140 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Ch. XXV, 20 :—Shui su. Figure of a Labiata, as* 
also under the same Chinese name in the Phon zo, XII, 14. 
The 3% #8 tsi ning is described in the P. [XIVé, 99] 
as a distinct plant, called also 5% BE ch‘ou (stinking) su 
Judging from the drawings in the Ch. [XXV, 51] and in the 
Phon zo [ XII, 15] it is a Labiata. The drawing under the 
above Chinese name in Sres., Zeon. ined., VI, is Calamintha? 
69.—38 ki. P., XV, i. T., UXXXVII-IX. 
Pen king :—Kii, in the Index By SH kai hua, also ij # 
tsie hua. Flowers and other parts of the plant officinal. 
Taste bitter. Nature uniform. N on-poisonous. 
For other ancient names see Bot, sin., II, 180, 404. 
Pie lu:—Other names : Ke Bi nit tsie, He HE nii Ina, 
RE nit heng, AWG ji tsing, BE AE heng sheng, th HE # 
Ju yen nien, BE WG yin ch‘eng, JF Ft, chou ying. The ki hua 
grows in river-valleys and fields in Yung chou [in Shen $1, 
App. 424]. The root is dug up in the 1st month, the 
leaves are gathered in the 8rd, the stem in the 5th, the 
flowers in the 9th, the seeds in the 11th month, and dried 
in the shade. 
According to Ts‘ur Snr (Han period] the names ni tsie, 
nit hua refer to the flowers. In the Pao p‘o tsz‘ [3rd and 4th 
cent.] it is stated that the above names ji tsing, keng sheng, 
and chou ying in Taoist prescriptions to promote longevity, ate 
applied to the root, stem, flower and seeds of the ki plant. 
Tao Hona-kixe :—There are two kinds of ki. One 
has a purple stem, is fragrant and of a sweet taste. The 
leaves are used in soups. This is the genuine ka. The other 
with a green stem, is larger and has the smell of the hao 
and ai (both Artemisia). It is of a bitter taste and not 
