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Show Mystery in Plant's Presence. The Chilean provinces of Atacamn, Tarapaca and Tacna are In the rainless rain-less region, or desert country west of the Andes, and are entirely dvoid of vegetation. The winds in all oV this legion are from the east, and in passing pass-ing over the elevated perpetual snows of the Andes are stripped of their moisture and arrive on the coast perfectly per-fectly dry. The last rain, a slight shower which fell in Antofagasta, in Atacama province, was the first rain which had fallen in 16 years. The last rain which fell in Iquique, in Tarapaca province, was the first in 24 years. With both of these showers a notable phenomenon occurred. The hills back of these cities assumed a green tint from a little plant which sprang up almost in a night. The query is : "From where did this plant come?" |