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former is $f & 9) Ste May-x‘tve, of the first century of our era, 
who commented upon the Shi [Leaan’s Shi king, Prol., p. 11], 
and the other may be an author of the Han alluded to m 
Leacer’s Shu king, Prol., p. 19. : 
Hina Pine quotes frequently the 4s #i Pen ts‘ao, or Herbal, : 
commented by fj [& T‘ao. This is without doubt the work 
mentioned in the Sui shu, chap. 34, on Literature, with the tith 
Fig GU, 3% AS EE BR EE H+ in 7 haan, or chapters, or the Pen a 
king, arranged and explained by T‘ao Hune kine. Regarding — 
the latter, a distinguished physician, who lived A.D. 452-536 
see Botan. sin. 1, p. 42. The Pen ts‘ao king is the Herbal 
the Emperor Suen Nune [bidem, p. 27]. 
Four geographical names are of frequent occurrence 1 
Kuo P‘o’s commentaries. They refer to North and Mid 
China, viz. :— = . 
it ¥ Kiang tung (east of the Great river) is the same 
ancient 3% Wu, comprising present Che kiang and extending 
north and west to the Yang tsz‘. 
it Wi Kiang nan (south of the Great river), This is not 
the Kiang nan of the Ming period (the present provinces ¢ 
An hui and Kiang su). The Kiang nan of Kuo P‘o’ 8 time 
answers to the present province of Kiang si. 
Kd @ Kuan si (west of the Pass). The famous Pass yi | 
Tung kuan at the elbow of the Yellow River, is meant, | 
Kuan si answers the present province of Shen si. 
A ¥ Kuan tung (east of the Pass) is Shan si. _ 
In the subsequent notices of the plants mentignal 
Eh ya, the names and synonyms are given in the same 
as they are enumerated in the Chinese text, Each s 
is followed by a translation of Kuo P*o’s commenta 
of Hine Prne’s explanatory notes, Kuo P* ge 
indicates the pronunciation of the characters in dl 
which frequently differs from the ‘pronunciation 
modern Chinese dictionaries and Biber 
