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on the 5th day of the 5th month. That witha single seed 
(fruit) is preferred for medical use. Taste pungent. Nature 
warm. It is poisonous. When constantly eaten it is injurious 
to the eyes. 
T‘ao Huna-Kinc :—Now the people call the large suan, 
or Garlic, hu, and the common (Chinese) garlic stao (small) 
suan. The smell is the same in both kinds. 
The Tang yin Dictionary [7th cent.] says that the hu 
garlic was first brought from the Western countries by Chang 
Kien [in the 2nd cent. B.C. See Bot. sin. 1, p. 241. 
The hu is probably the Rocambole, Allium scorodoprasum. 
Further particulars in another part. 
245.—4& sung. P., XXVI, 30. T., LIX. 
Pie lu:—Sung. Leaves and seeds are used in medicine. 
Tao Hung-Kixeg :—The sung is a common vegetable, 
much used as food. An oil is expressed from the seeds. 
Lt Sui-cuen says that sung is the vegetable that is 
commonly called 4 28 pai (white) ts‘aé (vegetable). 
Pai ts‘ai is the Chinese cabbage, Brassica chinensis, L., 
extensively cultivated in the north of China for its leaves as 
well as for the oil expressed from the seeds. 
Further particulars will be given in another part. 
246.—3FE hie. P., XXVI, 31. 7., LX. 
Comp. Classics, II, 362. Mustard plant. 
Pie lu:—Kie. The stem, the leaves and the seeds are 
used in medicine. 
“Bi FH AB Fé te. Perhaps the bulb is meant. As we have 
“een, the character =F is sometimes used for tuber. 
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