EXPLANATION OF NAMES OF HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 97 
China. P., XIIb, 21. The account given of the plant in 
the Kuang ya and by Kuo P‘0 is absurd. 
LV. infra, 443]. 
Z., 133, family 3 3G. The six figures may all represent 
varieties of Polyga/a. 
S., I, 23, has three figures, copied in Z. 
1557. Smi., 175. 
195.—3— Ts‘e ; Wa) Ts‘z'. 
Kuo P‘o :—¥% ii] Gf, the thorns or prickles of plants. 
In Kuan si they say jf); in 3 Yen (Chili Province) and 
northward, towards Ch‘ao sien (Corea), they say 3. See the 
Fang yen. 
Hine Pine :—According to the Fang yen, other names for 
thorn are $F keng and gM) kw. In He Hf Kiang siang 
(Hunan) they say jp hz. 
196.—#F Siao ; #K Ts‘iu. (Some editions write # Ti.) 
Kuo P‘o :—Same as 38 hao (Artemisia). 
The name sao occurs also in the Shan hai king. [V. infra, 
435, Artemisia. ] 
7 Z., 110, family #{. The figure has no resemblance to an 
Artemisia. The difference from the figure of Artemisia capillaris 
in the Japanese illustrations to the Book of Odes = av ih 1H] 
lal WK, p- 13, is very striking. 
197.— 38 Tan ; if YE Tai tsao (sea-weed). 
Kuo P‘o:—A medicinal plant, also called jg #2 ha? ie ; 
it grows in the sea and has the appearance of flowing hair. 
See the Pen ts‘ao, : 
Hine Prye:—Another name found in the Pen ¢s‘ao is 
¥& B lo shou. Tso Hune-K1na explains :—It is found near 
_ Some islands in the sea, is of a black colour, resembles hair. 
Large leaves resembling the 3% Tsao [v. 401]. 
oo ty AIX, 96. i HE hai tsao, an edible seaweed. es 
Specimens of the hai tsao, obtained from Tientsin, and 
determined by Professor AGARDH (Sweden) and Prof. GoBI 
