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TAMARINDUS INDICA.— ^ ^ ^ (An-mi-lo). This 

 is a Buddhist transliteration of the Sanscrit name of the 

 tamarind, amla^ and is only met with in Buddhist books. See 

 EitePs Handbook of Buddhism, pages 7 and 8. Faber is 

 wrong in using "^* ^ ^ (An-lo-shu) for this, as these char- 

 acters refer to the hog-plum and majtgo. See Mangifera mdica 

 and Sp07idias atnara. 



TAMARIX CHINENSIS.— ti H (Ch'eug-liu). Other 

 names are ^. ff (Ch'ih-ch'eng), \% ^ (Ho-liu), m U ^ 

 (Ch'ui-ssu-liu), 270, and '^ ^ ^ (Kuan-yin-liu). The com- 

 mon name is H ^ 150 (San-ch'un-liu). The resemblance of 

 the flowers of this genus to those of the willow has caused the 

 Chinese to class this with the latter family. It has a dark red 

 bark, its leaves resemble floss silk, it is not injured either by 

 frost or snow, and it knows when rain is approaching and 

 indicates this fact by its moving leaves. It is called Sajt- 

 ch^2i7i-liu^ because it flowers three times a year, in pale red 

 spikes three or four inches long. The tamarisk wood is used 

 in medicine in the treatment of sores due to horse or donkey 

 blood getting into a wound (anthrax ?). The twigs and leaves 

 are antivinous, carminative, and diuretic. Tamarix manna 

 is called tl ?L (Ch'eng-ju), and is used as a vulnerary remedy 

 in wounds. 



TANACETUM CHINENSE.— ^t ^ (Ch'i-ai). See Arte- 

 misia vulgaris. 



TANARIUS MAJOR {0/ Sumatra). I^ M ^ (Chiang- 

 chen-hsiang). This botanical name follows Dr. Williams ; it 

 has not been found elsewhere. The product is known as laka 

 wood. Other Chinese names are ^ ^ ^ (Tzu-t'eng-hsiang), 

 in which it is confounded with Wistaria.^ and i| "^ ^ (Chi- 

 ku-hsiang), 48, in which it is confounded with lign aloes. It 

 is said to come from Syria, and its odor is likened to that of 

 sappan wood. It is said now to be found in Kuangtung, 



