382 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
medicinal herb, but the commentators observe that this is a_ 
mistake for Juan. See also the Shuo wen, under luan]. The 
height of the tumulus for the other officers (-+) was 4 feet, — 
the trees planted about were the # hua (Sophora, v. supra, 
546). The common people (f&) were not entitled to a 
tumulus. % Bil yang liu trees (willows, v. supra, 524) were 
planted about the graves. 
P., XXXVb, 15 :— BH HE Luan hua. The ancient authors 
say that it is a tree growing in Middle China, with leaves 
resembling those of the mu kin (Jlibiscus syriacus), yellow 
flowers, and fruit like that of the swan tsiang (Physal’ 
alkekengi, v. supra, 55]; the pea-like black seeds are contained 
ina bladder. The flowers are used for dyeing yellow, the 
seeds are employed in medicine and also used as beads. The 
tree is figured in the Kin huang [LLV, 29] and in Ch. 
[XXXIIL, 49]. It is the Kelreuteria pouriculata, Laxm, 
which is very common in Northern China, — Its fruit capsules 
resemble bladders. Its popular name at Peking is 7x Ha # 
mu lan ya. The leaves furnish a black dye. 
Kwa wi, 120, and Phon zo, UXXXIV, 4, 5:—3 Kal 
reuteria paniculata, 
E., 308, family %% HE, with figure of Kelreuleria. 
Sapindacee are mentioned:—_—« 
JFap., 28, Acer palmatum, Thbg., ha Hit. 
» 36, 4, trifidum, Thbg., = f§ Hil. 
» 68, Lsculus turbinata, Bl, ze i fs}. 
» 923, Lupholia (commonly N ephelium) Li-cht, Desf. . 
yo Gad, »  Longana, Lam., Be A. 
i 990; Luscaphis staphylevides, S. & Z., Lg 46 He [e- sin 
518]. 
» 1214, Kelreuteria paniculata, Laxm., ms 13. 
» 1990, Sapindus Mukorosi, Goertn., 4 hiss i. 
» 2141, Slaphylea bumalda, S. & Z., ra] id itlt- 
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