238 BOTANICON SINICUM, 
Shi i ki [4th century] the 25 3 HH tstian wu hiang is a_ 
perfume. See W.D., 1013. 
£., 68, family ii. where /s#anx is one of the 31 synonyms of | 
Acorus. [V. 376.] : 
418.— ig #F Su mang. Li sao, 3:—Le soir je recueillais le 
so mou des iléts (mow is a mistake in the translation for 
mang). See the Rh ya, 216. 
419.—Li sao, 10:—J’avais couvert les fossés et les lisidres : 
de mes champs de licou y, $8 9% et de hie tche 4 HA The 
commentaries only say that both these names refer to fragrant 
plants. Regarding the kie che see the Rh ya [145}. See 
also K.K.F.P., XCIUL, 7. The Kuangchi [5th century] 
says that the kie che has a pungent taste. It is several feet — 
high, has white flowers. The [Jai yao Pen ts‘ao [8th century | 
‘tates that it is found in the mountains of the island Hainan. 
It is offensive to moths and other ‘insects. The people 
employ it to scent clothes, 
420.—Li sao, 13:—Je fais avec le hou ching # #& de belles 
cordes d’une grande longueur. It is unknown what the 
hu sheng was. The name means foreign rope. 
421.—Li sao, 23 :—Les (mauvaises) herbes tse, lou et che Fifi 
remplissent le palais, Regarding the first two names sé 
427 and 461. The third (sh’) is unknown. 
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422—* B Pan hia (midsummer). This name occurs” 
once in the Li ki. Leaae calls it midsummer herb, @ 
medicinal plant, white with round seeds, and of a hot and 
pungent taste, _ 
Li ki, I, 274 [ Yue ling]:—Second month of summer 
The midsummer herb is produced ee 
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