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The plant is abundant on canals and shallow lakes, from the iseo-ea. 

 surface of which its singular fruits (Fig. 6) are collected in 



Trapa 

 bicornis. 



immense quantities, on account of their kernels, which, when 

 roasted, are edible. 



ffg, -f* Che-tsze; l_Lj tjg, Shan-che ; Dried Fruits of two 

 or more species of Gardenia (Eubiacece) ; Che-tsze, Pun-tsaou, 

 Fig. 783; Czzi-tsy (Che-tsze), Fructus G-ardenice floridw, Tatarinov, 

 Cat. Med. Sinew., p. 17. 



Under the above Chinese names (otherwise spelt Tchi-tse 

 and Chan-tchi) I have received the dried 

 fruit of two species of. Gardenia. 



The larger (Fig. 7), called Che-tsze, 

 occurs as a smooth, oblong, orange-brown, 

 imperfectly two-celled berry, of from 1J 

 to 2 inches in length, crowned with the 

 remains of the calyx, which are pro- 

 longed down the sides of the fruit in 

 six prominent ribs. The pericarp is 

 fragile and horny, marked internally by 

 two narrow projecting receptacles. The 

 seeds are numerous and imbedded in a 

 dark orange pulp. 



Dr. T. W. C. Martius has presented 

 me with specimens of this fruit under 



the name of " Wongshy " ( Whang-che 

 it to Gardenia radicans, Thunb. 



The smaller fruit (Fig. 8), called Shan-che, is from T J to \ an 

 inch in length, of an ovoid form, smooth, six- ribbed, furnished 



K 



Gardenia. 



FIG. T. 



refers 



Gardenia, 



