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fruit. It is also applied to the silicles of cruciferous plants, 
and to the seed-vessels of the elm. V. supra, 354}. : 
mentator B. (Coenc Hitan) :—Le ts #&, shepherds’ purse, le @ 
wang ki XE HR, sorte de jujubier. [See regarding these — 
plants, supra, 867 and infra, 485]. A later. commentator — 
observes judiciously that Cuena Hiian is mistaken with © 
respect to the wang ki, which has not pods but a fruit with 
a stone. 
Cinquiéme classe: Plaines hautes et terrains marécageux 
(Ji BH). Les espdces plantées sont des espéces touffues (#). 
Commentator B, :—Roseaux, plantes sauvages [7£ #, -rushes 
and reeds, v. supra, 455]. 
The Fi SR wu kuo or five [principal] cultivated tree-fruits 
of the ancient Chinese were, according to [1 SHI-CHEN, © 
= 4 bk 3 FH (the plum, the apricot, the peach, the chest- 
nut, the jujube). This classification is attributed to the 
Emperor Suen none. 
470.—& Tao is, as is well known, the peach which is — 
largely produced in Northern China. It is — 
mentioned in elassical and other ancient writings. 
Shi king, 12:—The peach-tree is elegant and young, 
brilliant are its flowers, abundant will be its fruit. 165 :— 
There are peach-trees in the garden, the fruit may be used as - 
food. [Also, 33, 515.] _ 
Li ki, I, 460, 461 [Diet of the Ancient Chinese ”]:— 
Preserved peaches. [See infra, 484, note]. I, 257 [Tae 
ling| :—Second month of spring. The peach-tree begins to 
blossom. — 
Chou li, 1, 108 :—Les paniers de V’offrande des lin 
sont remplis avec des jujubes (#8), des chitaignes (a), des 
péches (Bk), des abricots secs (Re #%), des petites chiitaignes 
(#8). II, 248:—Le pécher employé dans la eee: du 
serment [v, supra, 456]. | 
