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resemble those of the kua (gourd or melon) ; they are of a 
dark green colour. It is a trailing plant, and flowers in the 
6th month ; in the 7th month it produces a gourd-like fruit. 
This is a Trichosanthes. [v. infra, 385.] 
EL. 151, family #& #E (see 310, family #6 JB OF, Sm. 43, 221, 
Bryony, Trichosanthes). 
Kuo lo is from the Shi king. 
Among the synonyms is ri JK, but the Paik is of a =" 
not of Cucumis sativus, L. 
£., 170, family Be +. A,, XV., 153, Trichosanthes palmata, 
Roxb., also called KR FE HH. Comp. Sm., 222. 
24.—ZE Tu ; 3 HK Ku ts‘ai (bitter vegetable). 
Kuo P‘o quotes the Shi king [v. infra, 365] and says that 
the ku ts‘ai is used for food. 
Hine Pine :—In the Pen ts‘ao it is also called $€ stan and 
if & yu tung. Its leaves resemble those of the #% # 
ku kit (Lactuea) but are smaller; if broken they exude a 
milky juice. Yellow flowers, resembling those of the ka 
or Aster, The plant is edible, but it has a bitter taste. 
This is a Sonchus or a Lactuca [v. infra, 365], which 
accords with the drawing given in the Rh ya. 
£., 59, family ze the figure=S., X, 38, Lactuca denticulata, Max. 
FE 4 and ray occur in the Shi ding and are synonyms; 4‘w fs‘ai 
v. Liki. K‘u hii is also a synonym of later date. | 
rp! synonym is FH Ev. S., X, 38. Sm. 62. Cichorium. 
., XV, 160, Cichorium Endivia, L. 
- 189, Lactuca squarrosa, Mig. 
Lactuca amurensis, Reg., and sometimes at t Tchang 
Taraxacum officinale, Wg. 
P., XXVIII, 14, 
In Japan #u és‘ai is determined as Sonchus oleraceus, L. 
ti 4 Bg as Lactuca Raddeana, Max. 
Ei as Lactuca sativa, L. 
IS By Ef as Lactuca squarrosa, Miq. 
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