270 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
China for the Phragmites communis, Trin., (Arundo phrag- 
mites, Li.) the common reed. In Hupei, according to Heyry 
[/.c., 253], HE 3B lu ch‘ai is Phragmites Rowburghii, Kth. 
The character ch‘ai means faggots. | 
#@ Kien, according to Lucas, a kind of rush’ or sedge. 
Rh ya, 212, same as He lien. Kuo P‘o says it resembles — 
the #£ huan. The Shuo wen explains kien by huan which 
has not yet flowered. : : 
The character #2 Muan with the meaning of reed is not 
found in the Rh ya. But we have there [25] the same 
character pronounced kia or ch‘w' and applied to Leonurus. 
The Shuo wen writes this character # huan and identifies it 
with $f wan [see the newt]. < 
Witttams [Dict., 247] says 7 and #§ huan may denote — 
the same plant, but this is probably rather a sort of Juncus — 
_ or Cyperus, as it has no blossoms. Lxeace translates 2% huan 
in the Shi king by rush mats, [305] :—The rush mat (huan 
below and that of fine bamboo above. ee 
The Shwo wen explains this character by :—A_ plant fit 
for making mats. CHENa Hwan says, regarding the same 
character :—It is the name of a plant which grows in a 
bushy manner, in the water. It has a round stem. In 
Kiangnan mats are woven of it. It resembles a small i Py 
but has no fruit, [Compare the Rh ya, 98.] According to” 
Kuo P‘o this character is to be pronounced kuan. [See also 
the Rh ya,16.] The Shuo wen states that the plant ii 
is also a kind of huan. [V. supra, 176.] 
The 3§ tan in the Rh ya [214] is identified with the 
wan, The young sprouts are called 8 kan. Mao says 
the tan is also called SfE chui (properly a pigeon). It is 
name for the young sprouts of the jf lw. Hina Pine say 
that %& t is another name for it, | 
