MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 479 
Ta Mine [10th cent.]:—There are many sorts of tsz‘. 
Only the bark of the ff 4% ts‘iu tsz‘ is used in medicine. 
Su Suna [11th cent]:—This tree is common in Mid 
China. Its timber is much used for building palaces, temples, 
and pavilions in gardens. It is also much cultivated. It re- 
sembles the t‘ung [Paulownia. See 320], but the leaves 
are smaller. Purple flowers. The Rh ya [293] identifies 
the tsz‘ with the ## 7 Kuo P‘ says it is the same as the 
Hk ts‘iu ( Catalpa). It is also mentioned in the Shi hing. 
One kind is called Bf, ] shu tse‘ or FR yt [v. injra, 341, and 
Rh ya, 260}. This is also a kind of ts‘iu. 
Wane x1 [16th cent.] :—The ancient dictionary Shuo 
wen says:—The #% ¢ and the #¥# tsz‘ are the same. It also says 
that the #% is the same as the #fk ts‘iu, and further on that the 
HK is identical with the }G kia. We may therefore assume 
that fH i, #E tsz‘, Pk ts‘in and ff kia are four names 
designating the same tree. The ész‘ tree has long slender 
horns (capsules) like quills. Late in winter, when the leaves 
have fallen off, the horns are still seen hanging on the tree. 
The fruit is called }& BE yi chang. [This latter statement 
is from the Ku kin chu, 4th cent. ]. 
Li Sut-cuen :—The tsz‘ tree is common in China. There 
are three sorts. That with a white wood is called ¥ tsz‘, 
that with a red wood is #f és‘iu, that with a beautifully 
grained wood is #§ 7. There is a small sort of és‘tw which is 
called #8 kia [see Rh ya, 292]. 
The names ¢sz‘ and ts‘iu are now applied to Catalpa, ot 
which two Chinese species are known from China, viz. 
C. Bunge’, ©. A. Mey., and C. Kampjeri, 8. & Z For 
further particulars see Bot. sin., U1, 508. 
ae ics, 513. 
* This is properly an old name for the Camphor tree. See Cat: 5 
