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THE CHILI PINE. 



A writer in the Gardener's Chronicle" re- 

 commends that the seeds of this tree, when 

 planted, should not be buried beneath the ground, 

 but simply laid on the surface, with a small 

 quantity of earth raised around them, but not so 

 as to cover them. 



SEEDLING ARAUCARIA. 



Young plants, which in 1838 were sold at from 

 three to five guineas each, may now be purchased 

 for about two shillings each. 



Although the Araucaria, of which we have been 

 speaking, derives its name from the Araucanos, a 

 people of Chili, and therefore, strictly speaking, 

 is a South American tree, there are two other 

 species which inhabit the Eastern world. One of 

 these, the Norfolk Island Pine, Araucaria excelsa, 

 ranks among the most magnificent of known trees. 



