458 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
seeds like those of the siang sz‘ tsz* (Abrus precatorius). 
Both kinds are common in the mountains, 
Cuanea Yt-nr [11th cent.] gives a similar description 
of the tree and states that it is much cultivated in gardens. — 
The leaves appear after the flowers have fallen off. It very 
seldom produces fruit. 
K‘ou Tsune-sur [12th cent.]:—The sin ¢ is a common — 
tree, much cultivated. The unopened flowers are used in 
medicine. The opened flowers have no medical virtues. 
Li Sui-cHEn gives a good description of the flower-buds 
(if, pao) and then says:—The opened flowers resemble the 
Lotus-flower but are smaller and very fragrant. Their 
fragrance resembles that of the lan (an orchid). The white- — 
flowered sin 7 is commonly called Fe BY ya (jade) lan. 
There is also a double-fowered variety. 
GA, ARMA, 16 Sin 3 or yt lan. The figure seems 
to represent Magnolia conspicua, Salish. (M. Yalan, Desf.). 
Good drawing, This tree is cultivated at Peking under the 
name of yii lan. 
Tarar., Cat., 47 :—Sin i, gemmze Magnolie.—P, Smits, 
142, 
Henry, Chin. pl., 297 :—7e 4 mu pi in Hu pei= 
Magnolia Yilan. 
Cust. Med., p. 74 ( 115) :—Sin 7 flowers exported 1885 
from Han kow 145 piculs,—p. 90 (55), from Kiu kiang 
25 piculs. 
Amen. exot., 845 :-—3% FF sin’ et confusi, vulgo kobus. 
Arbor sylvestris tulpifera. . . . . folio Mespili; floribus 
primo vere ex lanuginoso folliculo ante folia nascentibus 
singulis .. . , Figured in Banks’ Icon. Kempy. sel. tab. 
[42]. This is Magnolia Kobus, DC. 
Phon zo, LXXX, 16, 17 :—% Hg, Magnolia Kobus. 
Kwa wi, 96 :—=E By, Magnolia Kobus. 
