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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED. 



34381 to 34409— Continued. 



34386. NoTHOFAGus PROCERA (Poepp. and Endl.) Oersted. Raiili. 

 (Fdgus procera Poepp. and Endl.) 



(No. 7.) *'0f large dimension and very valuable for furnitui-e/ '" 



"Because of the value of its wood, which is used for the same purpose as 

 the roble, the excessive exploitation has decimated this tree in the province 

 of Valdivia. The wood of this tree is like that of the roble, red and compact, 

 although of short life in contact with water. It is used for flooring and in car- 

 pentry and cooperage. Like the roble, the tree drops its foliage in winter." 

 {Castillo and Dey, Jeografia botanica.) 



Distribution. — A large forest tree growing on the slopes of the Andes, in Chile. 



See No. 26324 for previous introduction. 



34387. Persea lingue (R. and P.) Nees. Lingue. 



(No. 8.) "Large dimension; bark very superior for tanning purposes." 



"The hardiness which dominates in this plant favors a widespread distribu- 

 tion in the country. It grows prosperously in the vicinity of the sea and 

 thence to a considerable altitude above its level, on the river banks and on 

 the sumimits of bare arid mountains, in the stagnant meadows, and in the hot, 

 stony deserts. The color of its wood varies from clear yellow to red and much 

 resembles that of the caoba, on account of the beautiful veins which run through 

 it, and in consequence of this beauty it is preferred for furniture, and in hydrau- 

 lic works for its great resistance and duration. The tree also supplies the best 

 tan bark of all om varied flora, bark which in Valdivia has given richness to 

 one of the first and most flourishing industAes. The leaves of the lingue ai'e 

 highly poisonous, and many animals pay for their a\'idity in eating them with 

 their lives. Its fruits afford the food best liked by the wild pigeons, and give 

 a bitter and repugnant flavor, which may be avoided by remo\ing the crop 

 of the bird when first killed." {Castillo and Dey, Jeografia botanica.) 



34388. Laurelia sempervirexs (R. and P.) Tul. LaureL 

 {L. aromatica Juss.) 



(No. 10.) "Large tree; good timber." 



"This species owes its name, aromatica, to the fragrance of its leaves. It is 

 a tree comparable to the roble {Nothofagus obliqua) for its size, but differs in 

 the inferior quality of its wood, which, nevertheless, is used very largely 

 because of the ease of working it and the abundance of the tree. In color it 

 varies from the white of the poplar to the brown of cinnamon,"sometimes ha^-ing 

 a lemon-yellow and an olive tint alternating in the same piece. Has the dis- 

 advantage that it splits and frequently warps, due to the large amount of sap 

 it contains, which is retained on account of the poor selection of the period of 

 cutting." {Castillo and Dey, Jeografia botanica.) 



34389. Cryptocarya rubra (Mol.) Skeels. Peumo. 

 (C. peumus Nees.) 



( No . 11 . ) " Large tree ; edible fruits. ' ' 



34390. Gevuixa avellana Molina. Avellc^o. 

 :No. 12.) "Good size tree; good timber; abundant nuts, like hazelnuts." 



34391. EucRYPHiA coRDLFOLiA Cav. Palo santo. 

 (No. 13.) "Large shrub with beautiful flowers in abundance." 



