 
  eaten 
  raw 
  after 
  the 
  bark 
  

   or 
  skin 
  is 
  removed 
  and 
  has 
  an 
  agreeable 
  sweet-acid 
  taste; 
  its 
  juice 
  made 
  into 
  

   ices 
  is 
  eaten 
  with 
  gusto. 
  A 
  decoction 
  for 
  diarrhea, 
  etc., 
  is 
  made 
  from 
  the 
  roots, 
  

   which 
  are 
  hard 
  and 
  very 
  astringent; 
  the 
  small 
  quantity 
  of 
  juice 
  which 
  they 
  

   contain 
  is 
  a 
  valuable, 
  permanent 
  black 
  dye 
  for 
  cloths 
  and 
  is 
  estimable 
  for 
  tanning 
  

   skins. 
  The 
  new 
  sprouts 
  are 
  much 
  esteemed 
  by 
  the 
  Indians; 
  they 
  call 
  them 
  

   'pampancallhue.' 
  Oxen 
  eat 
  the 
  leaves 
  with 
  relish 
  when 
  accustomed 
  to 
  them." 
  

  

  See 
  No. 
  25477 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction 
  and 
  distribution. 
  

  

  26321. 
  Laurelia 
  sempervirens 
  (R. 
  & 
  P.) 
  Tul. 
  

  

  "Indian 
  name 
  'el 
  huahuan.' 
  The 
  evergreen 
  laurel 
  is 
  too 
  well 
  known 
  to 
  

   need 
  description. 
  The 
  industrial 
  applications, 
  large 
  dimensions 
  and 
  merits 
  

   of 
  its 
  timber, 
  durability 
  when 
  not 
  exposed 
  to 
  the 
  elements, 
  facility 
  to 
  work, 
  

   ability 
  to 
  permanently 
  receive 
  any 
  stain, 
  etc., 
  require 
  no 
  comment. 
  It 
  is 
  

   necessary 
  to 
  cut 
  the 
  tree 
  for 
  lumber 
  when 
  the 
  sap 
  is 
  down. 
  It 
  grows 
  to 
  im- 
  

   mense 
  size 
  in 
  the 
  Cordilleran 
  foothills 
  of 
  the 
  south 
  and 
  gradually 
  diminishes 
  

   in 
  size 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  found 
  north 
  of 
  the 
  river 
  Bio 
  Bio. 
  It 
  has 
  nearly 
  all 
  the 
  medicinal 
  

   properties 
  of 
  Laurelia 
  aromatica, 
  among 
  which 
  are 
  the 
  following: 
  An 
  infusion 
  

   of 
  the 
  scraped 
  or 
  pounded 
  wood, 
  the 
  leaves 
  or 
  flowers 
  is 
  used 
  to 
  cure 
  pains 
  in 
  

   the 
  head 
  which 
  are 
  the 
  results 
  of 
  colds; 
  the 
  same 
  and 
  especially 
  an 
  infusion 
  

   of 
  the 
  leaves 
  is 
  used 
  for 
  affections 
  of 
  the 
  digestive 
  tubes, 
  urinary 
  organs, 
  to 
  

   combat 
  bronchitis 
  and 
  as 
  baths 
  or 
  lotions 
  to 
  strengthen 
  the 
  nervous 
  system, 
  to 
  

   alleviate 
  or 
  moderate 
  paralysis, 
  to 
  fumigate 
  the 
  body 
  against 
  spasmodic 
  con- 
  

   vulsions; 
  a 
  pomade 
  made 
  of 
  the 
  powdered 
  leaves 
  cures 
  skin 
  diseases. 
  The 
  

   ground 
  bark 
  being 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  cavity 
  of 
  a 
  tooth 
  stops 
  the 
  pain; 
  an 
  infusion 
  

   of 
  the 
  bark 
  is 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  remedy 
  for 
  lockjaw, 
  etc." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Frequent 
  in 
  the 
  woods 
  in 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  Valparaiso, 
  Chile, 
  

   and 
  south 
  to 
  the 
  island 
  of 
  Chiloe, 
  rising 
  to 
  an 
  elevation 
  of 
  8,000 
  feet 
  on 
  the 
  

   mountain 
  slopes. 
  

   26322 
  and 
  26323. 
  Maytenus 
  boaria 
  Molina. 
  

  

  26322. 
  "Large-leaved 
  variety." 
  26323. 
  "Small-leaved 
  variety." 
  

  

  "An 
  evergreen 
  forest 
  tree, 
  native 
  name 
  'el 
  maiten.' 
  A 
  beautiful, 
  

   fine-leaved, 
  dense, 
  semidrooping, 
  small-limbed, 
  shade 
  tree 
  of 
  rare 
  

   excellence, 
  growing 
  naturally 
  in 
  a 
  round 
  form 
  up 
  to 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  12 
  meters 
  

   and 
  about 
  12 
  inches 
  thick. 
  It 
  naturally 
  seeks 
  the 
  dryest, 
  poorest, 
  arid 
  

   lowland 
  soils. 
  It 
  has 
  great 
  value 
  as 
  forage 
  for 
  horses 
  and 
  cattle; 
  in 
  

   times 
  of 
  drought 
  or 
  grass 
  failure, 
  hungry 
  animals 
  are 
  kept 
  alive 
  by 
  

   breaking 
  a 
  few 
  branches 
  daily 
  and 
  feeding 
  the 
  leaves. 
  The 
  wood 
  is 
  fine 
  

   grained, 
  hard, 
  elastic, 
  and 
  mostly 
  plain 
  white 
  and 
  pale 
  yellow, 
  some- 
  

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