480 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
After the tsz‘ the P. [XXXVa, 21] notices the ff — 
ts‘tu tree. Lr Sui-cHen says that there are two kinds—the 
comnion ts‘tw, which yields an excellent timber, and for which — 
he refers to the ész‘, and the iil] fk ts‘ (thorny) ¢s‘u, which — 
Is described and figured in the Kiu huang Pen ts‘ao (LIV, 
31]. A large tree. Its bark is greenish white with yellowish — 
white spots. The trunk and the branches are covered with — 
large thorns. The leaves resemble those of the common 
ts‘tu but are thinner and of a sweet taste. In their young : 
state they can be eaten when boiled.—The drawing of the 4 
Kiu huang is reproduced in the Ch. [ XXXIV, 16]. ‘ 
Kwa wi, 89 :—Acanthopanaa ricinifolium, Seem. Ja- ; 
ponice: favodara; sinice: pl] Xk. The Japanese drawing — 
agrees with the drawing in the Ch. re 
Henry, Chin. pl. 79:—Ts‘es ts‘tu. Acanthopanaz 
ricinifolium, a large, very thorny tree with leaves resembling 
somewhat the Catalpa, whence the Chinese name. 
$20.—fil tung. P., XXXVa, 23. 1, CCXXXVIL 
Comp. Rh ya, 309, Classics, 515. a 
Pen king:—T*ung. In the Index of the Pen king 4 
tid 8 Tung ye (leaves), The leaves, bark and the flowers ae 
used in medicine. Taste of the leaves bitter. Nature cold) — 
Non-poisonous. 
Pie lu:—T ‘ung ye. Produced in T‘ung po [in Ho nam, 3 
App. 379] in mountain-valleys, 
The t‘ung is the Paulownia imperialis, 8. & Z. ee 
further particulars see Bot. sin., 11, 515. ; 
Cust. Med., p. 150 (180):—T'ung pi (bark) exported 
1885 from Shang hai 0.33 picul, 
