BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Eupatorium chinense. 
E. several species. 
Aster, several species, 
Tnula chinensis, 
Carpesium abrotanoides. 
Xanthium strumarium. 
Achillea sibirica. 
Chrysanthemum indicum, 
Artemisia capillaris. 
A. apiacea. 
A. several other species, 
Petasites japonicus, 
Atractylis chinensis. 
Carduus crispus, 
se tsaee begat 
atycodon iflorum, 
re “ea 
Rhododendron, : 
Forsythia suspensa. 
Fraxinus. 
Ligustrum lucidum, 
Olea fragrans, 
Vincetoxicum. 
Gentiana. 
Lithospermum erythrorhizon, 
Calystegia. 
Cuscuta chinensis, 
Physalis Alkekengi, 
~ Lycium chinense, 
Scopolia japonica, 
Sacghaturie Olathe, 
Rehmannia glutinosa, 
Orobanche, 
Tecoma Gretiins, 
Catalpa Bungei. 
Incarvillea sinensis. 
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via plebeja, 
8. ieitsborkdes, 
Nepeta Glechoma, 
Scutellaria viscidula, 
Leonurus sibiricus, 
Plantago major. 
Celosia argentea, 
Amarantus Blitum. 
Achyranthes aspera. 
Kochia scoparia, 
Phytolacca acinosa, 
Polygonum tinctorium, 
P. hydropiper. 
Polygonum aviculare. 
Rumex crispus. 
Asarum Thunbergii. 
Aristolochia recurvilabra. 
Cinnamomum Cassia. 
Daphne, 
Viscum or Loranthus. 
Euphorbia helioscopia, 
E, other species. 
Elaeococca verrucosa. 
Croton tiglium. 
Ulmus pumila, 
Cannabis sativa, 
Morns alba. 
Salix babylonica. 
Thuja (Biota) orientalis. 
Zingiber officinale. 
Alpinia, 
Bletia hyacinthina, 
Dendrobium moniliforme. 
Iris oxypetala, 
Iris, other spec. 
Pardanthus chinensis, 
Dioscorea sativa. 
Ovhiopogon i nicus, 
Paris quadrifolia. 
Polygonatum officinale. 
Lilium tigrinum. 
Anemarrhena asphodeloides. 
Asparagus lucidus, 
Veratrum album, 
. Arum pentaphyllum, 
Pinellia tuberifera. 
Acorus. 
Typha angustifolia, 
Alisina plantago 
isma i 
Binsin: 
Coix Lachryma. 
Imperata. 
5 ay arvense, 
Selaginella involvens. 
i eae Lingua. 
Polypodium Barometz. 
Ferns, 
Pachyma pinetorum. 
Mylitta lapidescens. 
Various Mushrooms. 
Sargassum. 
THE CHINESE CLASSICS. 
Important documents relating to the plants with which the | 
Chinese were acquuinted in early ages are found in the Chinese 
classics and especially in the Shu king, the Nhi king, the Chou h, 
the Li ki and the Rh ya, regarding which I shall here-offer a few 
remarks. 
