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276.4 li. The Pear. P., XXX,1. T., COXXXI. 
Comp. Rh ya, 801, 831, Classics, 481. 
Pie lu:—-Li, Fruit, flowers and bark of the tree used 
in medicine. 
P. Surry, 169 :—Pear. 
Cust. Med., p. 294 (312) :—4Y #% li kan (translated by 
“dried pears”) exported 1885 from Amoy 1.05 picul,—p. 368 
(385), from Canton 0.49 picul. [I do not think that pears 
are produced in Amoy or Canton.]—ZJbid., p. 354 (198) :— 
ah li p't (translated by “peel of Chinese pears”’ ) exported 
from Canton 2.60 piculs. 
Further particulars in another part. 
277. I mu hua. Quince. Cydonia sinensis, Thouin. 
f., SXX. 6. 15, CUbRAS: 
Comp. Rh ya, 231, Classics, 478. 
“Pie lu:—Mu kua. Only the name. 
The fruit, seeds, twigs with the leaves, bark and root 
are all officinal. 
P. Surru, 181 :— Pyrus Cydonia. 
Cust. Med., p. 78 (164):—Mu kua exported 1835 from 
Han kow 536 piculs. bid., 178 (552):—AMfu kua tseu 
(wine) from Shang hai 3.25 piculs. 
Further particulars in another part. 
278.—3 nai. P., XXX, 15. T., OCXXI. 
Pie lu:—WNai. Only the name. The fruit is used in 
medicine, 
The Shuo wen [1st cent.] says the nai is a fruit. The 
name is still in use and is applied to a Chinese fruit not yet 
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