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WAVSIDE AND WOODLAND TREES. 
The Chili Pine is a native of Southern Chili, where it was 
discovered by a Spaniard, Don F. Dendariarena, in 1780, as he 
was prospecting for timber. About the same time two other 
Spaniards, Drs. Ruiz and Pavon, were botanizing in Chili, and 
came across the Araucaria, of which they sent herbarium speci- 
mens to Europe. But in spite of this three-fold opportunity for 
Spain, the actual introduction of the Araucaria to Europe must 
be credited to Britain. Archibald Menzies, who accompanied 
Captain Vancouver as botanist on his celebrated voyage, came 
across the tree in Chili, and brought home both seeds and 
