_ (4o). TT, 888:—When after the burial the hempen dress 
1s put away, grass-cloth (0) is worn ; 389, grass-cloth (ko) 
luxuriant and dense. I cut it and I boiled it and made both 
—-186:—The Dolichos (ko) grows covering the jujube tree. 
rampante ko, 
» 208 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
plain white silk and the head-band of Dolichos fibre (ko). 
(following the Chinese commentator), Shoes thinly woven ° 
See P., XV, 53, under the above names. Good drawing 
of the plant Ch., XIV, 14. Alu huang, LIT, 4, rude figure. 
So moku (XU, 62] PY bite Abutilon Avicenne. : 
390.—%} Ao. This name of a textile plant is frequently 
mentioned in the Classics, Lucas is of opinion [Shi king, 6] 
that it is a general name for the Dolichos tribe, and in the 
Shi king, where this character occurs about twenty times, 
he identifies it with the Dilichos tuberosus, of whose fibres 
« Kind of cloth is made. Sometimes he terms it also. 
grass-cloth, : 
44 ki, 1, 169 :—-At the interment they used the cap 0 - 
I, 432 :—Sashes of Dolichos cloth (#5 #8). Il, 49, 189 
[“ Mourning Attire "|:—Girdle and cap of Dolichos cloth 
bands, ie 
Shi king, 6:—How the Dolichos (ko) spreads itself out, 
extending to the middle of the valley. Its leaves were 
fine cloth (# ch) and coarse (# &%), which I will wear. 
156, 163:—Dolichos shoes (35 Ja) mentioned.  Lucer 
the Dolichos fibre may be used to walk on the hoar frost. 
Cary Hitan [Chon li, I, 168]:—En été on porte des 
souliers tissés en plante ko, en hiver des souliers de peau. ae 
Chou li, 1, 379 :—Te préposé aux plantes textiles /o (BH) 
est chargé de recueillir & diverses époques les matiéres, 
qui servent A faire des toiles fines (#/) et grossivres (#) © 
qui sont fournies par les cultivateurs des montagnes. aD) ) 
general il est chargé de pereeyoir la taxe de la plante 
