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on a hedgerow in the vicinity of Laigle in Normandy [Translator's note: l'Aigle in 

 Normandy is about 140 km. west of Paris]. 



RANGE: It's been acclimatized in several parts of France. 



NOMENCLATURE. The genus was named Lycium because the first known species 

 originated in Lycia [Translator's note: a former Roman province in a mountainous region 

 of south west Asia Minor]. Japanese, fekofats, koohonki. Chinese, kou ki. Commonly, the 

 jasminoid. 



USES. This plant deserves to have a place in a landscaped garden. Its long flexible 

 branches full of flowers make a lovely sight in less cultivated areas and on steep slopes 

 like the hills in the Kings Garden. 



Cultivation. This is a very hardy bush. It often proliferates abundantly 

 wherever it's been placed. In autumn its root suckers are pulled up for planting elsewhere 

 and to control excessive growth. 



KEY TO PLATE. 



1. Cultivated box thorn. 2. Calyx and pistil. 3. Open corolla and stamens. 4. 

 Complete fruit. 5. Same, transverse section. 



