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vey: BOTANICON SiNICUM. 
147.—8R Wei (mi) ; $F B Chun ts‘ao. a 
Kuo P‘o:—According to the Pen ts‘ao, this is the ¢§ Rm 
Mang ts‘ao. i 
Hine Pine :—T‘ao Hune-kine says its popular name is 
fej Bi Wang ts‘ao, 
V. infra, 464. 
Le E., 111, family ff, without figure. 
The names of infra, 151, are also found here. 
E., 110, family #f BE. Figure insufficient. r 
E£., 157, family &y #%. Figure apparently of Asclepiadea, Fhe 
2330, Vincetoxicum atratum, M. & Decn. The same names ue 
found here as in the Rh ya. 
148.—28 ¥ Chung kui ; ie ge Fun lu. 
Kvo Po :—This is the R §® Chéeng lu. A great (long ?) 
stem, small leaves, violet and yellow flowers. a 
P., XXVII, 23, %& ¥% Lo kui, The aboye names given 
as synonyms. The plant is also called HE JE BE Ven chi ts 
(cosmetic vegetable), It is a trailing pot herb, with glabrous 
succulent leaves, resembling in shape those of the apricot 
tree; small purple flowers in spikes, followed by black 
“globular fruits resembling those of the ww wei [see the next} 
Women use the purple juice of the berries to paint their faces 
oo This description does not correspond to the plant intended 
“e in Kvo P‘o’s commentary, The lo k'ui of the Pen ts 
Kang mu, is Basella rubra, L, Tt is well figured im 
Chey IV, 6. At Peking it is cultivated under the popul® 
co name Jj If E Yen chi tou (cosmetic pea), for the purp! 
. juice of the black berries is used as a cosmetic, 
— So moku, I, 10, % # Basella rubra, 1. — 
one 2., 85, family ¥ [v. supra, 136]. The figure for BK = 
ae apparently Basella rubra, L. Fap., 323. eae 
- iy NOK Wei; SE HH Chi chin, (Comp. also 240]. 
. _ Koo Ps 0 :—Same as the BK Wu wei. A climbing 
Fruits at the end of the stem, | 
