70 BOTANICON SINICUMs 
THE Jj 3 3F HB KUANG KUN FANG PU. 
This work, the Chinese title of which may be translated: En- 
larged Thesaurus of Botany, is a very valuable treatise on 
Botany, dealing with cultivated as well as with wild plants. The 
original work was published in 1630 under the title of a 3 # 
Ktiin fang pu, Thesaurus of Botany, in 30 books, by —= &F 
Wang Siang tsin. In 1708 a revised and enlarged edition was 
completed and printed by Imperial order with the above title 
Kuang Kin fang pu, in 100 books. This is divided into 11 
sections (#f pu) under the following heads: 
1. K HF Tien shi. The Heavens, the Seasons of the year. 
2. 3% Au. Grains, Beans. 
3. 3% ji, Sang ma (literally: Mulberry-tree and Hemp). Textile 
Plants. 
4. fj Shu. Vegetables. 
5. 2 Cha. Tea. 
6. 7E Hua. Flowers. 
7. Kuo. Fruits. 
8. 7K Mu. Trees. 
9. 44 Chu. Bamboos. 
10. Fe Hut. Herbs. 
11. #§ Yao. Medicinal Herbs. 
The number of species described in the Kuang K‘iin fang pu 
amounts to about 1700. It contains much new information not 
found in the Pen ts‘ao, drawn from ancient and later authors. 
There are no illustrations in it, but its great superiority lies in 
the splendid type. The matter is treated in much the same way 
as in other Chinese works of this kind. The author gives first 
some short original account of each plant, which is followed by @ 
series of quotations from authors and works of various times on 
the subject. These quotations are arranged under three heads, 
printed in white characters on black ground, and numerous sub- 
divisions, in brackets, as also the names of works and authors 
quoted, 
1. & # Hui k'ao. Under this head are comprised quotations 
from the Classics, Histories of the Dynasties, Biographies, the 
