250 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Pie lu:—Other names: [lj A shan ts‘ung (mountain 
onion), 74 PF ts‘ung jan, BR HE ts‘ung t'an. The li lu grows 
in T’ai shan [in Shan tung, App. 322] in mountain-valleys. 
The root is dug up in the 3rd month. 
Wu Pu [8rd cent.]:—The plant has large leaves and 
a small root. Lr Tanc-cut [38rd cent. ] _ it is very 
poisonous. It is also called 2g BE ts‘ung kui, MH JH Li lu. 
T‘ao Hune-x1ve :—It is a common plant in Mid China. 
The root in its lower part resembles very much the root 
of the ts‘ung (Allium fistulosum). It is covered with hairs — 
(radical fibres) which are scraped off before use, and then the 
root is slightly roasted. 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—It is common in Shen si 
[App. 284] and in North and Mid China. The best sort is 
produced in Liao chou, Kie chou [both in Shan si, App. 
190, 185] and in Kiin chou [in Hu pei, App. 172]. The 
plant first begins to grow in the 3rd month and the leaves 
then resemble the opening heart of the tsung [Chamerops. 
The author seems to have in view the spathe which incloses 
the flowers as a sheath]. The [developed] leaf resembles 
that of the ch‘e ts‘ien [Plantayo. See 115], the stem that 
of the onion. The stem is of a pale green colour tinged 
with purple, from five to six inches high. There is a black 
skin (sheath) like a palm spathe which envelops the stem. 
Flesh-coloured flowers. The root resembles the ma ch‘ang 
ken [horse’s bowels root. P. , XVIIa, 43. Unknown to me]. 
It is from four to five kins and more long, of a yellowish — 
white colour. It is dug up in the 2nd and 8rd months 
and dried in the shade. There are two kinds of Ui lu. One 
is called 7 [| | shui (water) li lu. It grows on stones 
near water-courses. The root has many rootlets. More — 
than a hundred stems (?) It is not used in medicine. The 
other sort, which is officinal, is called A FAA | | tug 
pat li lu [Onion i lu. Comp. ae. ts‘ung pat, 24 < 
