that it resembles the ma huang, 
96 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
191.—fy Ti; BR I (he). 
Kuo P‘o:—The fruit of the #% Zen (Lotus flower, which 5 
is also represented in the accompanying figure). [V. supra, — 
101.] 
192.—[t Kou ; WH BE Shang lou. 
Kuo P‘o:—Same as HE Lou hao. It grows in low : 
fields. The young plants are eaten. In Kiang tung the — 
people cook them with fish. 
LV. infra, 430, Artemisia]. 
E., 62, family , sub-family E HF, bad figure of a young 
Artemisia. : 
198.— fy Lie ; Hj Bj Pu lie. 
Kuo P'o :—According to the Pen ts‘ao, same as #y Shi 
yan, 
Hine Pixe:—The Pen ts‘ao says that it is of a swee 
taste. Other names 2 2 Shi Lie, Wi WE Aw hue. 
P., XXI, 16, shi yin. A medicinal plant mentioned in 
the Pie lu, stem and leaves used. Not poisonous ; sweet 
taste. The plant figured in the Phon zo, V, 22, sub. i) 
an Orobanchacea, 
£., 110, family Hj » Without figure. 
194.—$8 8 Yao J40 ; ph FE Ki yitan. es 
Kuo P*o ‘—According to the Kuang ya, this plant is 10 
called ig 3K Yiun chi. Ut resembles the Jit #f Ja huan 
(Ephedra). Red flowers ; leaves pointed, yellow. Its c 
is called “small plant ” (HE BS of Bi ). o 
Tine Ping :—It is a medicinal plant. In the Pen #s% 
it is also called q Hi Si ts‘ao (fine plant), the leaves at 
called sf B Sino ts‘ao (small plant). T‘ao Huna-KING s 
: but is green. a 
se name of Yiian chi is now applied to the Polyg 
P. sibirica, L., and P. tenuifolia, Willd., are common in 
