10 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
phenomena, the proceedings of husbandry, and the na 
which successively take place in the appearance 4 ag 
vegetable and animal world in the twelve months 0 ; 
year. The year of the Hia began, as it does at the p 
time in China, between the 20th January and 19th February. 
More than thirty names of plants occur in the text. ; 
Calendar of the Hia was translated into Freneh by E. = 
in the Journal Asiatique, 1840, b. p. 551-560. An Le , 
version of it, along with the Chinese text, was published 
1882 by Professor R. K. Dovanas, of King’s College, in 4 
short-lived Orientalia antiqua, edited by M. TErrien PB 
LA CouPERIE. 
The #@ % Li ki contains much interesting informaue 
regarding Chinese economic plants, especially those used : 
food, viz., cereals, vegetables and fruits. [ See Chap. I, F a 
Universal Ritual ; LIL, wang ki, Royal Regulations ; X, nei te 
Family Rites.] One of the most interesting chapters of the 4 3 
ti for our investigation is [V—the J} 4 Yue ling, Proceedin, 
of Government in the different months—as Lxeaar trans 
it. It is ascribed to BO # Lis Pu-wny [d. B.C. 237], 
evidently his compilation was based upon ancient reco 
The Yae ling is a counterpart of the Hia siao ch‘eng, 
_ likewise notices the proceedings of husbandry and the p 
and animals making their appearance in each month of t 
year. It is therefore also 
termed the “Calendar of the n 
Dynasty” (B.C. 1122-249]. The year of the Chou alwa 
_ commenced with our December. 
discovered A.D. 279, ina grave. It is entitled IF Fil $F sri hin hiai s 
resembles much the Fie ling in its contents, It was translated by BI 
in the Journal lsiatique, 1840, >. P. 661-568, with the title, “ Exposition 
