514 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
See 340], of a sourish taste, but smaller. This is another 
sort. 
It. Sui-cuen :—The tung ts‘ing is akin to the ni cheng. 
It isa mountain-tree. The leaves are roundish and the berries 
red. The xii cheng has oblong leaves and black berries. 
The Aiu huang Pen ts‘ao [LIV, ii] says :—The tung ts‘ing 
is a tree about 10 feet high and resembles the hou ku tsz‘ 
[v. énra]. It has luxuriant foliage. The leaves resemble 
those of the Ju tsz‘!™ tree but are smaller, also those of the 
ch'un (Cedrela) but they are rounded, not pointed. It 
blossoms in the 5th month. Small white flowers. The berry 
is of the size of a pea and of a red colour. The young shoots 
are used for food. . 
FF hou ku. P., XXXVI, 40. 7, CCLI. 
Caen Ts‘anc-x1 [8th cent.]:—The show ku tree 
resembles the tu chung [see 317]. Its wood is white like the 
bones of a dog,° whence the name. It is the kou of the , 
Shi king [See Classics, 490]. Certain musquitoes are produced 
in the leaves of this tree. | 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—It grows abundantly in Kiang | e 
and Che [An hui and Che kiang, App. 124, 10]. In South 
China its wood is highly valued by turners for making boxes: — 
Ii Sui-cuen :—The kou ku tree resembles the ni cheng. — 
Its wood is very white. The leaves are several inches long, — 
of a beautiful green colour, thick, hard (leathery) and evel — 
green. Each leaf has five horns terminating in spines. 
blossoms in the 5th month. Small white flowers. ‘The 
fruit resembles that of the ni cheng, also that of the pa 
[Smilax. See 179]. When ripe it is of a dark red colour. 
It has a thin skin and is of a sweet taste. The kernel (seed) 
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