354 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
passage Lu xr says that the /‘ao [he does not say that 
kao and the shan ch‘u ate the same] has leaves resem! 
those of the # li [an oak, v. infra, 534], whence it is” 
called k‘ao li. The bark of the tree is several inches t 
The wood is used for making wheel-spokes. 
Witttams [ Dict., 327] is of opinion that the k*ao may 
a kind of Rhus. , 
A synonym of K [v. 520]. 
520.—Hie Ch‘un. This tree is noticed in the Shu king tu 
“Tribute of Yi} as growing in the Provinee of 
King chou (Hukuang). 
K‘ung Ax-Kvuo says that another name for it is ik ch 
This latter appears in the Shan hai king. Kuo P*o explains 
that it resembles the ch‘w (518, A‘lantus) and is well know 
to the people of 3L Wu (Chekiang). The wood is good fi 
making thills of carriages. : 
eae to the Shuo wen the name is also write 
: RR ch‘un. | es 
An P. [XXXVa, 12] this tree is spoken of under the nap 
of HE ch‘un [v. supra, 518] which is also an ancient designat 
for it appears in the works of Cauane 'tsz‘ [4th century B 
as the name of a long-lived tree. As has already been s 
this is the Cedrela sinensis, A. Juss., (Meliacew), a common 
tree at Peking, where it is more commonly known under he 
name of # # hiang ch‘un (fragrant ch‘un). Its fragrant le 
buds in spring are used by the Chinese for food. See th 
drawings in Ch. [XXXV, 2] and the Aiu huang [LIV, 
-Phon zo, UXXXU, 17, 18, HR Cedrela sinensis. : 
E., 253, family A. Figure, v. supra, 518. 
‘ Jap., 541, Cedrela sinensis, Juss., #R- | 
521.—98 Chu (ts‘w) and Hf] king. These two cha 
“appear in the Classics as names of a plant (shrub) and 
according to the ancient commentators, the same _ 
