'i
ovahbus a rg u te denticulatis, basi in petioium latum attenuatis, paniculis terminalibus
foliosis, floribus parvis.
H.U* Conception— The florets in oin- specimen are unexpanded, but thei-e is so excellent a character
m the beautiful close deaticulation of the foliage, that we are univilling to pass it over in silence The
eaves are about three niches long, slightly woolly on both sides, paler beneath, where they are finely rcticii-
lated becoming gradually smaller upwards, and passing into linear bracteas among the upper flowers of tbe
panicle. It may possibly be a Baccharis.
10. AGERATUM. Linn.
I . A . conyzoides; herbaceum annuum, caule piloso, foliis ovato-oblongis obtusiusculis
crenatis, floribus corymbosis. Spr.—L in n .
H-ab. Conception.—Different varieties occur throughout .all South America.
11. CEPHALOPHORA. Cav.
I. C. glauca. Cav. Ic. v. 6. p . 610. t. 5 9 9 ._G rm n iia aromatica. H o o k Exot. Fl. t. 189.—
Santolina tinctoria. AfoSiio.-Hym enop.appus glaucus. Spr. Syst. Veget. v. 8. p . 449 —
“ Poquill.” Feu ill C h il V. 3. p . 61. t. 45.
H ab. Coquimbo._In the Exotic Flora it is steted th.at Fcaillee’s plant was a second species of Grxmia ;
but we are now disposed to unite the whole of the above synonyms. Mr. Cruckshanks flnds it abundantly
at Valparaiso; and at Quintero, about ten leagues ferther northward, it was observed by Mrs. Graham, cover-
mg whole tracts of country. Mr. Cruckshanks mentions that he never understood that it was applied to
dyeing, but that the natives make a decoction of it, which they use instead of chamomile.
12. BIDENS. Linn.
1. B . hipinnata; foliis bipinnatis glabris, foliolis lanceolatis inciso-pinnatifidis, floribus
corymbosis discoideis. Spr.— L in n .— Feuill. Chil. v. 2. t. 33.
H.m. Valparaiso.—We have it also from Dr. Gillies. There is no difference of any importance, that we can
perceive, between the North American specimens and those in this collection: it seems to be very o-enerally
diffused over South America. “
13. BACCHARIS. Linn.
I. B . rosmarinifolia; caule fruticoso dense folioso, foliis linearibus obtusis margine
revolutis resinoso-glandulosis, corymbis terminalibus densis paucifloris, involucro cylin-
drico imbricato.
I ^ . Conception.—We possess the same, gathered at Valparaiso by Mr. Bridges, who says that all the
species are called Romero. It may be B . linearis, Pers., but we do not observe any of the leaves to be
toothed. Perhaps Persoon’s character may be drawn up from more than one species of this difficult genus.
2. B . mucronata; caule fruticoso, foliis fasciculatis cuneatis basi attenuatis sessilibus
dentato-spinosis rigidis, floribus solitariis ramulos versus apicem caulis foliosos breves
terminantibus et ita quasi spicato-racemosis.
H ab. Coqiumbo.—The nearest species is B . uniflora, Pers., which is described as having lanceolate leaves.
Perhaps it is the B . bankrimfolia of Bertero in the Bulletin des Sciences Nat. 1830, p. 108, but no description
of that has been published.
3. B . obovata; suffruticosa g lab ra foliis obovatis cuneatis superne profunde dentatis
inferne in petiolum perbrevem attenuatis membranaceis, floribus paucis subumbellatis
ramos terminantibus, pappo fulvo.
H ab. Conception.—Tho leaves, though somewhat resembling in shape those of the preceding species,
differ widely in their texture : the arrangement of the flowers is also very dissimilar.
4. B . resinosa; frutescens valde ramosa, foliis lato-cuneatis superne angulatis brevissime
petiolatis coriaceis glabris, floribus terminalibus glomeratis, involucri foliolis pubescentibus,
pappo fulvo.— Humb. et Kunth, Ffov. Gen. v. 4. p . 52. t. 323.
H ab. Conception.—This, as far as we can judge from tho specimens, appears to be a true Baccharü.
The pappus is tawny; leaves scarcely an inch long, broadly cnneate, truncated at tho top, presenting a
few angles in the upper half, and remarkably coriaceous. Kunth says that Lamarck’s B . cuneifolia is nearly
allied ; Sprengel unites them.
5. B . glutinosa; suffruticosa, foliis lanceolatis 3-nerviis inciso-serratis glabris ju n ib rib u s
glutinosis glanduloso-punctatis, involucri foliolis margine laceratis,—Fers. Syn. v. 2. p . 425 ?
— « Chilca.” FeuilL Chil. v. 2. t. 37.
H ab. Valparaiso. Mr. Bridges has likewise sent it.—Besides these species, we possess from Chili,
gathered near the waterfall at the end of Almendral in Valparaiso, another species, which we cannot distinguish
from the B . arliculata, Pers.
14. GNAPHALIUM. Linn.
1. G. coarctatum ; foliis spathulatis adnatis margine undulato-crispis su p ra viridibus
subtus argenteo-tomentosis, caule simplicissimo folioso, floribus gloraerato-spicatis, involucro
lucido glabro. Spr.— Willd. Sp. v. 3. p . 1886.— G. spicatum. L am .
H ab. Conception.
2. G. chilense; foliis utrinque argenteo-lanatis inferioribus spathulatis superioribus
linearibus, floribus glomerato-spicatis, involucri foliolis nitidis acuminatis.—Spr. Syst.
Veget. v. 3. p . 480 ?
H ab. Conception.—We feel almost certain that this must be the plant gathered by Chamisso, and
described by Sprengel, but the characters do uot altogether accord. It is certainly, however, not the G.
lanuginosum, Kuntb, which has acuminated leaves.
3. G .c itr in um ; caule herbáceo erecto tomentoso, foliis lineari-lanceolatis acutis longe
decurrentibus su p ra velutinis subtus albo-tomentosis, corymbis terminalibus, floribus
glomeratis citrinis, involucri squamis oblongis obtusis nitidis.
H ab. Conception.—This appears liable to considerable variation, the upper surface of the leaves being
sometimes almost naked, aud in other specimens densely velvety. It is about a foot aud a half high. It is
probably the Elic/irystan, &c. of Feuill. Chil. v. 3. t. 13, -which figm-e resembles much our plant in tlie leafy
branches of the corymb. We possess another very curious new species, sent from Valparaiso by Mr.
Bridges, which may be thus distinguished :— G. ulophyllum ; annuum, basi decumbente valde ramosum, ubique
arachnoideo-lanosum, foliis linearibus acutis decurrcutibiis uudulato-crispatis, corymbis elongatis, floribus
glomeratis sordidis, involucri squamis oblongis obtusis nitidis.