172 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
So moku, II, 8 :—Same Chinese name, Irs ensata, Thbg. 
—Phon zo, XVI, 2 :—# FE, japonice haran, Iris ensata. 
The same Chinese name is applied there to J. sibérica. 
EX tie ie te sao chou, which in the P. is given as a 
synonym for li shé or Iris, appears in the So moku [XIV, 22] 
as the Chinese name for Lespedeza juncea, a leguminous 
plant, and the drawings under the same name, in the Kiu 
huang [L, 20] and Ch. [ XII, 45], although rude figures, 
seem to refer to the same plant. 
91.—3 FF wu shi. P., XV, 60. T., CLXVI. 
Pie lu:—Wau shi (evil fruit), FR FG shu nien, 4 Be 
niu pang. The wu shi grows in Lu shan {in Ho nan, App. 
203], in marshes. The seeds, the stem and the root are 
officinal. Taste of the seeds pungent. Nature uniform. 
Non-poisonous.—Taste of the root and the stem bitter. 
Nature cold. Non-poisonous. 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—Lu shan [also the name of a 
mountain] lies to the north-éast of Teng chou [in Ho nan, 
App. 337]. The leaves of the wu shi plant are as large as 
those of the yi [Colocasia. See 261]. The involucrum of 
the fruit has the appearance of the (spiny husk] of the 
chestnut. The seeds are small and long like those of the 
ch‘ung wei [Leonurus. See 78). 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—The wu shi, also called niu 
p‘ang, is a common plant. It has large leaves like the y@ 
[v. supra], but longer. The seeds resemble the seeds of ae 
grape, and are of a gray colour. The involucrum of the fruit 
is like the husk of the chestnut, but smaller, of the size of 
the end of a finger. It is covered with spines. The root, 
which is sometimes very large, is used for food. ‘The seeds 
