102 .  BOTANICON SINICUM. 
214.38 Tian; Bf Wan; H iff #E its sprouts are called 
— Rien or kian. | 
Kuo P‘o:—The t‘an resembles the wei [210] but is 
smaller ; it has a solid (not hollow) stem. It is a kind of 
TE huan [v. 212]. The name kien is now applied in 
Kiang tung to the sprouts of the Ju (common reed, v. 213). 
Hine Pine says (referring to 211-214):—Names of various 
reeds or rushes mentioned in the Shi king. The wei [210] 
when not yet ripe is called kien [212]. The tan [214] is also 
called #& t7. In autumn when in full growth it is called te 
— huan (but Fan KUANG, on the contrary, says, juan is the 
_ tan when it begins to grow). | [V. infra, 455.) ea 
— 219.—F§ Ya; FF Wei (jui). 
BE huang ; 8 Bua yung (beauty of flowers). | 
oe Kvo Po :—The #% &H Shi yen says that huang is the same 
as hua (flower). The sprouts of herbaceous plants are 
s called wei, 
— 216.—B ie 3 Kian shi tsao; FET) A HE Pa sin pu cs 
ae [it does not die when its heart is pulled up}. 
he Kuo Po ‘—Another name of the plant is #4 F§ su mang. 
z My which it is mentioned in the Li sao [v. infra, 418]. ; : 
: ‘Hine Pine :—E $& Wana 1 [Han dynasty], in “com 
; ‘Menting upon the Li sao, states that it is a plant which does 
- not die in winter, and which in 4 Ch‘n (Hu kuang) is called 
su mang, : 
oo ee kiao or kiao pai is applied 
