24 at _ BOTANICON SINICUM. 
2.—#% Ko; | A Shan ts‘ung, mountain onion. 
E., 56, family 2 and synonym of it. 
A., XV, 178, Allium cepa, L. 
Allium fistulosum, cult. in N. Ch. 
$525 9: 8, By 10. Sm: 9. 
E. has five drawings, the second is A. Vict. 
3.—ij King ; WW if Shan hiai, mountain hiai. [Comp. 
infra, 63.) 
E., 55, family Hf. 
King and hung hui (v. infra, 63] are given as synonyms. 
W.D., 188, Allium ascalonicum. 
oe Pip A Ded ng BO, 3S 
4.—f Li; ly #2 Shan suan, mountain garlic. 
Kuo P*‘o says:—The above (four) vegetables 
_ abound in the mountains, They look like the respective — 
and large (broad) leaves, 
cultivated plants. The 4 7% Ko ts‘ung has a tender stalk 
Hine Pine observes that the Shuo wen explains the : 
characters kiu, ts‘ung and hie by “ vegetables.” 
according to the Han text of the Shi hing, is the same as the 
ein the Shi king [. infra, 474}. 
The figures in the Rh ya representing the above-named 
cultivated Allia, v. infra 357-360, 
Allium V; ictorialis, L., s 
common plant in the Peking mountains. | 
: ©. 57, family Fe 
oS : A, XV, 178, Allium sativum, L, 
5. %, 20. Py. 46,18: Sma, 9, 
Shae 
plants (1-4) are no doubt intended for Allia, Regarding th 
ai With respect to the characters king (8) and li (4) compare 
also Rh ya, 17 and 98, where they are applied to other plants. 
In the Kiu huang, LIX, 5, is found a good drawing of the 
howing the characteristic elliptical — 
leaves, with the Chinese name It 2 Shan ts‘ung or fi A Ko 
ts‘ung (the first character stands evidently for 2% ko}. ‘The 
same drawing is reproduced in the Ch., V, 19. [comp. also 
P, XXVI, 13, So moku, VI, 29, Allium Victorialia is a 
