PLANTS MENTIONED IN CLASSICAL WORKS, 381 
che is also not an oak). II, 400:—The game of pitch-pot. 
[See the quotation in 485.] Arrows made of mulberry wood. 
The Chinese text has che. 
Chou li, 11, 194:—Fire from the che wood. [See the 
quotation in 528, note.] 11, 581:—The che furnishes the 
best wood for making bows.” 
P., XXXVI, 9, che. It is said there that this tree is 
common in the mountains ; its veined wood is fit for making 
utensils, its trunk is straight, it grows bushy, the leaves are 
copious, thick, roundish, lobed; they are good for feeding 
silk-worms, and the silk thus obtained is used for making 
lnte-strings which give a clearer sound than the ordinary 
ones. Its globular fruit resembles the mulberry. The seeds 
look like those of Zanthoxylon. According to the Ku kin chu 
the fruit of the che tree is called #£ chu. Birds are very 
fond of it, The wood yields a yellowish red dye, called the 
the yellow, which is used for dyeing the imperial garments. 
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*9 Chou li, 11, 581 :—Ouvriers des args. Ilya sept espdces de bois qu’on 
prend pour faire le corps de l’are :— 
1.—Larbre tehe (Ff). Commentator D. :—Tl est au premier rang. 
Il a le bois dur comme la pierre ( ): Bae 
2.—L'arbre y (#%). Commentator D, :—Ila peu de branes ae 
feuilles. Son bois est tras courbe. On l'appelle ordinaire- 
Ment nieou kin (+ ih) nerf de boeuf [¢. ale iby 
Rh ya, 230. fu 
3.—Yen sang (WS 3X), le morier sauvage ou des — 
Commentator A, :—Le houe yu dit qu'on Vemploie pour faire 
des arcs et des carquois [v. 500]. 
4.—L’oranger 4 petites oranges (FA, v. supra, 486). eer ore 
tator D. :—Il a la peau plissée et heaucoup de solidité. ge 
5.—Le coignassier [7 JK, v. supra, 478). Commentator D. -—~! 
@ un bois serré, ferme et fort. : ae (a8). 
6.—Le bois d’épine (3) hing. Commentator D. :—Ep pxre 
[V. infra, 521, Vitex.) 
7.—Le bambou [, v. infra, 563). Commentator 
est solide, mais il a des nceeuds, 
D.:—Le bambou 
