338 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
190.—-> Be He ts‘ten sui lei. P., XVILIb, 42. 
T., CLXXVII. 
Comp. Classics, 452. 5 
Pie lu:—Ts‘ien sui lei (thousand years’ creeper), Re 
lei wu. The ts‘en sui lei grows in T‘ai shan [in Shan tung, ; 
App. 322] in mountain-valleys. The root is officinal. Taste 
sweet. Nature uniform, Non-poisonous. 
T‘ao Huna-xine:—It is a climber which grows like | 
the vine. The leaves resemble those of the kué t‘ao [see 188]. 
It climbs on trees, and contains a white juice. . 
Cuen Ts‘anc-K‘I [8th cent.]:—It is a twining plant 
similar to the ko [Pachyrhizus. See 174]. The leaves are 
white underneath. It has a red fruit. The branches contaia 
a white juice. It is mentioned in the Shi king. ; 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—It is a common plant which 
climbs on trees. Leaves like those of the vine but smaller. — 
The stem when broken discharges a white juice of a sweet 
taste. It flowers in the 5th and produces fruit in the 
7th month. The fruit is greenish black with a tinge of red. 
Ch. XXII, 50:—Ts‘ien sui lei. The figure represents 
a vine or Vitis, ; 
Phon z0, XXXII, 3 —F BE BA Vitis flevuosa, Thbg- 
191.—2% & jen tung. P., XVII, 43. 7, CXIX 
Pie lu :—Jen tung (enduring the winter). It [not — 
what part of the plant] is gathered in the 12th month an” 
dried in the shade. Taste sweet, Nature warm. Nom 
poisonous. y 
Tao Hune-Kine :—The jen tung is a common climbing 2 
plant. It does not wither in winter, whence the name 
