PLANTS MENTIONED IN CLASSICAL WORKS. 335 
mountains in T‘ai an, Shantung.] 646 :—We ascended the 
hill of King (near the capital of the Shang dynasty) where 
the pines (suny) and the cypresses (po) grow symmetrically. 
We cut them down to build a temple. 102:—The waters 
of the # Ki (a tributary of the Wei, in North-eastern 
Honan) flow smoothly, there are the oars of cedar (hui, 
v. infra, 506) and the boats of pine (sung). 193 :—On the 
mountain is the lofty pine. 303:—Luxuriant head of a 
pine tree. 390:—The mistletoe and the dodder growing 
over the pine tree and the cypress (yo). cee 
Shu king, 102:—[Tribute of Yi] :—Pines ; a product of 
the province of Ts‘ing chou (Shantung). 
Cor, Anal., 26 :—The pine tree, planted by the founder 
of the Hia dynasty, about the altars of the spirits of the land. 
[See quotation in 494.] 89 :—[See the newt] 
_ Regarding pine trees planted about the grave of the Son 
Of Heaven, », infra, 550. 
The Shan hai king notices the pine trees on # iy Hua 
: shan (mountain in the south-east of Shensi) and on other 
- ‘Mountains, ; ner 
Liki, I, 199 :—The outer shell of the coffin of a ruler _ 
Was of pine (sung); of a great officer, of cypress (pe). 
1. 395.:—The pine and the cypress are the best of all 
Productions of the vegetable world, they endure through all 
the four Seasons without altering a branch or changing 3 
Chow li, UH, 274:—La Province de Ki teheou (Souther 
. Shansi) produit du bois de pin (sung) et de eyprés (Rakes 
toPy XXXIV, 3, sung. Qh, Rebel, teniincd) ae 42 
Amen, ewot., 883 :— FA sjo, vulgo maatz. Pinus in Seuaes & 
CNUs varie sunt species. SteBoLp, Syn. plant. econ. BAP 
53, Pinus sylvestris, Thbg. (= P. Massoniana in. Flora 
3.4 
‘Mpem, TI, 24, tab, 113, 114) oomats, i #R WB (Pins 
nigra), 
