202 BOTANICON sINICUM. 
The Ligularia gigantea, 8. & Z. [ Fl. jap., I, 79, tab. 36] 
sinice 7 #E Be Fe (the large-leaved) is the Farfugium 
grande, Lindl., introduced from China into Hurope by 
R. Fortunr. This is probably only a variety of F. Kempferi. 
See also So moku, XVII, 27. 
110.— 3 HA hie ming, P., XVI, 41. 7, OXXXL 
Pen king :—Kiie ming. The seeds are officinal and are — 
employed in diseases of the eye. Taste saltish. Nature 
uniform, Non-poisonous. 
Comp. Rh ya, 56. 
Pie lu:—The kite ming grows in Lung men [v. infra], 
in marshes. The seeds are gathered on the 10th day of the. | 
10th month and dried in the shade for a hundred days. 
T‘ao Hune-x1ng :—Lung men lies north of Ch‘ang an 
[the ancient capital of China, in Shen si, App. 211]. The 
kite ming is a common plant. Its leaves resemble those of 
the kiang mang [ Cassia? See further on], the seeds resemble 
a horse’s hoof, hence the name Ka it Be HA ma ti (horse's 
hoof) hie ming. A different plant is the ts‘ao hie ming 
which is the ts‘i hao [Celosia. See 82]. 
Su Suxe [11th cent.]:—This plant is now much 
cultivated in gardens. It grows from three to four feet high. 
The root is tinged with a purple colour. The leaves resemble 
those of the mu su [ Medicago. See 255] but are larger. 
It blossoms in the 7th month. Yellow flowers. The fruit 
is a pod resembling that of the la tou (green bean, Phaseolus 
Mungo) but pointed, The seeds are gathered in the 
10th month. This plant is mentioned in the Rh ya [56]. 
There is another kind which is called ma t% kue ming. Its 
leaves resemble those of the kiang tou [v. infra], the seeds — 
resemble a horse’s hoof, 
