= 198 «=, BOANICON sINICUM. 
E., 302, family Bi fF, with good figure of Gardenia florida, 
_ flower and fruit. Me 
. gels; 18. 0. 64.  C., 139,512. —Fap., 991. oa e 
-803.—%& & Nii sang (women’s mulberry) RE 3 I sang. — 
Kvo P‘o :—This is the sung or mulberry tree. The small 
variety with long branches is called ni sung. [V. énfra, 499]. 
‘The Chinese mulberry is Morus alba, L., of which many 
varieties are cultivated. Several varieties of the same species 
are figured in the Phon zo, LXXXVI, 14-20. There is also 
the xe & 18, 19, M. alba foliis lobatis, dissectis. | 
BOL — Ht Vas & HR Pai fen. ie 
Kvo P‘o:—This tree flowers early (in spring) and then 
produces 3 hia fruits [v. infra, 469]. Its bark is white 
[o. infra, 528). se 
The yi tree is also mentioned in the Shan hat king. It 
is the elm, Ulmus, There are several species of the elm 
: in the North of China, the most common of which in the 
- a eking plain is the U, pumila, Pall. This is an improper 2 
__ hame founded by Patias upon shrubby specimens gathered i 
_ Dahuria. At Peking it forms a stately, tall tree. MAxIM0- 
_ WI0% considers this to be only a variety of our common 
Ue campestris. Another species, with large leaves and frui 
s ©. macrocarpa, Hee., grows in the Peking mountains. be 
South China this genus is represented by U. parvifolia, Taedes 
which is found also in Japan. In. the Peking plain 
a ©, punila grows very rapidly, The elm is much valued @ 
¢ eS North ; China for its timber, which is variously used, and 
7 - Specally for building carts. A nourishing white meal, 
Syeraning mucilage, is obtained from the thick inner ba 
: of the tree, much used for food by the mountain people 
