﻿40 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  26304 
  to 
  26329— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  26322 
  and 
  26323— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  times 
  with 
  a 
  light 
  pinkish-red 
  cast; 
  some 
  varieties 
  are 
  beautifully 
  

   veined 
  with 
  red 
  and 
  olive 
  colors. 
  The 
  Araucana 
  Indians 
  use 
  the 
  wood 
  

   to 
  make 
  their 
  bows." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Dry 
  lowlands 
  along 
  the 
  Chilean 
  coast 
  and 
  south 
  to 
  Pata- 
  

   gonia. 
  

   See 
  No. 
  23272 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  26324. 
  Nothopagus 
  sp. 
  

  

  " 
  'RaulV 
  A 
  giant 
  forest 
  tree 
  of 
  the 
  greatest 
  industrial 
  value; 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  

   favorably 
  compared 
  with 
  the 
  American 
  black 
  walnut 
  in 
  respect 
  to 
  its 
  uses 
  and 
  

   commercial 
  importance. 
  Like 
  the 
  finest 
  pines 
  it 
  is 
  used 
  to 
  make 
  all 
  kinds 
  of 
  

   sash, 
  doors, 
  blinds, 
  and 
  for 
  every 
  class 
  of 
  furniture, 
  and 
  inside 
  and 
  outside 
  

   construction; 
  it 
  is 
  durable, 
  easy 
  to 
  work, 
  receives 
  and 
  long 
  retains 
  any 
  paint 
  

   or 
  stain, 
  admits 
  of 
  the 
  highest 
  class 
  of 
  polish, 
  is 
  tasteless, 
  and 
  is 
  largely 
  used 
  

   for 
  wine 
  casks, 
  tubs, 
  vats, 
  store 
  fixtures, 
  etc. 
  The 
  wood 
  does 
  not 
  warp, 
  split, 
  

   fade, 
  or 
  rot. 
  The 
  trunks 
  are 
  long 
  and 
  extra 
  thick, 
  requiring 
  the 
  full 
  capacity 
  

   of 
  both 
  the 
  upper 
  and 
  lower 
  saws 
  of 
  the 
  mills 
  to 
  cut 
  them 
  through. 
  In 
  my 
  

   opinion 
  'rauli' 
  is 
  the 
  most 
  valuable 
  wood 
  in 
  Chile 
  for 
  general 
  uses. 
  Grows 
  

   only 
  in 
  the 
  provinces 
  of 
  Nuble, 
  Conception, 
  Malleco, 
  and 
  Cautin." 
  

  

  26325. 
  Quillaja 
  saponaria 
  Molina. 
  

  

  " 
  ' 
  Quillai.' 
  It 
  will 
  certainly 
  pay 
  to 
  plant 
  plantations 
  of 
  this 
  valuable 
  tree. 
  

   The 
  natural 
  source 
  of 
  supply 
  is 
  exhausted. 
  They 
  seek 
  the 
  dry 
  hillsides 
  and 
  

   foothills, 
  where 
  they 
  thrive 
  in 
  the 
  driest 
  and 
  worst 
  kinds 
  of 
  arid 
  soils." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  In 
  the 
  valleys 
  and 
  on 
  the 
  plains 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  mountains 
  

   from 
  Illapel, 
  south 
  to 
  the 
  valleys 
  of 
  the 
  Angol 
  and 
  Levu 
  rivers, 
  Chile. 
  

  

  26326. 
  Rhaphithamnus 
  parvifolius 
  Miers. 
  

  

  "In 
  the 
  province 
  of 
  Valdivia 
  this 
  is 
  called 
  ' 
  espino 
  bianco;' 
  further 
  south 
  the 
  

   Indians 
  call 
  it 
  ' 
  arrayan 
  macho, 
  ' 
  ' 
  arrayan 
  de 
  espino, 
  ' 
  ' 
  guayun, 
  ' 
  and 
  ' 
  repu. 
  ' 
  It 
  is 
  an 
  

   evergreen 
  bush 
  or 
  treelet 
  about 
  20 
  feet 
  high, 
  good 
  for 
  live 
  fences 
  and 
  ornament." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  southern 
  part 
  of 
  Chile 
  and 
  the 
  adjacent 
  islands. 
  

  

  26327. 
  Solanum 
  sp. 
  Potato. 
  

  

  26328. 
  Sophora 
  tetraptera 
  J. 
  Mill. 
  

  

  " 
  ' 
  Pelu.' 
  This 
  treelet 
  of 
  12 
  to 
  15 
  feet 
  is 
  beautifully 
  ornamental, 
  having 
  

   abundant 
  bunches 
  of 
  fragrant, 
  yellow 
  flowers, 
  which 
  come 
  in 
  August 
  and 
  Sep- 
  

   tember 
  before 
  the 
  leaves 
  appear. 
  The 
  wood 
  is 
  not 
  very 
  thick, 
  but 
  is 
  extra 
  

   valuable 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  its 
  extreme 
  hardness; 
  it 
  is 
  used 
  for 
  hubs, 
  spokes, 
  plow 
  

   points, 
  pulleys, 
  cogwheel 
  teeth, 
  pins 
  for 
  sailing 
  boats, 
  ships, 
  etc. 
  It 
  grows 
  

   between 
  Concepcion 
  on 
  the 
  north 
  and 
  Puerto 
  Montt 
  south, 
  also 
  upon 
  the 
  island 
  

   of 
  Juan 
  Fernandez, 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  called 
  'Guayacan.' 
  The 
  scraped 
  wood 
  serves 
  as 
  

   a 
  stimulant 
  and 
  cathartic. 
  It 
  is 
  also 
  used 
  for 
  chronic 
  rheumatism, 
  gout, 
  

   syphilis, 
  and 
  cutaneous 
  diseases. 
  Lasts 
  forever 
  in 
  water." 
  

  

  See 
  No. 
  25479 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  26329. 
  Tepualia 
  stipularis 
  Griseb. 
  

  

  " 
  ' 
  Tepu.' 
  This 
  is 
  a 
  email, 
  beautiful 
  tree, 
  which 
  grows 
  along 
  the 
  coast 
  of 
  

   Chile 
  from 
  Valdivia 
  to 
  the 
  island 
  of 
  Chiloe, 
  where 
  it 
  forms 
  dense 
  impassable 
  

   forests; 
  the 
  Indians 
  call 
  these 
  woods 
  'Tepuales.' 
  

  

  26330 
  to 
  26343. 
  Thea 
  sinensis 
  L. 
  Tea. 
  

  

  From 
  China. 
  Procured 
  by 
  Vice-Consul 
  Nightingale 
  under 
  directions 
  from 
  Mr. 
  

   S. 
  L. 
  Gracey, 
  American 
  consul 
  at 
  Foochow, 
  at 
  the 
  suggestion 
  of 
  Ambassador 
  

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