530 . BOTANICON.SINICUM. 
called, 3% jf] wang king. The wood of the stem and the 
branches is hard. It is upright. ‘he leaves resemble those 
of the pi ma (Ricinus communis) but are more dissected and 
thinner. Flowers red and in panicles.. Small yellow fruit of 
the size of the seed of hemp, whence the name siao (small) 
king. 
It Sui-cnen:—The mou king is a common plant, 
especially in the mountains where it is used for fuel. If not 
cut for many years it becomes a tree of considerable size. 
The heart of the wood is square. The leaves are opposite, 
and each petiole bears five leaflets (digitate leaves), sometimes 
even seven. The leaflets are like elm-leaves, long and pointed, 
with the margin serrated and toothed. In the 5th month 
panicles of reddish purple flowers are produced in the axils. 
The fruit is as large as that of the hu sui (Coriander). Ithas — 
a white inner skin. Sv Sung is wrong in asserting that the 
leaves of the mou king resemble those of the pima, There are 
two sorts—the green and the red. The green is called 3 king, 
the red is #% hu [comp. Classics, 543]. The young flexible 
shoots of both kinds are employed in basket making. In 
ancient times poor women used the king for hair-pins. ra 
The mou king is a Vitex. Further particulars sub, 349. 
349.—& Fj man king. P., XXXVI, 60. T., OCLXX. = 
Pen king :—Man (creeping) king. The fruit is officinal. : 2 
Taste bitter. Nature slightly cold. Non-poisonous. a 
Pie lu:—Only the name, 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—It is a creeping plant, whence 
the name. The man king grows along the edge of the water. 
The stem is about 10 feet long. In spring smal] new leaves 
shoot forth from the old branches. In the 5th month the 
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