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CHILI. 
[ CordiacecB. 
4. MYOSOTIS. Linn. 
1. M. fulva; caule erecto subsimplice foliisque remotis lato-linearibus obtusiusculis 
hispidis, racemis spiciformibus conjugatis ebracteatis, calyce densissime piloso profunde 
5-partito, nucibus 2 (alteris abortientibus.) 
Had. Conception. — (Near Valparaiso. Mr. Bridges.') — Plant about a foot high. Stem slightly branched 
upwards, arising from an annual, fusiform, scarcely fibrous root. Racemes terminal, forked, without bracteas. 
Pedicels very short, and, as well as the calyx, clothed with dense fulvous, erect hairs. Those of the 
lefives are paler coloured, and arise from a distinct white tubercle. The corolla is white (Bridges) ; the 
achenia two, (perhaps by abortion,) ovate, erect, wrinkled. 
5. HELIOTROPIUM. Linn. 
1. H. stenophyllum ; fruticosum densissime foliosum, foliis fasciculatis angustissime 
linearibus carnosis obtusis margine revolutis pube brevissima scabris, spicis conjugatis 
ebracteatis folia superiora vix superantibus. 
Hab. Coquimbo. — This is perhaps most nearly allied to H. curassavicum^ (which we possess from the 
same country, through the kindness of Mr. Cruckshanks,) but that has plane, and somewhat spathulate, 
glaucous leaves, and is quite glabrous. 
Ord. XLV. CORDIACE^. Br. 
1. CORDIA. Linn. 
1. C. decandra; foliis lineari-lanceolatis attenuatis scabris sessilibus margine revolutis 
subtus pubescenti-canis, floribus in corymbum foliosum terminalibus, calycibus 10-den- 
tatis nigro-pubescentibus, corolla 10-lobata, staminibus 10. (Tab. X.) 
Frutex 8-10-pedalis, ramosus, superne pube brevissima rigida asper. Folia alterna, coriacea, 2-3 uncias 
longa, erecto-patentia, lanceolata, sensim attenuata, supra, tactu, scaberrima, impresso-nervosa, margine 
revoluto, subtus pubescenti-cana, nervis prominentibus. Flores magni, pulcherrimi, albi, fragrantes, paniculati, 
panicula dense corymbosa, foliosa, terminali. Calyx ovatus, subinflatus, extus dense nigro-intus albo- 
pubescens, decem-striatus, apice subtruncatus, 10-dentatus, dentibus parvis, angustis. Corolla ampla, infundi- 
buliformi-campanulata, venosa, 10-fida, limbo patente: Stamina paulo ihtra tubum inserta, inclusa. Fila- 
menta basi pilosa : Anthera oblongse : Germen ovatum. Stylus longitudine floris, bifidus, stigmatibus bifidis. 
Capsula magnitudine Nucis Avellanm, calyce persistente tecta. 
Hab. Coquimbo. — It is remarkable, that notwithstanding we have received specimens of it from Chili, 
gathered by Mr. Cruckshanks and Mr. Macrae, and that so handsome and remarkable a plant could not fail 
to attract the attention of every Naturalist who has visited that country, yet we do not find it to be 
described in any systematic work to which we have access. That it is a Cordia, there can be scarcely 
a question ; since it agrees in every essential particular with the characters of that genus, differing only iu 
the duplication of the parts of the flower. Mr. Cruckshanks informs us that the wood, which is very com- 
pact, is extensively employed in the production of charcoal, (whence the vernacular name, Carbon,) and like- 
wise for fuel in smelting copper (as the dead and withered stems of the Cactus are for refining metal) in the 
mining districts of Coquimbo : so that in many places the country is almost cleared of these plants. '‘‘Carbon 
grows in the district of Guasco, Coquimbo, and Cuzcuz. It is short and thick, and used for small articles of 
turnery ; but it is incomparable for firewood. Two logs, that might not each be more than a yard long and 
one-third thick, suffice to keep a stew boiling, night and day, besides other kettles, enough for eight or 
ten people.” — Account of Trees and Shrubs in App. to Mrs. Graham's Chili. 
Tab. X. Cordia decandra. Fig. 1, Flower; Jig. 2, Section of a corolla; Jig 3, Pistil; Jig.% Stamen; 
Jig. 5, Capsule (natural size) : all but Jig. 5, more or less magnijied. 
