28 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Lu x1, 23:—In ancient times the white »niao was used 
wrap up things offered in sacrifices, and also for straining 
P., XII, 45, pa’ mao. Li Sut-cHen says :—Mao i 
general name including several species. Besides the pai m 
there are the huang mao or yellow mao, the hiang mao 
fragrant mao, the kien mao [see the next | and others. 
these have the same leaves. The difference is in the flow 
The pai mao or white mao is a small plant. It flowers | 
the fourth month; white flowers in panicles ; small see 
Its root is white, very long and thin, resembling a sin 
it has joints, is of a sweet taste. In the Pen ts‘ao king’ 
drug is called 3 $ mao ken (mao root). It emits ligh 
the night. The plant is also used for thatching houses. 
In the Peking mountains the people apply the name 
to Imperata arundinacea, Cyrill, and /. sacchariflora, M Bs 
beautiful grasses with long leaves and spike-like pa 
with long silyery white silky hairs on the glumes. The’ 
represented under pai mao in Ch. VIII, 8, may 
Imperata, The Kiu huang [LIII, 14] figures the y 
sprouts with the root of the mao grass. These sprou 
eaten by the people, like those of Typha and Phra 
P. [le ] terms them 3$ $f mao chen (mao needles). 
: According to Lourrrro [Flora cochin., 67], in South 
the Chinese name mao ken (mao root) is applied to Saeel 
 Spicatum, LL, (radice perenni, repente, articulata). 
plant is now called Perotis latifolia, Ait. Henry 
272, 433] :—In Hupei, Imperata arundinacea, Cyt. 38 ¢ 
mao or sz‘ mao (silky mao). 
Aman. exot., 899, HF boo, vulgo tsubanna, Gramen a 
haceum caule longiori, panicula sparsa. THUNBERG 
[ Flora jap., 42] that Kamprer refers to Saccharum “ 
But Taunpera’s §, spicatum, in Francuer and Sav. 
- Enum. Pl. Jap., TI, 188, is referred to Imperata are 
In SIEBOLD’s Syn. plant. @con, Japs 46, we have 
