206 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
The common Chinese name at Peking for Kochia 
scoparia is Fig iF BR sao chou ts‘ai (besom vegetable). 
Tavar., Cat., 20:—Ti fu tsz‘, Semina Kochie?— 
P. Surra, 128. 
Cust. Med., p. 298 (348):—Ti fu seeds exported 1885 
from Amoy 3.84 piculs,—p. 372 (425), from Canton 8 piculs. 
Amen. exot., 885 :—Hy Bf tsisu, fawa kingi, fookigusa, 
ete. Scoparia sive Belvedere Italorum. Insigne Japonibus 
medicamentum preestat. 
So moku, IV, 41 :—Kochia scoparia, same Chinese name. 
Srzs., CGcon., 117:— Kochia scoparia. Hookigusa, 
Hit ff Pro scopis caules adhibentur. Herba tenera edulis 
ac adulta medico agricolis usui. 
112.— A 35 ka mai. P.. XVI, 46. T., CXX. 
Pen king :—K*i mai, EB 4y BE ka ki mai. It seems 
the whole plant is officinal. Taste bitter. Nature cold. 
Non-poisonous. 
Comp. Rh ya, 125. 
Pie lu:—Other name: K BA ta lan. The kia mat 
grows in the mountain-valleys of T‘ai shan [in Shan tung, 
App. 322]. It is gathered in the beginning of autumn. 
T‘ao Hune-k1ne :—It is a common plant in Mid China. 
Small leaves, handsome purplish red flowers. The plant is 
cut [for medical use] together with leaves and fruits 
(capsules). The seed resembles wheat (mai), whence the 
name. There are two sorts. One has rather large flowers 
and the margin of the petals incised. The other, with smaller 
flowers, is more generally used. The leaves are covered with 
hair, the flowers are late and of a reddish carnation colour. 
The Ji hua Pen ts‘ao [10th cent.] gives G 7 shi chi : 
(stone bamboo) as a synonym for ‘a mai, 
