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now grown in other parts of Southern China, as well as in 

 Cochin-China, often giving a name to the political division in 

 which it is produced ; as, for example, Kuiyang, Kuilin, and 

 Kuichou. The mou-kuei ("male cinnamon"), which is also 

 called TfC /^ (Mu-kuei, "wood cinnamon") and ^ ;^ (Jou- 

 kuei, "fleshy cinnamon"), is the unscraped bark of the larger 

 cinnamon tree. The scraped bark is called j^ ^ (Kuei-p'i). 

 The difference between the 7mi-ktiei and the joii-kiiei is that 

 the former is taken from the larger and older branches, and is 

 therefore more woody and less pungent, while the latter comes 

 from the smaller and younger branches. This latter is also 

 called ^ ^ (Kuei-chih), and after being scraped, is called ^ i(^ 

 (Kuei-hsin). A very inferior kind of cinnamon, which has 

 but little aroma, but which is also found on the market, is 

 called 1!^ ;|^ (Pan-kuei, "board cinnamon"), because it is in 

 unrolled, flat pieces. This is probably the thick inner bark of old 

 trees. The most delicate young shoots of the cinnamon twigs 

 are called ;^ /^ (I^iu-kuei, "willow cinnamon "). The ch'-un- 

 kuei is a smaller tree bearing a thinner bark more like that 

 from Ceylon, As it quills more readily than the other, it is 

 called ^ >^ (T'ung-kuei, "tube cinnamon"). Another name 

 is >]> j^ (Hsiao-kuei, "small cinnamon"), evidently referring 

 to the size of the tree. The finest qualities of the bark of this 

 tree are the ^ i§ /^ (An-pien-kuei), a highly valued kind 

 brought from Annam, and ^ Sit i|| (Chiao-chih-kuei), probably 

 the same as or similar to the last, but on account of its great 

 repute these characters are often found on the sign boards of 

 Chinese medicine shops. 



In the Phitsao, at the close of the article on ChHln-kuei^ it 

 is said that there is a tree much cultivated in China, and bears 

 the names of ^ ;^ (Yen-kuei) and if, H (Mu-hsi). There are 

 three varieties named according to the color of the flowers they 

 bear ; the white being called |^ ^(Yin-kuei), the yellow ^ %, 

 (Chin-kuei), and the red ^ j^ (Tan-kuei). The flowers 

 appear in the axils of the leaves, are very fragrant, and are 

 used for scenting tea. The common name used by the flower 

 gardeners, who cultivate it extensively for sale, is ;^ ^ CKuei- 

 hua, " cassia flowers " ). It is the Olea (OsmnntJms) fragranSy 

 and has none of the properties of true ciuiiamon. jj j^ (Tan- 



