366 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
obtusa basi in longum mucronem, in forma venabuli esi 
rente.— According to THunBerc [Fl. jap., 330] this 
Acrostichum Lingua [ Polypodium or Niphobolus of other 
authors]. 
Phon zo, XXXV, 7:—F #H and [8] A # At 
Lapricot-leaved, comp. supra], Polypodium Lingua.—Ibid., 
11:—F Bt, fig. dextra, Polypodium lineare, Thbg.; ee 
sinistra, Vittaria lineata, Sw 
204.— FF S24 shi ch‘ang sheng. P., XX,6. T., OLXXV. 
Pen hing :—Shi ch‘ang sheng [according to Lt SHI-CHEN 
the meaning of the name is “ persistent plant growing on 
rocks”), F} #% tan ts‘ao (cinnabar plant), properly Ft ib # 
tan sha ts‘ao. Stem and leaves used in medicine, Taste | 
saltish. Nature slightly cold. Poisonous. 
Pie’ lu:—Tho shi ch‘ang sheng grows in Hien yang fin 
Shen si, App. 65] in mountain-valleys, 
T‘ao Hung-xing :—It is not used now in medicine. m 
It is a fine, delicate plant about a foot high with purple 
flowers, growing on the sides of rocks. Leaves resemble 
those of the kite [Pteris aquilina. See Classics, 377], but 
they are finer and black, like shining varnish. 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—This plant grows more Brak 
foot high. Its stem and leaves are gathered for medica 
use in the 5th and 6th months. This is the plant iS ih @ 
han kin ts‘ao, now found in the druggists’ shops, yrs 
resembles the ts‘ing stang [see 82] and has a slender but 
strong purple stem, It is now used in sacrifices. : 
P. Surra [142] may be right in identifying the : 
ch‘ang sheng with the Maiden-hair plant (Adiantum), althoug 
“A ii. 
