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App. 102] which has a thick bark and resembles the hou p‘o 
[Magnolia. See 316]. It is superior in aroma and taste. 
The people in the East (Eastern China) use the bark of the 
shan kut (mountain cinnamon), which is akin to the mu lan. 
The Taoists use the mu Jan as a perfume. 
The Yu yany tsa tsu [9th cent.] calls it AE FE mu 
lien hua (tree Lotus-flower) for its flowers resemble the 
Lotus. The leaves are like the leaves of the sin i [ Maynolia 
ya lan. See 306}. 
Han Pao-suene [10th cent.]:—The tree is 30 feet and 
more high. It resembles the kan kui [Cinnamomum. See 304]. 
The leaves have three nerves and are not so aromatic and 
pungent as those of the kui (cinnamon). ‘The bark is like the 
pan kui [a thick sort of Cassia bark. See 303]. It shows 
perpendicular and horizontal lines. It is gathered in the 3rd 
and 4th months and dried in the shade. 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—It is found in all the prefectures 
of Hu[ nan], Ling[ nan] and Shu ch‘uan [Sz ch‘uan, 
App. 83, 197, 292]. It is not at all like the kui, but there is 
in Shao chou [in Kuang tung, App. 279] a sort of the kw 
the bark of which is called mu lan by the people and the 
inner flesh kuz sin {comp. above, sub 303]. 
Li Sut-curn :—The- branches and leaves of this tree are 
scanty. Its flowers are white inside and purple outside. 
There are varieties which flower in all seasons. The tree 
8rows in the depths of the mountains. It attains vast 
dimensions, and then is fit for building boats. Lo TaEN 
[9th cent.] says :—The mu lien grows in the mountains of Pa 
[Sz ch‘uan, App. 235] and Hia [in Hu pei, App. 64]. The 
People there call it EF WP) Auany sin (yellow heart). 1t grows 
from 50 to 60 feet high. Persistent leaves. The trunk 
resembles a poplar and has white veins. Leaves like those of 
the kui (cinnamon), but thicker, larger and without ridges. 
