368 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Su Sune [11th cent. ]:—Now this plant is found in the 
southern as well as in the northern part of China. People 
cultivate it in their courtyards and also place it in pots 
upon the roofs of their houses. Its leaves resemble those a 
of the ma ch% hien (Purslane) but are larger and grow in 
several rows on the stem. The leaves are very fat and 
soft. The plant blossoms in summer. Small reddish purple 
flowers. After autumn it decays, but it has a perennial 
root. Stem, leaves and flowers are all used in medicine. 
K‘ou Tsune-sur [12th cent.]:—The plant is very easy 
to cultivate. A branch broken off and put into the ground, 
and watered, will soon thrive. 
Lr Sut-cuen :—The king t%en is much cultivated . 
artificial rocks in gardens. It is very fat. The stem y; 
tinged with red and yellow, from one to two feet high. 
When broken it discharges a juice. Leaves pale green, shin- 
Ing, soft, spoon-shaped, thick, and not pointed. In summer 
opens its small white flowers. The fruit (capsule) is similar 
to that of the lien kao (Hypericum. See 120] but smaller, 
and contains small black seeds of the size of millet. The 
leaves taste somewhat sweet and bitter. They can be eaten 
after scalding. The plant is also called 2 Je hu hwo 
[meaning as in the above names]. 
Ch., XI, 34 :—King ten or WB GE pa pao rh (the 
eight jewels,—a Buddhist term). Good drawing of aa 
alboroseum, Baker, a beautiful species, commonly oe 
in North China under the name of pa pao rh, It is eee 
allied to the J; apanese S, erythrostictum, Migq., and S. speetabe ’, 
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Tatar, Cat, 58:— King tien. Filix?—P. Sw™% 
114, House-leeks, Sedum, : t 
Amen exot., 912: — Nt ok sinqua, vulgo tkingusa © 
twarenge. Sedum majus vulgare in ollis hic culta. Datur 
et minus, singulari gaudens charactere. 
