418 _ BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Cust. Med., p. 80 (191):— Tung kua jen (seeds) exported 
1885 from Han kow 12.45 piculs,—p. 200 (251), from 
Ning po 11 piculs,—p. 372 (437), from Canton 0.75 picul. : 
Tbid., p. 194 (151):—Tung hua pi (rind of the fruit) 
from Ning po 6.47 piculs,—p. 356 (216), from Canton 
1.45 picul. 
266.—% chi. P., XXVIII, 22. 7, XLVIII. 
Comp. Rh ya, 41, Classics, 380. 
According to some ancient (especially Taoist) works 
the chi is a felicitous plant, the plant of immortality. The 
Pen king and the Pie lu apply the name chi to various 
mushrooms, of which six sorts are enumerated. They are 
distinguished according to their colour and called the Mu 
(six) chi :— 
\ 
1.—The FF [ ts‘ing (green) chi, also called 
8 | lung (dragon) chi in the Pie lu, is said to grow 
on the T‘ai shan mountain [in Shan tung, App. 322]. 
Taste sour. Non-poisonous. 
2.—The 3h | chi (red) chi, called Ff tan 
(cinnabar) chi in the Pen king, grows on the Huo 
shan mountain [according to Ttao Huna-xK1e the 
Same as the Heng shan mountain in Hu nan, App- 
100]. Taste bitter, Non-poisonous. 
3.—The # | huang (yellow) chi, which 1s 
called & | kin (gold) chi in the Pen hing, grows on 
the Sung shan [in Ho nan, App. 317]. Taste sweet. 
Non-poisonous, 
4.—The Ft | pai (white) chi, called E | y@ 
chi in the Pen king, grows on the Hua shan [in Shen 
si, App. 86]. Taste pungent. Non-poisonous. 
