220 : BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Ichang ling hie is Tr. hispinosa. In the Index Flore sin. 
[p, 811] all the Chinese species of Zvapa are referred as 
varieties to Tr. natans, L. — 
Amen, ecot., 817, #% rijuu, vulgo vis. Tribulus aquatien 
So moku, II, 538, 3 japonice hiss’. T. rapa bispinosa, Roxb. 
V. supra, 124. Fap., 2218. wide 
398.—A water-plant termed Rf mao in the Shi king (t 
character is also written be and Jf) is called mallow or — 
water-mallow by Leaan. He says it is probably another 
name for one of the duck-weeds ; according to WILLIAMS an 
aquatic vegetable like mallow. ” 
Shi king, 616 :—Pleasant is the semi-circular water (sur- 
rounding the college) and we will gather the kin [v. 370] 
the tsao [v. 401] and the mallows (mao) about. Mao 
explains mao by §& 3€ fu k‘ui (duck-mallow). é. 
Chou li, I, 109 [Offerings ”]:—Les terrines de la cé 
monie du matin sont remplies avec de Vail mariné (other 
vegetables and meats enumerated) .'. . . et avec de 
marinades de grande moutarde [v. 361] et de la plante mao. 
CHENG Sz‘-nune thinks that 3 mao [v. infra, 459] is to 
: understood, the young sprouts of which are eaten. But the 
other commentators do not assent to this interpretation an 
identify the plant in question with fu k‘ui, The mao wa 
one of the seven vegetable pickles [v. supra, 376, note]. — 
__ The mao is also mentioned in the Shan hai king. Kuo B* 
identifies it with fu kui. : ee ; 
_Lv k1:—The mao resembles the hing ts‘ai [see the next] 
_ The leaves are round like a hand, of a red colour, succulen 
and slimy, they slip between the fingers. The stalks — 
long. The plant can be eaten raw or cooked. The peop’ 
- of Kiangnan | call it 33K shun ts‘ai (shun vegetable) also 
KF shui Mui (water-mallow). It is a common pla 
pools and rivers, | 
