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Hint It groivs tlirouglioiit the proyinco of Concoption, imd that llio lyood is brought to Valparaiso, and much
used, oil accouQt of its clicapucss, for in-door ivorli, as the foiloiving; plant, tho “ Xtobh;’ Fagus obliinm, is
for standing the ivcatlier.
O rd . L X I I . AM E N T A C EÆ . Jm s .
1. FAGUS. Touim,
1. F . obliqua ; foliis ovato-oblongis obliquis subrhomboideis obtusis duplicato-serratis
basi integris in petiolum attenuatis pilosiusculis, perianthiis masculis solitariis hemis-
phæricis sinuatis 30-40-andris, cupulis capsuliformibus muricatis quadripartitis, segmentis
ovatis obtusis, ovariis inclusis triquetris, angulis alatis. Mirbel, in Mém. du Mus. v. 14.
p . 465. i. 23.
H ab. Conception.
C l . II. MONOCOTYLEDONEÆ.
O e d . L X I I I . O R C H ID E Æ . Jm s .
1. CHLORÆA. Lindi.
P om m a 2 pulverea bipartita, cauliculis glandulisque nullis. Anthera terminalis oper-
cu lan s bilocularis, loculis completis septulo incompleto bipartitls. Stigma transversum
ovatum in apice columnæ. Columna semiteres membranaceo-marginata. Labellmn anti-
cum cucullatum basi cordatum, cum columna levissime connatum, crlstatum, lobo medio
sæpissime carnoso. iSe/iafe subæqualia ringentia membranacea venosa; supremo galeato,
interioribus sub galea conniventibus, exterioribus labello suppositis, apice anamorphose
repressa, carnosis dilatatis.— H e rbæ Amer. amtr. temp, terrestres, radicibus fasciculatis.
Folia plana, verticalia, vemsa. Scapi multiflori, teiininales, squamosi. Flores subherbacei.
Lindi.
1. C. multiflora ; foliis oblongis scapo longe brevioribus, sepalis inferioribus lanceolatis
patentibus apice carnosis dilatatis hinc membranaceis, labello oblongo membranaceo un-
guiculato, c rista ra ra glandulosa, lobis lateralibus abbreviatis intermedio elongato obtuso
crispo. L in d i, in Brande’s New Jo um. o f Science, 1827, p . 43,
H a b . Conception.—Mr. Lindley has described nine species of this genus, of which we possess
several from M-. Cruckshanks, Mr. Bridges, and Mr. Macrae. The « Gairlu," FeuiU. Chil. v. 2. t. 18, is
C. Gairlu, or Cymbidium luteum, WiUd. The Epipactis, &c. Feuill. Chil. v. 2. t. 19, or Cymb. virescens,
WiUd., is Chi virescens. The Epipactis, &c. Feuill. Chil. v. 2. t. 17, is Spiranthes diuretica. The other
orchideous plant of FeuilL t. 20, Mr. Lindley has not referred to.
O r d . LX IV . IR ID E Æ . Juss.
1. SISYRRHYNCHIUM. Linn.
\ . S. graminifolium ; scapo tereti, foliis Hneari-ensiformibus scabriusculis scapo sub-
æqualibus, spathis exterioribus subfoliaceis interioribus obtusis marginatis, intimis mem-
AmarylMeAz:\
branaceis, laciniis periantliii oblongis mucronatis, scapo 1-3-stachyo, ovario glanduloso.
L in d i in Bot. Beg. t. 1067.
H ab. Conception.
2. S. pedunculatum ; caule folioso teretiusculo, foliis ensiformibus, pedunculis elongatis
simplicibus, spathis exterioribus ovatis marginibus membranaceis, interioribus scariosis
albidis, periantliii laciniis obovati.s basi angustatis, staminum columna densissime glandu-
loso-pilosa, stigmatibus brevissimis, ovario glabro. Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. 2965.— Gillies,
MSS.
H ab. Conception.—Dr. Gillies and Mr. Cruckshanks found it likewise a t Valparaiso.
3. S. iridifolium; foliis ensiformibus m argine scabris culmo foliaceo-ancipiti brevioribus,
ramis parallellis ex articuli vagina, spathis terminalibus, perianthii laciniis extus inferne
germineque pubescentibus, filamento monadelpho intus barbato, capsula ro tu n d a nudius-
cn\ti.— Hvmh. et Kunth, Nov. Gen. v. 1. p . 260.— S. laxum. Bot. Mag. t. 2312.— Marica
iridifolia. Bot. Reg. t. 646.
H ab. Valparaiso and Conception.
4. S. chilense; caule ramoso ancipiti alato, foliis ensiformibus, perianthii laciniis oblongis
subspatliulatis retusis mucronatis, capsula pyriformi pubescente, pedunculis pedicellisque
gracillimis. Hook, in Bot. Mag. t. 2786.
H ab. Conception. (Also at Valparaiso. Mr. Cruchshanks.')
5. S. striatum. Sm. Ic. Piet. t. 9. Redouté. L i l v. 2. t. 66.— S. spicatum. Cav. Ic. t. 104.
—Marica striata. Bot. Mag. t. 701.
H ab. Conceptiou : probably introduced.—A well-known garden plant, originaUy from Mexico.
6. S. sessiliforum ; foliis lineari-ensiformibus rigidis glaberrimis striatis costatis m argine
incrassatis, scapo simplici bracteato foliis longiore, floribus sessilibus glomeratis, glomer-
ulis approximatis spicam interruptam efformantibus, ovariis glabris.
H ab. Conception.—We have uot seen the flowers in a state which enables us to describe them. They
appear to be pale yeUow. The stamina are free for their upper half: the stigmas are long.
O rd . LX V . A M A R Y L L ID E ® . Br.
I. AMARYLLIS. Linn.
1. A . chilensis; foliis linearibus compressis carnosis, scapo purpurascente, spatha
colorata sub-biflora, tubo brevi intus squamis S ^ f i d i s coronato, laciniis lanceolatis
patulis, filamentis declinatis corolla brevioribus. Spr.—L ’Hérit. Sert. A n g l p . 11. R u iz
et Pav. Fl. Per. v. 3. p . 56.
Hab. Conception.—Very variable in the colour of its blossoms. The A ./awnnea, Ruiz and Pav. (Fenili.
Chil. V. 3. t. 21,) found also at Conception, and allied to tliis, has never more than one flower. There are
several other species, natives of Chili.
2. ALSTRCEMERIA. Lùm.
1. A . Salsilla; caule volubili, foliis glabris petiolatis lanceolatis acuminatis resupinatis.