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Amen. exot., 875 :—BR kik, kikf vel kikku, i.e. Matri- 
carta. Cujus cum sylvestris tum preecipue hortensis, plurime 
sunt varietates. 
So moku, XVII, 18 :—8y 7 Pyrethrum (Chrysan- 
themum) sinense. 
Tbid., 21:—2& BF (Winter Chrysanthemum) Pyr. ( Chrys.) 
indicum. 
Lbid., 22 :— BF By 7 Pyretrum seticuspe, Maxim. Small, 
yellow flower-heads. 
10.—4§ Ej an lt. P., XV,5. 7., OXLVI. 
Pen king:—An li. Seeds used in medicine. Taste 
bitter. Nature slightly cold. Non-poisonous. 
Pie li:—The an la seed is produced in Yung chou 
[in Shen si, App. 424] in river-valleys, also in Shang tang 
(S.E. Shan si, App. 275] by waysides. The seeds are 
gathered in the 10th month and dried in the shade. 
T‘ao Hune-x1ne :—It has the appearance of the hao and 
the aj (both Artemisia), and is a common plant in Middle 
China, The Taoists use it. People cultivate it. Snakes 
dislike it, 
Su Sune :—It grows in Kiang and Huai pats 
An hui, App. 124, 89], from two to three feet high, resem es 
Artemisia in its leaves, flowers in the 7th and bears seed in 
the 8th month. 
It Sat-cHen :—The leaves of the an ii do not — 
the ai (Artemisia vulgaris) but rather the kit (Chrysant 2 
mum), and are thinner and much divided into set 
Segments. Leaves green on both sides. The stem gro : 
from four to five feet high, is white, like that of the a, an 
tough, In the 8th or 9th month it opens its small, pale 
