EXPLANATION OF NAMES OF HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 59 
a £., 72, family #7] +, with figure of a Vicia. 
The synonym /‘ao, from the Shi king (v. infra, 448]. That this 
term is not mentioned in the Rh ya, while two others are, is a 
proof that the present text of the Shi king is not what it was 
about 300 B.C, There are many more such cases, all specially 
inexplicable by the commentators. 
88.— Hi BR Chiu sui ; $B HE Ku shu. 
Kuo P‘o:—It resembles the -£ j 7'‘u kin (a mushroom) 
and is produced within the $f BX Ku tsao [H]ydropyrum 
latifolium. V. infra, 350]. The people of Kiang tung eat 
it. It is sweet and mucilaginous. 
The corresponding figure of the Rh ya represents a 
mushroom. 
E., 40, family Fie makes the two terms simply synonyms. It 
is possible that the young sprouts of Aydropyrum were con- 
sidered to have the quality of mushrooms. Whether a peculiar 
mushroom grows among #H’s should be ascertained from a 
professional botanist. 
The two terms are from the Rh ya. tik is mentioned in the Zi fi. 
P., 19,17; 23,15. Hk F is mentioned Z., 52, among the =| 
ce or mushrooms. 
BR Te Asin (kh) cht ; EB BE Mi wu. 
oe U0! Pg t—Thiyis.’a fragrant herb with small leaves, 
resembling the ¥ Wei. Hvar Nan-rsz‘ [2nd century B.C.] 
_ Says that it resembles the RE Hk She ch‘uang [an umbelliferous 
Plant, Selinum or Cnidium]. The mi wu is mentioned in 
the Shan hai king. | 
_ Hine Pine :—Another name is Fy BSB Kung k‘iung miao. 
In the Pen ts‘ao it is also called #% 3€ Wei wu and 7 fe 
Kiang li. 'T-s0 Huna-Kine says that the plant resembles - 
the she ch'uang Cv. supra]. i 
a The fragrant plant in question is mentioned in the Li sao. 
Lv. infra, 411, 412, ch‘i and kiang Ui.) _ e- 
——-Z,, 143, family § BE. Both dissyllables are from the Rh ya. 
‘The figure represents an Umbelliferous plant, but without 
flower or fruit, : 
