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the common plum tree but narrower and not smooth. The 
fruits are produced along the branches. They are at first 
green and become purplish black when ripe. In autumn, after 
the leaves have fallen off, the fruits are all still on the 
branches. It is common in Kuan and Shen [Shen si, App. 
158, 284], also in Hu nan and in the northern part of 
Kiang nan. 
I Sui-cuey :—It grows by roadsides. The fruits are 
produced on the branches, forming a kind of spike. The 
— juice of the young fruits is used for dyeing a green colour. 
Other names : AG SE chu li, 4 F niu tsao tse, BRE 
wu ts‘o and #& pei. 
Ch., XXXITI, 52 :—Shu li. Rude drawing. Tree with 
berry-like fruits, Probably Rhamnus. 
In the Peking mountains the name 4 Ef niu li ts2* 
is applied to Rhamnus arguta, Maxim. It has black berries 
containing a purplish black juice. Branches used for dyeing 
* green colour. The same Chinese name is applied to 
Rhamnus virgata, Benth.—Comp. also Henry, Chin. pl., 
484, 
Phon zo, LXXXVILII, 3, 4 :—R 3, Rhamnus japonica, 
312. — Je Ej nt cheng. P., XXXVI, 37. T,, CCOVIIL. 
Shan hai king :—The jf 7K cheng mu (tree) grows on 
the T’ai shan mountain [in Shan tung, App. 322]. Kuo Pro 
Comments :—This is the nit cheng, the leaves of which do not 
fall off in Winter. 
The x Koni cheny is mentioned by Sz‘ MA Srane ad 
[2nd cent, B.C.], in his Shang lin yian fu, as growing 
the Imperial Garden at Ch‘an @ an. 
ls maceutical Museum, 
The fruits deposited under this name in the Pharmace! "A, HENRY. 
London, from Hongkong, are those of Ligustrwm lucidum, Ait. 
