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_ neither branches nor leaves. In summer there appear on the 
op of the stem small flowers in spikes, followed by small 
fruits (seeds). The people of Wu [Kiang su, App. 389] 
cultivate it much and use it for matting. It is rarely met 
with there in a wild state. It is also known under the name 
Of EE EE Tein yun ts‘ao. L1 Sur-cuen observes that Tsin 
Yin is the name of a district in the prefecture of Ch‘u chou 
in Che kiang, where this grass is produced on the Sien tu 
shan mountain. [See Bot. sin., I, p- 226 (42).] . 
|... have already noticed [Bot. sin., II, 455] that the 
- fine Mats made of the lung si grass are still known in China 
and Mauch prized. But the grass which furnishes the material 
unknown to botanists. 
Ch., XI, 39 :—Shi lung ch‘u or lung sit ts‘ao, and Pion 
#0, XVI, 29 :—#W fie 2 representations of fine-leaved 
99.— 88 HE EX lung chang ts‘ao. P., XV, 91. T» CLXIV. 
Pie tu :—It grows by the sides of rivers in summer as 
Well 48 in winter, and resembles the lung chu [see 98]. 
we stem is used in medicine. ‘Taste saltish. Nature warm. 
| Non-poisonous, 
. li SHI-cuen thinks that this is the plant mentioned in 
: the 2h y4[16]. It is also called $s Py BE tsung sin ts‘ao. 
‘ Ch, XIV, 13 :—Lung shang ts‘ao.—Phon 20, XVI, 
eC 21 Hs 3S Et figure of a Graminea. 
ee PE ti huang.” P., XVI, i 7, COXXXVIL 
pg et hing :—Ti huang (earth yellow), 3 Hi st (earth 
ie "row), The root is officinal. Taste sweet. Nature cold. 
_ “0-poisonous, 
"hed other ancient names of the plant see Bot. sin., a, 
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