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WA ZB x Kia Kune-ven. Trang dynasty, 8th century. 
He commented upon the Chou l’. Commentator “C.” of Bror. 
4e 3% Cuu Hr. A.D. 1130-1200. Eminent Chinese 
philosopher. He commented upon the Shi king. Lraas 
has a high opinion of his critical judgment. His notices 
regarding plants, however, are not always trustworthy. 
EW OS Wana Cuao-yvi. 12th century. He commented 
upon the Chou li. Commentator “ D.” of Bror, 
fi 2 Yun Ts‘an. 18th century. He wrote a commentary 
on the Shi king. Luace ranks hin next to Cau Ht. 
Besides the Classics, there are many other Chinese works 
of high antiquity in which plants are mentioned, I may 
notice the following :— 
4, 3% Chu shu, the Bamboo books, is the name appropriated 
to a large collection of ancient documents, nearly 20 different 
works written on bamboo tablets, and discovered, A.D. 279, 
in the tomb of one of the princes of the state of Wei, who 
died 295 B.C. One of these is the 7 FF #8 46 Chu shu ki 
nien, Bamboo Record, or Annals. This commences with the 
reign of Huane Tr and extends to B.C. 299. 
An English translation of the Bamboo Annals, along with 
the Chinese text, has been given by Leaee in his Shu 
king, Proleg. 105-183. My quotations are taken from this 
translation. 
_ Another book of this collection is the pj 3 Fi] ZF Ai chung 
Chou shu, a record of the Chou dynasty. [See Botan. sin., 
I, No. 247]. 
The lj #¢ $% Shan hai king is by its title the Classic of the 
Mountains and Seas, but Wyuie calls it more correctly the 
Hill and River Classic. It is generally ascribed to the 
‘Emperor Yt [B.C. 2200] and professes to give a descriptive 
account of charts of the nine provinces engraved on nine 
