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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9912, 29 July 1910, Page 2

One of the most remarkable natural fetishes in the world is the Chinese kou-chi, called by some people ' ; the vegetable iamb." It is regarded hv the natives of China as something supernatural : they believe it to be part vegetable and pari animal. The plant certainly bears a resemblance to an animal."alth'ui'di it ;m<>-hf, be -Mre" (y a pig as readily as a lamb. Kou-chi is composed ■iiriiicinal'y of ihe mI.-,-.-:-known as rhizome, and springs from seed. After atieiumg its i'uli height, roots ami tendrils spring IVmu the (Hire, and grow downwards until they enici- the earth. 71. is (•'-•'« _-t:u)'." forma t'rri which has caused it to be regarded with e.o much awe. The Chinese- chiiin three, after it h?* reached its full suo 3 it censes vegetable, and •turns animal, feeding upon the tender '--beets of plants winch grow n"a'.' i v -