For some temperate genera of plants, viz., Vaccinium, Andromeda, Gaultheria, Hypericum, Drosera, Habenaria, inhabit these mountains, and I look at this almost as good evidence of a cold period, as glacial action.

That there are not more temperate plants can be accounted for by the isolated position of these mountains.

There are no erratic boulders on the Pacific coast north of Chiloe, and but few glaciers in the Cordillera, but it by no means follows, I think, that there may not have been formerly gigantic glaciers on the eastern and more humid side.
In the third edition of "Origin," page 403 (363/3.

"Origin," Edition VI., page 335, 1882.

"Mr.D.Forbes informs me that he found in various parts of the Cordillera, from lat.