EXPLANATION OF NAMES OF HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 85 
See infra, 386, Thladiantha dubia, Bge., and supra, 34. 
£., 45, family E IR. 
Siap., 2224, Trichosanthes cucumeroides, Ser. 
153.— EE Wang ; BB Hi Sheng che. 
_ Kvo P‘o:—It is more than ten feet long; can be made 
into cordage. . 
154.— Rj #% %%. Unknown to the Chinese commentators. 
— 155.—-FE Kuo ; A=" BE Wau kial. 
ce Kvo P*‘o :—This is the B HL Wu p‘a. Its fruit resembles 
the #2 fy P*a ch'i. Tt affords a black dye. 
Hine Pixe :—Popular name ff #8 Lang p‘a. 
P., XVI, 62, IE #8 FE Lang pa ts‘ao. It is described by 
the ancient authors as a plant resembling the §% €f Kui chen 
(devil’s necdle, Bidens), the fruit having forked needles. 
Tt is used in dyeing black. Ch. XIV, 39. The figure is 
rough, does not resemble Bidens. But in the So moku, 
XV, 58, Hi JE BE is Bidens tripartita, L. : 
., 126, family fi} FE. The figure, if meant for Bidens, is bad, 
in P. not better. Fap., 347, B. tripartita.—346, B. pilosa, L., is 
5 Sik FE. ie 
156.—} Tu; + BG Zulu Ms, 
Kuo P‘o :—This is the same as the # 48 Tu heng. It 
Fesembles the 3¥ K‘ui (Malva) ; is fragrant. | 
Hine Pine :—The T'ang Pen ts‘ao says :—The leaves of 
: the tw heng resemble in shape a horse’s hoof, whence the 
“fame §G Bi % Ma ti hiang (horse's hoof fragrance). It 
_ Stows in the mountains, in damp places. The root resembles 
e that of the A HE Si sin (Asarum, v. infra, 414). ae 
The tu heng is mentioned in the Shan hat king. — Kuo Po 
— €xplains there that it is a’ fragrant plant; horses fed on 
it travel fast. : | ae 
V. infra, 414, Asarum, | 
