312 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
a fruits doux (#§) passent la rividre Hoai (7) et sont 
transplantés au nord, ils deviennent orangers a fruits 
aigres (4H). 
The chi is mentioned in the Shan hai king. The character 
occurs there also coupled with jf thorns. Kuo P‘0 explains” ; 
that it has thorns, which inflict wounds. The Shuo wen says — 
the ci/ resembles the si (orange). | 
P., XXXVI, 13, $8 chi fruit. The rind of this fruit — 
is used as a medicine and called #1 #8 chi ko. The ancient 
authors describe this plant as a very thorny shrub with fru 
resembling the orange, but smaller and bitter. Ch., XXXL 
44, rude drawing; small globular fruit ; thorns. I suspect 
this is the Citrus fusca of Loursiro [Flora cochin., 571] 
Citrus ramosissima aculeata, folia ingrati odoris .. . - bacea 
globosa, 2 pollicaris, aspera, fusco-viridis . . . pulpa suba- | 
mara, ingrata. Virtus corticis integri baccarum : attenuans, a 
deobstruens, eccoprotica. Sinice chi keu, . : 
Amen. exot., 801 :—42 Ss’, vulgo karatats banna, aliis yee 
dictus. Frutex sylvestris spinosus trifolius ... . fractu mali 
aurantii tetrico, odoris ingrati. Detailed description —_ 
drawing. Ex fructus siccato cortice admixtis speciebus alts” 
decoquitur medicamentum celebre fi koku dictum, quo noes 
vulgus ipsum quoque fructum appellitat. This is, according 
to Francuer, the Citrus trifoliata, L., (Pseudegle sepiarit 
Miq.). Hemstry [in the Index Flore sin., iii] says i 
it is the same as Egle sepiaria, DC. 
Francuer does not identify the plant represented in the : 
Phon zo [LXXXVII, 6] under #8, but he refers the Cie 
trifoliata to the drawing [fol. 8] under #4 a- Bisson 
[Icon, ined., 11], same Chinese name, Aigle sepiaria. SrupoLD 
[Sya. plant. econ. jap, 807] Algle sepiaria, $. Hh. ge’ 
Omnium sane fruticum ad sepas vivas aptissimum. 
