392 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Pie lu: —The hiai grows in Lu shan [in Ho al 
App. 203] in swamps. | 
Cust. Med., p. 276 (38):--Hiai pai exported 1885 from 
Amoy 2.52 piculs. 
* 948.8 suan. P, XXVI,18. 1. LVIL 
Comp. Classics, 358. Garlic. : 
Pie lu:—The suan or Ay Fe siao (small) suan is gathered sy 
on the 5th day of the 5th month [apparently the bulb is 
meant]. Taste pungent. Nature warm. Slightly poisonous. 
The:leaves are likewise used in medicine. 
T‘ao Huna-x1ne :-—The fresh leaves of the siao swan can 
be eaten mixed with boiled food. In the 5th month the leaves 
wither. The root is called i, F- luan tsz. It is much used 
as food and has a very strong smell. 
Han Pao-sHene :—The small suan is frequently met : 
with in a wild state. It is also called @{, which character 
is to be pronounced luan. 
[The above character is properly pronounced wan, and 
means a kind of reed. See Rh ya, 214. The old dictionaries 
[see K.D.] say that it also means garlic, and is then pro- 
nounced luan. It stands evidently for J luan (testicle), a0 
ancient name for garlic, referring to the bulbs, which resemble 
_ testicles.) : 
The Ku kin choy [4th cent.] states:—The ff suan OF 
OM Fé luan suan is commonly called sfy #2 siao (small) ae 
The X | ta (great) swan, also called HA | Au suan, 8 4 
native of the western countries [see the next ]. 
Further particulars will be given in another part. 
244. Iu. P., XXVI, 21. 7, LVIL 
Pie lu:—The hu is the ta (great) suan. It is taken out 
