84 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Kuo P‘o:—It resembles the 3 2 -- Yen mas tsz : 
{swallow wheat, v. 32] and the f% ff HK Tiao hu ‘tie Bis : 
grows in abandoned fields; is edible. Another name is Sf 3 
Shou ki. | | : 
Hina Pine :—Tiao hu mi is the same as tk Ku (Hydro-- 
pyrun, v. infra, 350}. Z 
P., XXILl, 16, identifies this Sani of the Rh ya with the — 
BW EX (the first character to be pronounced xj Kang), a 
plant mentioned in the Pen ts‘ao shi i [8th century], asa 
plant growing in inundated fields, and resembling wheat, but 
smaller. It ripens (the grains) in the fourth month and can 
be eaten. The Rh ya 2 writes the name of this plant ia 
Wang and identifies it with the huang or shou t‘ien of th a 
Rh ya. (Comp. K.D.]. It is not to be confounded with : 
the jij Ei Kang ts‘ao noticed in the Shan hai king as a plant — 
with leaves like the mallow—red stem, white flowers. Frui 
resembles the wild grape ; it is said, when eaten, to remove 
_ stupidity. 
The fq # figured in the Phon zo, XLII, 2, seems to be 
Beckmannia eruceformis, Host., [also Jap., 336). 
V., supra, 147. 
152.—$] Kou ; WEA Kui ku. Ae 
Kvo Po: Sem as the $i] #Y Kou lou or JE IK Wang 
kua, The fruit resembles that of the [J J& Cho kua [v. 58), 
1s of a red colour and of a bitter taste. 
Hine Pine :—The Pen ts‘ao calls it = BK Wang kua, also 
En Tu kua. T‘so Huno-xing says, the ttu kua grows 
(climbs) on fences ; it has a red globular fruit and a large 
root. An author of the T+ ang dynasty says that it is 
- climbing plant with leaves resembling those of the Kua low 
: _(Trichosanthes), but not lobed, Fruit resembles that of t 
BAF Chi tse (Gardenia) ; it is at first green, but red wi 
‘Tipe; no angles. The root resembles that of the & 
: a (Pe — but is smaller and mealy, 
