274 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Ibid.; 24-26 :—]]} PR PE, viz. 24, Rhod. sublanceolatum, 
Migq., rose-coloured,—25, hod., undetermined, violet, white, 
rose-coloured,—26, Raod. linearifolium, 8. & Z., and Rhod. 
macrosepalum, Max. 
Lbid., 27, r.:—#& ABE. Two species of Rhododendron, 
undetermined. 
Sie., Icon. ined., V :—44: BA FE. Rhod. satsuki [=Rhod. 
indicum var. macranthum [v. supra]. 
Ibid. :— 3 YS BH. Azalea pontica? Azalea chinensis, 
Srep.— BR PH. Rhod. japonicum, Sie. 
156.—3 4E yiian hua. P., XVUb, 42. 7., OX. 
Comp. Bot. sin., II, 258, 465. 
Pen king :— Yuan hua, 3 7k kit shu’. The flowers are 
officinal. Taste bitter and acrid. Nature warm. Poisonous. 
Pie Iu:—Other names #f 3E tu yiian, FE FH tu yi 
(poisoning fish), 4 3% Shu sang [Sz ch‘uan mulberry]. The 
yan hua grows in Huai yiian [in Ho nan, App. 92] in 
river-valleys. The flowers are gathered on the 3rd day of 
the 3rd month and dried in the shade. 
Wu P‘u [8rd cent.]:—Other names: 3% 28 ch‘i (red) 
yuan, We, FE rh ts‘ao, We 3 pai hua (injurious flower). The 
root is called 3% AC BK huang (yellow) ta ki [comp. 136]. - 
The 3é Re yilan ken [root] grows in Han tan [in S. Chih li, 
App. 56]. Its leaves appear in the 2nd month, are green at 
first, but when growing thicker they become black. The 
flowers are purple, red or white. Flowers, leaves and root are 
officinal. The flowers are gathered in the 8rd month, the 
leaves in the 5th, and the root is taken up in the 8th or 9th 
month. 
T‘ao Hunc-Kine :—It (the flowers?) is boiled for medical 
use, and cannot be approached to the eyes. 
