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the willow. Large specimens are from 50 to 60 feet high 
and from 2 to 3 fathoms in girth. It is frequently met with 
in Hu nan and Hu pei, but is not used for timber and is not 
fit for making utensils. The young bark is employed for 
making buckets and hoops for sieves. 
Lt Sut-cuen:—The wood of the yi is reddish purple. It 
is highly valued for making boxes and tables. Cuzna Ts‘tao 
[12th cent.] says :—The ka is a kind of yt (elm). Its branches 
are more hardy. Its fruits are like elm-fruits, which look 
_ like small coins. The villagers gather the leaves and prepare 
2 sweet tea therefrom. 
Ch., XXXIII, 63 :—Ka. According to Henry [Chin . 
pl, 247] this is the Pterocarya stenoptera, Cas. (Order 
Juglandew), a common tree in Hu pei. But it seems that in 
other parts of China the name ki is applied to an elm-like 
tree, as also in Japan where it is Ulmus keaki. 
For further particulars see Bot. sin., I, 238. 
328.—#f] liu. Salix babylonica, L. P., XXXVb, 21. 
f., CCLXIII. 
Comp. Classics, 524. 
_ Pen king:—Liu. In the Index of the Pen king: —f) # 
liu hua (flowers). The Pen king explains the latter term by 
PDB lin siz (willow-wool, i.e. the cottony down of the seeds), 
Taste bitter, N. ature cold. Non- poisonous. The leaves, 
branches, white bark of the root, and the gum exuding from 
the tree are all used in medicine. 
Pie lu:—The liu hua is produced in Lang ye [in Shan 
tung, App. 178] in marshes. 
P, Smrru, 231 :— Willows, 
