NOTES ON WORKS CONSULTED. 11 
The JJ #8 Chou li, or Official Book of the Chou dynasty, 
gives the details of the various offices established under the 
Chou. It is generally regarded as the work of the Duke of 
Chou [B.C. 1130]. This has been translated into French 
by Bror—Le Tcheou li, ou Rites des Teheou, 1851, 2 vols. 
A great many plants are mentioned in the Chou li. Bror 
has caused much confusion by his attempts to identify the 
Chinese names of these plants. 
The 4% @ J’, or Decorum Ritual, treats of family affairs 
and directions for domestic life. It has not yet been 
translated into any European language. 
The # #K Ch‘un ts‘iu, Spring and Autumn Annals, the 
~ only one of the five Classics actually written by Conrvctus, is 
a history of his native state 3 Lu, from B.C. 722 to 484. 
An amplification of the original work was made by one of his 
pupils A kf WY Tso Kru-mine, his work being named 4 fi 
Tso chuan, or Tso’s Narrative. [Leaan’s Classics, V, 2 vols. 
The Chun tsew and the Tso chwan, 1872.] 
Leacr’s Classics, Vol. I, 1861, contains the Confucian 
Analects, jig 3 Lun yi, the Great Learning, & & Tu hio, 
and the Doctrine of the Mean rf Jif Chung yung [v. supra]. 
Lragx’s. Classics, Vol. LU, 1861, contains Mencius & F 
Meng tsz‘ [v. supra]. . 
The SH #8 Hiao king, Classic of Filial Piety. It claims to 
be a conversation held between Conrvctus and his disciples 
Tseng sen. Translated by Leaar, 1879, in Max Méuuer’s 
Sacred Books of the East, Vol. II. 
The ancient Dictionary Rh ya. [See infra, Chap. 1] 
Among the numerous Chinese commentators on the oe, 
the following are the most conspicuous ;— 
