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25 books of pictorial illustrations representing natural objects, 
and 7 books of annotations explaining the drawings." 
12. The & #¥ AX BE Shi liao pen ts‘ao, in 13 books, by HF Z¥ 
Meng Shen, a tunctionary of the T‘ang, in the second half of the 
7th century, a native of Ju chou (Honan), See his biography 
T’ang shu 252. 
13. The AR BE FA HE Pen ts‘ao shit, in 10 books, This title 
may be translated by: Omissions in previous works of Materia 
medica, supplied by pit 3% 98 Ch‘en Ts‘ang ki, a functionary in 
San yiian hien (Si an fu, Shensi). He lived in the first half of 
the 8th century. 
14. The #¢ 8% Ax FL Hai yao pen ts‘ao, an account of the 
drugs of southern countries in 6 books, by 4¢ }4] Li Sin. Second 
half of the 8th century. 
Li Shi chen mentions yet another treatise, of the same period 
it seems, dealing with foreign drugs, which has been lost. Its 
title was 49 Ax FX Hu Pen ts‘ac, Materia medica of the Hu 
(western nations or India), in 7 books, by fh J Cheng Kien. 
15. The py 3 AK FH Sz’ sheng pen ts‘ao, in 5 books, by ZF 
Siao Ping, a scholar of the T‘ang period (7th to 9th century). 
_ In this treatise the matter is arranged according to the four sounds 
_ (sz sheng) of Chinese pronunciation. 
16. The |i] # Ax FX Shan fan pen ts‘ao, in 5 books, by 
#3 98 2% Yang Sun chi, a physician and functionary in the 
second half of the 8th century, a native of jf] JH Jun chow (the 
present Chin kiang fu, Kiangsu). The author endeavours to 
eliminate all useless matter found in the previous treatises on 
Materia medica, 
17. The Ax BE FF 2G Pen ts‘ao yin i, in 2 books, by AH IH 
Li Han huang, a subject of the T‘ang dynasty (A. D. 618—907). 
___ 14 These drawings are not the first pictorial attempt of the Chinese in this depart- 
_ Ment. As we have seen the Rh ya, commented upon by Kuo P'o in the 3rd century, — 
_ Was accompanied with drawings. a 
