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yellowish white, has the appearance of an apple. Ibis very 
savoury. Large pears of the ordinary shape are produced 
in Shantung and Manchuria, but they are much inferior to 
our European pears. : 
Li ki, I, 461, 462 : —The pear mentioned among the fruits 
eaten by the ancient Chinese [see infra, 484, note]. The 
name of the pear occurs in the Shan hai king, and in the 
Rh ya [301, 331}. Y 
P., XXX, 1, li. Kiu huang, LVLIU, 4. Ch., XXXII, 31. 
Ameen, exot., 800 :— ri, vulgo nas. Pyrus sativa, fructu 
magno duro; cujus in hac regione saltem triplex datur 
-Varietas, 
— Phon 2, LXIILI, 2, 3. Several varieties of the pear 
figured. Strponp [Syn plant. weon, jap. 349) states that 
the pear is not indigenous to Japan, but has been introduced 
from China. 
482.—1f Kan tang (sweet tiany). Lecer calls it the 
Sweet pear tree. Shi king, 26:—The wmbrageous sweet 
pear tree, 
Ab Duis: the name of another sort of pear tree mentioned 
inthe Shi, Lege terms it the russet pear tree. 2 
Shi king, 181, 185 :—The solitary russet pear tree. Its 
‘ves are luxuriant. 265 :—Solitary stands the russet pear 
tree with its fruit so bright. 
| Mm. the: Shan. hai king we meet with the names 3% Cuny 
And Be sha tang. . 
In the Ri ya [242] we have $f fu same as ff % fan 
ang, and [254] it is stated that tw is the red and (‘ang the 
White sort, . 
Lv kt:—The kan tang is also culled #f HB tu i or Fp HE 
hd fang (red t‘ang). There are two sorts of t‘ang, the white 
a” the red. The white is a good fruit and is also called kan 
Hany or sweet ung. It is of a pleasant sourish taste and — 
