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T‘ao Hune-Kine :—The she mei is common in neglected 
gardens. The fruit is red, resembling the mei [raspberry. 
See 166] but is not good to eat, also not used in medicine. 
Han Pao-suene [10th cent.]:—It grows in damp places, 
has trifoliolate leaves, yellow flowers, and a red fruit resembling 
the fu p‘en ts: [Rubus. See 166]. The root is similar to 
that of the pai tsiang [Patrinia. See 108]. The fruit is 
gathered in the 4th and 5th, the root in the 2nd and 8th 
months, 
K‘ou Tsune-sar [12th cent.]:—It is a common plant in 
fields and by roadsides. It spreads along the ground. The 
leaves resemble those of the fu p‘en tsz* but are smaller, 
glabrous and slightly wrinkled. Yellow flowers larger than 
those of the tsi li [ Vribulus. See 128]. At the end of spring 
and in summer it produces red fruit resembling [in colour] 
the Ii chi (Nephelium litchi), 
Wu Suur [Mongol period]:—It (the fruit) ripens and 
becomes red at the same time as the silkworm (ts‘an) is full 
grown. That with a hollow centre is called $f | ts‘an mei, 
and that with a solid centre is RE 9B ] she ts‘an mei (berry 
destroyed by snakes). 
Wane Kr [16th cent.]:—It spreads along the ground, 
and is therefore called 4, | ti (ground) mei. 
Lt Sur-cuen :—It is a slender plant which creeps on the 
sround and sends out roots from every joint (runner). 
Trifoliolate leaves. Leaflets serrated. It blossoms in the 
4th or 5th month. Small yellow flowers with five petals. The 
fruit is of a bright red colour, resembling the fu p‘en tsz‘, but 
the insertion of the fruit-stalk is different. The root is fibrous. 
The juice of the fruit and the leaves together with the root 
are used in medicine. 
Ch., XXII, 59:—She mei. The drawing represents a 
Fragaria, probably Fr. indica, L., for the text says that the 
flowers are yellow. ‘The description in the P. agrees well. 
