PLANTS MENTIONED IN CLASSICAL WORKS. 339 
_ Tt seems to me that the ku? as well as the hua’ must 
be referred to Juniperus chinensis, L., a tall, very common 
tree in the Northern Provinces of China. It is remarkable 
for the dimorphism of its leaves. They resemble generally 
those of J. Sabina or of the common cypress, #4. they are 
seale-like and closely appressed. But frequently one or 
more branches on the same tree show spreading acicular 
leaves, as in J. communis. Sometimes the whole tree has 
only acicular leaves. These are probably the trees to which 
the name kuai was applied. See above Li SHI-CHEN’s account 
of the kui, which, however, is not quite correct if he has in 
View the juniper, the galbuli of which are not dehiscent. See 
regarding the Chinese Juniper tree and its peculiar leaves, 
Du Haxpe, La Chine, IL, 150, and Groster, La Chine, 1, 
826, le tse song ou yuene pi, arbre OyPFP Bene 
Z., 258, family #¥, without figure. 
Fap., 1204, Juniperus chinensis, L., i and gi fi. 
7 » 1206, ,, _ vigida,S. & Z., BE B- 
——-907.—F8 AR 7s’ mu, a tree mentioned in the Shan hai king. 
: Kuo Po says that it resembles the sung or pine, is prickly 
_ and has a finely veined wood. 
As T have not found this term, some other Chinese names of 
Coniferce may find a place here. ; 
Fap., 4, Abies Jirma, 8. & Z., Ke. 
s » 552, Cephalotaxus drupacea, S. & Z., EL HE- 
» 1018, Ginkgo biloba, L., De HR 4. . 
» 1232, Larix leptolepis, Gord., ¥ He B- 
» 1669, Podocarpus macrophylla, Don., # iw B- 
» 1670, # Nageia, R. Br., sa #fl- 
» 2017, Sciadopytis verticillata, S. & Z., & w- 
w» 2178, Taxodium heterophylium, Brong., x B- 
; 908.—#E Tse, also written ##, name of i frequently 
- Mentioned in the Classics, 
