42 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Hive Ping :—T‘ao Huna-xin@ says, the root and the stem 
both resemble those of the jen shen (ginseng), but the leaves 
are smaller, The root has a sweet taste. 
 ~#B., XU, @ 25, tsi ni, synonym AF FE Wp B hing ye sha shen. 
(Adenophora with apricot leaves). The figure of the tsi ni 
in the Ch. VIII, 23, which is taken from the Kiu huang, 
LILL, 6, represents an Adenophora or Campanula. So moku, 
Til, 10, 9 Jé Adenophora remotifiora, Miq. and 9 43 
i B A. latifolia, Fish. The latter is common in the Peking 
mountains, 
E., 143, family $& FH, two distinct plants are figured which 
have no resemblance with Adenophora. 
E., 151, family #§ BR, with a figure probably of Latycodon, 
the name ési xi occuring as a synonym. 
E., 140, family @ ZB contains a good figure of Adenophora. 
46.—#§ fg. Unknown to the Chinese commentators. 
47.—F5 Hing; $ESe Tsie ya. HE FF. Its leaves are 
called fu. : 
Kvo P‘o :—This is a water-plant. Many plants crowded 
together. The leaf is round. The ‘plant is long or short 
according to the depth of the water. In Kiang tung it is 
eaten, and called there hing. 
Hine Pine :—It is called hing ts‘ai (hing vegetable) and 
the same as the 44 in the Shi kiny. [v. infra, 899, Limnan- 
themum nymphoides, Link.] | 
E., 66, family #}, with a good figure of ZL. nvinphoides. 
P., 19, 21, 
(48.—F BB Pai huat (white flower) ; Bp # Ye kien (wild 
<2 Kien). F 
| Kuo P‘o :—The kien is a sort of 3 mao (Imperata). It is 
Mentioned in the Shi king. [v. infra, 460.] 
_ £., 103, family 2. The three figures are bad, certainly not 
Imperata but Cyperideae. 28 names are given, 
* The character 4 is the ancient form for 4E ina (lower). The latter 
was not introduced till the Sth or 6th century, ‘ 
