124 _ BOTANICON SINICUM. 
dictionary Cheng Tse‘-t‘ung it is affirmed that #8 is the 
ancient form for #4. It is not stated whence this fact 1s_ 
derived. The Shuo wen says Hf is the same as #fX. The 
K.D. and W.D., 353, also take the characters ## and ff to be 
identical. Only the second is found in the modern editions — 
of the Classies (Mencius, Tso ch‘uan). The Rh ya, however, 
does not mean to identify them, for in 307 ## Ava appears — 
as the name of a tree which has nothing to do with the trees 
noticed under 290 and 292, but seems to be the tea tree. : 
£., 240, family HE, figure of a big tree with large palmate 2 
leaves. Other name FR XE the king of trees. Fap., 538; Catalpa z 
Kampferi, S. & Z. §., VIII, 15. 
There is confusion between Cata/pa and Rottlera. 
293.— By I; RE Tse’, 
Kuo P*o :—Same as the Fk tsa. CV, infra, 508 Catalpa). 
2)4.— i Ts Fp BES Chi ts‘u (ved ts'v). 
8 A HK the white ts‘v is (simply) eallecl ¢s‘u. "ee 
Kvo P‘o:—The red ts‘ has small, forked, pointed Jeaves 3 _ 
its bark is irregularly broken. It grows in the mountains. e 
{ts wood is used for tires of wheels, The white ts‘u is a large 
tree with round forked leaves, e 
LV, infra, 545, ae 
me 295.—% Chung ; PE Niv ki, ox thorn. a 
ne Kuo P‘o :—Same as 55 WR ma ki. It has coarse and long S 
thorns, : ee 
_ The Shan hat king mentions a plant 4s §% n/n shang which a6 
Kuo Pro Says is the same as niu ki. pee 
ee AvP, AVH1a, 81, the niu ki is identified with the # @ . 
«ying shi or fm (s‘iang wei, described as a very thorny — 
es - * Some editions of the Rh ya have FR su, W.D., 825, But according #0 
ae the X.D. the correct reading is as above, a 
