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THE CHILI PINE. 



the glorious tree. One grew near to the front 

 verandah, and some of its enormous roots had 

 spread under the heavy stone pavement, lifting it 

 up in an arch, like a bridge. When the cones 

 ripened, the large winged seeds fell out in great 

 numbers; they require to be planted immediately, 

 as the oil in them quickly dries up, and with it the 

 vegetative properties are lost." 



It was introduced into England in 1793, but 

 as it requires protection during the winter, its 

 dimensions must be limited to the size of the 

 conservatory in which it stands. ^' It is a highly 

 interesting fact," says Dr. Lindley, that a plant 

 very nearly the same as this Araucaria certainly 

 once grew in Great Britain. Remains of it have 

 been found in the lias of Dorsetshire, and have 

 been figured under the name of Araucaria 

 primceva» 



