170 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Cust. Med., 360 (277) :—Ta ts‘ing leaves exported 1885 
from Canton 1.15 picul,—p. 350 (140), ta ts‘ing root 
0.1 picul. But ta ts‘ing is identified there with Indigofera 
tinctoria, whether correctly, I am not prepared to say. 
Horrm. & Scuur., 312 :—K ¥F Justicia crinata, Thbg. 
(Acanthacee). This is, according to DC. Prodr., XI, 493= 
Peristrophe tinctoria, Nees. = Justicia purpurea, Lour., Fl. 
cochin., 31.—But, strange to say, [in DC. Prodr., XI, 485] 
Taunsene’s Just. crinata is identified with another acantha- 
ceous plant, the Dicliptera crinita. This latter is the same 
as Dianthera japonica, Thhg. [ Fl. jap., 21, tab. 4]. I may 
observe that Lourntro describes also a Justicia tinctoria: 
Folia viridi colore saturata, eodem telas pulchre imbuunt. 
The ta ts‘ing in Chinese works does not seem to refer to one 
of these acanthaceous plants. 
The P. [XV, 55} notices also a plant called Jv Fy sao 
ts‘ing (little green). The Tu king Pen ts‘ao [11th cent.] 
says only a few words regarding this plant. It is said to 
grow in Fu chou [in Fu kien, App. 46]. It flowers in the 
3rd month. The people there employ the leaves. 
Ch., IX, 16:—Siao ts‘ing. Figure of a plant with 
pinnate leaves and a large root. Unknown to me. bid., 
XIV, 48 :—Siao ts‘ing. This figure seems to represent 
Ardisia japonica, Bl. Comp. Henry, Chin. pl., 18. 
90.—#& FE li shi. P., XV, 57. 7, CLXV. 
Pen king:—Li shi, BY BLL te'ao, HE BG shi shou 
(pig’s head). The fruit is officinal. Taste sweet. Nature 
uniform. Non-poisonous. 
For other ancient names see Bot. sin., II, 36, 467. 
