352 BOTANICON SINICUM. a 
& 57, family #. Figure a copy of S., IX, 9,a Rhus. 
Fap., 1898, Rhus vernicifera, DC., ¥. 
» 1893, ,, semialata, Murr., var. Osbeckii, DC ., ak 
9» 1895, ,,  succedanea, L., bi. 
» 1896, ,, toxicodendron, L., var. radicans, Miq., Ls B® 
518.—K§ Ch‘u. Lecce correctly calls this tree the fetid 
tree, but refers it wrongly to the order Sterculiacee. It is 
the Atlantus glandulosa, Dest. Order Simarubee. 
Shi king, 231 [ Life in Pin” ]:—In the ninth month they 
_ make firewood of the fetid tree (ch‘u). 3802 :—I travelled 
through the country where the fetid tree grew luxuriantly. 
Mao explains ch‘u by BB AK (bad wood). K‘uxe YiNG-TA 
says it is called a bad tree because it is good only for fuel. 
The ch‘u is repeatedly mentioned in the Shan hai king. 
The Shuo wen says the name is also written #§. i 
Lu k1:—The bark of the ch‘w tree contains varnish and 
ix of a green colour. Its leaves have a fetid smell. 
P. [XXXVa, 12] describes the ch‘u together with the te 
ch‘un, which is the Cedrela sinensis [v. infra, 520]. Li Sat 
CHEN says:—The fragrant kind is called ch‘un, the fetid 
chu. Su Kune [7th century] states that the ch‘un and the 
ch‘u much resemble each other in their appearance, only the : 
wood of the ch‘w is of a loose texture, while that of the ‘wn — 
is firm and tough. Su Sune [11th century] says :—These two 
trees are common both in the northern ia in the southern 
provinces. The ch‘un has fragrant leaves which can be 
eaten, while the leaves of the ch‘x have an offensive smell. 
The people of Kiang tung call this latter § A kui m : 
(imp’s eyes) or FE AR Hal Au yen tung (tiger eyes funy) 
Lt Sut-cuen explains that these latter names refer to oe 
dots found at the base of the leaves (leaflets). 
Ch., XXXV, 3, ch'u or Sk HE ch‘ou ch‘un (stinking ch‘un)» 
A good drawing of Adlantus glandulosa, leaves aii fruit. 
