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BOTANICON SINICUM. 
% Ff Mao Hane and X J¥ Mao Cu‘ana—the GREATER ant 
the Lesser Mao—to whom the present text of the Shi ki 
is attributed. The elder Mao lived in the first halt, t . 
younger in the second half, of the second’ century B. ft 
Lega states that it is not positively determined which of 
them wrote the explanations of the Shi. The editors of the 
thirteen Classics, however, attribute them to the spies 3 Mao 
[see the first page of the Shi king, where we read ¥% %& 
Mao’s explanations, as far as plants are concerned, are ye 
short and unsatisfactory. He confines himself generally 
quoting the Rh ya. 
Fl ® B Kuna AN-KUo. 
B.C., deciphered the ancient 
mented upon it, 
BB 8] B Caene Sz-nunea. First ¢ 
commented upon the Chou Li. 
HZ Kia Kun A.D, 30- 
Shi king and the Tso chuan, 
FS fh Ma Yuna. AD. 79-166. He commented upon” 
«Li ki, the Shi king and other Classics, : 
$5 & Cueva Huan or $5 KE WM Carne K‘anc-cu‘ena, 
disciple of Ma Yung [A.D. 127-200]. 
mentary commentary to Mao’s Shi, and commented up 
the Li ki and Chou Ii. Commentator “B,” of Bror. 
= # Wane su. Middle of the third century of our él 
He commented upon the Shi king, 
#t TH Tu Yu. A.D, 222-84. He commented upon t 
Ch‘un ts‘iu, 
He lived in the second centw 
text of the Shu king and co 
entury of our era. — 
Commentator “A.” of Bror. 
101. He commented upon 
BBL ee Ap. 261-303, He described the plan 
beasts, ete., of the Shi king. Ly supra. | : 
ASH Kee Vinay, A.D. 574-648. He comment 
upon the Li ki, the gai hing, the Shu king and the Chi 
