BOTANICON SINICUM. 83 
A certain - # Tsz’ lung received the manuscript from the 
author’s grandson, and with the assistance of other scholars, he 
arranged the matter, added some new information, and published 
the whole in 1640. 
The first three books are occupied with quotations from the 
Classics and other works. 
Books 4—5. On the Division of Land. 
Books 6—11. On the Processes of Husbandry. 
Books 12—20. On Hydraulics. The two last books contain 
a record of the methods adopted in Europe. 
Books 21—24. On Agricultural Implements. 
Books 26—80 are devoted to the Art of Planting. Here we 
find short but characteristic descriptions of cultivated plants and 
directions for growing them. 
Cereals (25—26): Panicum miliaceum. Rice, Panicum italieum, Sorgho, Maize, 
Echinochloa crus galli, Soja bean, Phaseolus radiatus. Vicia Faba, Pisum sativum, © 
Dolichos sinensis, Lablab, Wheat, Barley, Buckwheat, Sesame. 
Cucurbitaceous plants, Water plants, Roots, etc. (27): Cucumber, Benincasa cerifera, * 
Thladiantha dubia, Luffa egyptiaca, Water-melon, Solanum melongena, Lagenaria, Colo- 
casia esculenta, Nelumbium speciosum, Trapa, Euryale ferox, Eleocharis tuberosa, 
Sagittaria, Hydropyrum latifolium, Dioscorea sativa, Batatas edulis, Raphanus sativus, 
Brassica napus, Daucus Carota. 
Vegetables (28): Malva verticillata, Althea rosea, Basella rubra, Brassica rapa, 
Brassica chinensis, Allium sativum, Allium fistulosum, Allium odorum and other 
Species, Ginger, Sinapis, Coriander, Oil-cabbage, Spinach, Amaranthus Blitum, Chry- 
santhemum coronarinm, Beta vulgaris, Celery, Lettuce, Medicago sativa, Perilla oci- 
moides, Polygonum, Stachys affinis, Mushrooms, 
Fruits (29. 30): Jujube, Peach, Plum, Apricot, Pear, Chestnut, Hazelnut, Crab- 
apple, Diospyros Kaki, Diospyros Lotus, Pomegranate, Nephelium Litchi and Longan, 
Canarium album and Pimela, Prunus pseudocerasus, Myrica sapida, Vitis vinifera, 
Salisburia adiantifolia, Eriobotrya japonica, various Oranges, Citrus decumana, Citrus 
digitata, Citrus japonica, Mulberry, Cydonia sinensis, Crategus pinnatifida and other 
Species, Sugar-cane, 
Books 31—84, On Rearing Silkworms. . 
Books 85—36. On the cultivation of Cotton®™ and other Textile 
plants. 
_ Cotton, Bochmeria nivea, Cannabis sativa, Sida tilie-folia, Pueraria Thunbergiana. 
Books 37—38. On Planting Trees. — 
Ulmus pumila, Catalpa Bungeana, Pinus sinensis, Cunninghamia sinensis, Thuja 
orientalis, Juniperus chinensis, Cedrela sinensis, Zanthoxylum, Broussonetia papyrifera, ee 
os 
80 The chapter on the cultivation ef Cotton was translated by ©. Shaw, in th 
