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. The Chinese use to throw the flowers into the stove to prevent the bad smell of coal. 百合花 pae$3$-ho$2$-hua$1$ read also puo$4$-ho$2$-hua$1$, the lily ( lat. Lilium). 茨姑 tz'u$2$ ku$1$, an herb with arrowlike leaves ( lat. Sagittaria sagittifolia). 荷花 ho$2$ hua$1$, the Lotus blossom, the same as 蓮花 lien$2$ hua$1$, (lat. Nelumbium speciosum). 靈芝 ling$2$ chih$1$, the plant of long life. 水仙 shuei$3$ hsien$1$, the narcissus. 梔子 chih$1$-tzŭ, the gardenia 望江南 uang$4$ chiang$1$ nan$2$, means literally "looking towards the South of the river" but it is also a flower name.

The bride, is the pomegranate flower ― the bridegroom is the jasmin ― the curtains are covered with flowers of the Hibiscus mutabilis ― the bed is covered with embroidered flowers ― the pillow is covered with flowers of Cymbidium ensifolium ― and the coverlet is spread with peony flowers ― the mattress is strown with geraniums flowers, which are in disorder ― they call the autumn chrysanthemum and the flower of the pyrus spectabilis, to let them sweep the floor ― here miss poppy has entered the room ― there are two mirrors with frames inlaid with silver ― and she combs her hair as perfumed as the Cassia flower ― then she rubs her face with white cosmetic powder, with the smell of the Funkia subcordata ― and she marks a red spot on her lips, as scented as petals of the peach blossom ―