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360 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Babylonian willow in China has wuitteall upright — 
The weeping willow is seldom seen in the north of o 
the drooping of the branches is produced artificially. In 
south it seems to be more frequent. At Peking they eal 
He AB chiw! yang liu (drooping willow). | 
Shi king, 155:—You tence your garden with branch 
willow (liu). 837:—Luxuriant grow those willows (I 
408 :—There is.a luxuriant willow tree (liv). Who would 
not wish to take shelter under it? 261:—When we * 
out, the willows were fresh and green. The Chinese 
has #33 Bi, yang lin, ; , 
Hia Calendar :—First month. The willow trees (liu) t 
The liv is mentioned in the Shan hai kin . 
Chou li, Il, 194:—Fire from the willow wood. 
quotation i in 528, note. See also 550 :-—Willow bread 
graves.] Mao explains lu by wood that has little streng 
the Shuo wen writes 4 Lin, and explains the a 
ay RB (small poplar). 
P., XXXVb, 21, $f Liu, also HB BW yang lin. 8 I 
(7th century] says the lin has long, narrow leaves. — ( 
Ts‘ane-K‘I [8th century] states that the people of Ki 
eall the Lin “yang liv.’ La Sui-cuen observes ‘that 
branches of the yang (poplar) are tough and erest, 
of the liu, weak and bent down. | 
Ch., XXXILL, 48, liv, Salix babylonica. } 
_ Henry, Le., 540, yang liu. At Ichang it name gi 
in: several species of Sali. 
Amen. evot., 908 :— i) xju, vulgo aujaki, idem 
janagi, i.e., imbecillis janagi. Salici affinis arbor. TH 
refers this to Salix japonica. Stepoup [ Syn. plant. cecon. 
144) Saliv japonica, itojanagi, fi. Pho £0," LXX 
: 13, 14, I, Salix babylonica. f 
7 + WY. sipra, 238. 
Sy VII, 65 05,7415 746. | Sats, 233.6 Jape 1964. 
