EXPLANATION OF NAMES OF HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 37 
33. BRK: HAM; BHA. All unknown to 
the Chinese commentators. 
34.—if Yen IN Tsu kua. 
Kuo P‘o :—It resembles the +- J& t‘u ua (earth gourd). 
Hine Pre :—The leaves und the fruit resemble those of 
the t‘u kua, which is the same as the — JR wang kua 
(royal gourd) mentioned in the Yue ling. [v. infra, 386, 
Thladiantha dubia, Bye. 
Some of the ancient authors quoted identify the yen with 
the plant mentioned Rh ya, 152, g.v. 
35.— pi Hie Lie chen; RR FF Shi shou (pig’s head). 
Kuo P‘o:—In the Pen ts‘ao this plant is also called 3 i 
chi lu (pig’s head) and 8 ici BY shan chu lan. In Kiang 
tung it is now commonly called shi show and employed in 
_ boiling the pupa of the silkworm [to kill it]. 
Hine Pine :—A medicinal plant. In the Pen ts‘ao it has, 
besides the names already mentioned, the following names: 
KG Hi tien ming tsing, BE Hy HE mai hii hiang, Hy AK 
hia ma lan, | PY HH wang men tsing. According to the 
Pie lu, it is fragrant and known also under the name of K #4 
BR tien man tsing. The southern people call it HY #K té sung 
(earth cabbage). Its taste is sweet and bitter. It resembles 
the 8 lan (indigo plant). 
In the P., XV, 68, this plant is noticed under the name 
of KY #H tien ming tsing with the above synonyms. It 
is said to have small, fragrant, yellow flowers resembling the 
hit flowers (Aster, Chrysanthemum). 
In the So moku, XV, 62, under the name of KG ff, 
is a drawing of Carpesium abrotanoides, L., (Composite), 
which agrees well with the figure given under the same 
‘Chinese name in the Ch., XI, 16, 
