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leaves are said to be very fragrant, resembling Anise, and they are con- 
sidered stomachic and carminative by native practitioners. The tree 
yields a gum much resembling Gum Arabic. 
Bael Fruit, Indian Bael, Bél, or Béla, or Bengal Quince; sliced and 
dried unripe fruit. Ægle Marmelos, Corr. East Indies. (Dr. Hooker.) 
Delicious to the taste, but laxative; very fragrant. Unripe fruit con- 
sidered by many a sovereign remedy against dysentery and diarrhea, 
and it has of late become a very popular remedy in England. 
Bark of the root of Ægle Marmelos, Corr. A decoction used on the 
Malabar coast, in cases of hypochondriasis, melancholia, and palpita- 
tion of the heart. 
Citron; fruit of Citrus medica, Risso. Said to be a native of Media, 
and considered by some commentators to be alluded to in the 40th 
verse of the 23rd chapter of the Book of Leviticus: ** And ye shall take 
you on the first day the boughs (fruit, Hebr.) of goodly trees," etc. This 
fruit is oblong, the rind very thick, wrinkled, divisible into two layers : 
that which is external formed of an infinite number of vesicles filled 
with an essential oil, the internal is thick, white, composing the prin- 
cipal part of the bulk of the fruit. It is used in confections: contains 
very little pulp, and the juice is less acid than the Lemon. The rind 
is the most valuable part, affording on expression a considerable pro- 
portion of essential oil. 
Fingered Citron ; a remarkable variety of the fruit of Citrus medica, 
reminding one of the “ fingers and toes” in Turneps. China. (Hort. Soc.) 
Lemons ; fruit of Citrus Limonium, Risso. Native of Asia, probably 
China. Esteemed for its agreeable acid juice, adapted as a condiment 
both for animal and vegetable substances. Invaluable for preventing 
scurvy in long voyages, and employed, too, as a mordant for fixing 
vegetable reds. It freshens the colour imparted by Carthamus tincto- 
rius, L. (Safflower). Specimens ripened in the open air in Devonshire 
are presented by J. Luscombe, Esq., Combe Royel. The most esteemed 
. varieties in commerce, Mr. Archer tells us, are 1, the Wax Lemon (C. Li- 
monium cereaceum, Risso); 2, the Imperial Lemon (C. Limonium impe- 
riale, Risso); and 3, the Gaeta Lemon (C. Limonium Gaietanum, Risso). 
Limes; fruit of Citrus Limetta, Risso, De Cand. Of this the acid is 
more abundant and purer than in the Lemon, the juice containing but 
a slight proportion of vegetable matter. Seven varieties are enumerated 
by Risso. The only kind brought into England, according to Mr. 
