EXPLANATION OF NAMES OF HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 41 
Amen. ewot., 832, # naba, te. Fungus campestris es- 
culentus. THUNBERG, Flora japon., 347, identifies this with 
Agaricus campestris, 
In the Li ké the chi is mentioned as an article of food. 
[v. infra, 880.] 
£., 48, family 3%. One figure of a Boletus and 66 names. 
S., VIL, 6. P., 28, 22. Sm.,175. Polyporus igniarius. [v. infra, 
161.) 
42.—85 Stn ; Pf Wf Chumeng (bamboo-sprouts). Drawing 
in the 2A ya, bamboo sprouts. 
Kuo P‘0 explains :—The bamboo just sprouting forth. 
Hine Pine:—Sun Yun says, bamboo-sprouts are called 
sin, and used as a vegetable. Shi king quoted. ([v. infra, 
273. | 
43.—$B T'ang ; % Chu (bamboo). 
Kuo P‘o :— Tang is another name for the chu or bamboo. 
Hine Pine :—Li Stn says, the t‘ang is a bamboo whose 
joints are one chang (10 feet) apart. Sun Yen says nearly 
the same. K‘une An Kuo, in commenting upon the Shu king, 
defines tang by “large bamboo.” [v. infra, 564.] Drawing, 
Rh ya, bamboo. For other bamboos, see 169-174. 
£., 186-196, family . 
There are six different names from the A’ ya, four from the 
Shu and two others. The simple character ff is quoted from 
the 7 king. 
44.38 O; Lo. 
Kvo P‘o:—The people now call it #§ $F 6 hao, also fj 
lin hao, | 
Hine Pine quotes the Shi king. [v. infra, 484, Artemisia ?.] 
E., 62, family }£j, sub-family din hao [v. supra, 13, infra, 196]. 
The term 0, v, Shi hing ; lo, v. Rh ya. 
45.— jE Ni; RIB Ti ni. 
Kvo P’o :—Same as 9& J tsi ni. 
