352 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
among the cereals, under the name of $f K ku mi (grain). 
Comp. Rh ya, 88, Classics, 350. 
T’ao Hune-xina:—The ku mi, also called tiao hin 
[v. supra] is employed for making cakes used as food. 4 
Ca‘en Ts‘ang-xK‘r [8th cent. ]:—The tiao hu is the grain 
from the hu tsiang [v. supra] plant. It is mentioned in the : 
Classics and is used as food. 
Su Sune [11th cent.]: :—In ancient times the hu ms 
was much valued as food, but nowadays the people gather it ; 
only i in times of scarcity. 3 
K‘ou Tsuna-sut [12th cent.]:—The seeds are green 
and about an inch long. The savages gather them and cook : 
them mixed with millet as food. : 
Lr Sui-cuen :—The flowers of the tiao hu resemble ie : 
of the wei (common reed). The seeds are nearly an inch 
long. They are gathered after hoar-frost. They are as large : 
as the mao chen [sprouts of Imperata. See 37). To 
outer skin is gray, but the flour within is very white, a 
mucilaginous, and can be used for food. The young stalks i 
this plant are likewise eaten and are known under the mane 
of 32 Fi kiao sun. : 
This plant is figured in the Ch. [XVIII, 13] under the 
names ku or kiao pai, and in the Kiu huang [{LIII, 27] sub 
kiao sun. It is the Ih ‘ydropyrum latifolium, Griseb. Fo 
further particulars see Bot. sin. 5 POU. ; 
198.—7& ¥f shui ping. P., XIX,18. 7., LXVIL 
Comp. Rh ya, 113, Classics, 400. 
Pen king :—Shui (water) ping. The whole nd 
used in medicine. Taste pungent. Nature cold. +? a 
poisonous, 
