220 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
So moku, V, 45 :—}#j #4 Sambucus Thunbergiana, Bl. 
(shrub). ; 
Phon zo, XCII, 23, 24 :—#% FF 7 Sambucus racemosa, L. 
(tree). Kwa wi, 93, tatzu noki. 
Stes., Gcon., 239:—Sambucus pubescens (a variety of 
S. racemosa), japonice: tadsu; sinice: $% FF 7K Folia 
adhibentur in vulneribus. 
123.—$2 lan. P., XVI, 70. T., CV. 
Comp. Rh ya, 178, Classics, 392. 
Pen king:—Lan. The Index of the Pen king has  & 
lan shi (fruit). The fruit (seed) used in medicine. Taste 
bitter. Nature cold. Non-poisonous. 
Pie lu:—The lan shi grows in Ho nei (S.B. Shan si, 
App. 77] in marshes. Stem and leaves used for dyeing blue. 
T‘ao Hunu-Kixe :—This is the plant now employed for 
dyeing a dark blue (#f #4) colour. That with pointed leaves 
_is the best. 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—There are two kinds of Jan. One 
has round leaves, 2 inches in diameter and 2 to 4 fen thick. It 
yields a dark blue colour. It grows in Ling nan [S. China, 
App. 197] and in the Court of Sacrifices® it is called AEF 
mu (tree) lan tsz*. The plant of which T‘ao Hunc-KING 
speaks is the #£ | sung (Cabbage) lan. From the juice [of 
its leaves] the J tien (Indigo) is prepared. The lan referred 
to in the Pen king are the seeds of the BE | lao (P olygonum) 
lan. From this plant also Indigo is prepared. 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—The Jan is a common plant which 
is much cultivated in gardens. It grows from 2 to 3 fect high, 
and has leaves like the shui liao [Water Polygonum. See Rh 
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