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Nothofagus
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above timber-line in the mountains, I saw this species near the baths of Chillan, lat. 37°, where it grew as a bush at 6000 to 8000 feet on the crests of the ridges in volcanic soil. According to Reiche, it occurs as undergrowth in the Araucaria forests at 4000 to 5000 feet elevation; but in sheltered situations in the mountains of Valdivia and Llanquihue it occasionally becomes a tree 60 feet in height. (H.J.E.)
