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DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS. 



Cassine-like (No. 1). A large shrub, eight to twelve feet high, with the stem often an 



inch in diameter; leaves opposite; flowers polygamous; stamens, five; the capsule 



three-celled. In the forest; rare. 

 Acajna pinnatifida, Ruiz & Pavon ? (No. 3) ; the flowers in a cylindrical spike. Growing 



on the subalpine upland. 

 Ancistrum (No. 3). Large; the burs very troublesome. Growing along the sea-coast; 



and also in the forest. 



(No. 4). Hairy, and not so tall. Growing on the mountains. 



(No. 5) ; sericeous, with small capit. On mountain-summits ; rare. 



Rubus geoides, (No. 29). Frequent on the subalpine upland. 



Geum parviflorum, Comm. ? (No. 7) ; normal. Growing around the patches of melting 



snow on the mountain-summits ; rare. 

 Myrtus nummularia, (No. 23). A very humble plant. Rather frequent. 

 Epilobiura (No. 19). Much resembling E. coloratum ; herbaceous. On the banks of 



streams, in the forest ; somewhat rare. 

 Bulliarda? moschata, (No. 1). Sepals four; petals four; stamens four; four club-shaped 



nectaries ; and four carpels. Growing on the rocks of the sea-coast ; but not seen 



by us "immersed." 



Ribes (No. 10). A tall shrub, eight to twelve feet high; the leaves hardly perennial, 

 being tenderly herbaceous ; the berries black. In the vicinity of the sea-coast, and 

 chiefly growing in the forest. 



Escallonia serrata, Smith ; (No. 1). A Crata3gus-like shrub. Frequent. 



Donatia fascicularis, (No. 1). On the subalpine upland. Frequent. 



Saxifraga (No. 8). Pubescent or hairy ; the leaves divided ; a single terminal flower. 

 Growing on mountain-summits. 



(No. 9). Smooth; leaves divided, and the apex of each segment ciliate. On 



mountain-summits; rare. 



(No. lOj. Diff"use, and tenderly herbaceous ; leaves entire, spatulate. On moun- 

 tain-summits ; rai'e. 



Chrysosplenium ? (No. 3) ; compare Ilydrocotyle glechomoides of Dec. Tenderly her- 

 baceous, a foot high. Growing along the sea-coast. 



Azorella chamitis, (No. 1). Perhaps the smallest of all Umbelliferous plants. Growing 

 on mountain-summits. 



lycopodioides. Gaud.; (No. 2); compare Pectophytum. Leaves smooth, trifid ; 



the inflorescence with two serrate involucral leaves. On the mountains. 



? ranunculus, D'Urv. ; (No. 3) ; Hydrocotyloid. Among alpine plants. 



Fragrosa? (No. 1); compare F. multifida of Ruiz & Pavon. Leaves reniform, dentate, 

 hairy on the upper-surface. On mountain summits. 



Bolax glebaria? (No. 1). Leaves entire, or sometimes trifid, glaucous above, green be- 

 neath. Frequent. 



• (No. 2) ; perhaps a second species. The leaves glaucous on both surfaces, and 



all trifid. On hill tops of medium elevation. 

 (No. 3). Somewhat difi"use; the leaves entire, revolute. Growing on the rocks 



of the sea-coast. 



Apium (dulce ?, No. 2 ; compare No. 1 New Zealand, Australia, North Patagonia, and 

 Chili, but much taller and more luxuriant). Along the sea-coast, in great profusion : 

 its wild, unbleached stems hardly edible, on account of their strong flavor; which, 

 however, decidedly resembles that of the garden celery. 



