: _ EXPLANATION OF NAMES OF HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 103 
218. Kai ; HL Ken (root). aie 
Kuo Po :—Kai is the popular name for aE bal kiu ken, 
(root of Allium odorum). ae 
_ Hine Ping takes hai to be a general name for roots of 
: herbaceous plants, as do also the Fang yen and the Shuo wen. 
2 19. — a &. Unknown to the Chinese otatttienitit tis. 
220, —ie TIua ; Ze Thi (fu). ts ee 
Kvo Po :—In Kiang tung Aid is another name » for iene 
ver 
221 HE Hua ; e Hi; & Yung. 
Kvo P‘o:—These terms explain themselves mutually. 
on all have the meaning of flower. ee: 
‘then eo geen as Witt 
r r ying as a flower whose fruit i i not yet formed 
