PLANTS MENTIONED IN CLASSICAL WORKS. 361 
525. — Ff BHP P*u liu, reed-mace willow, is a kind of willow 
mentioned in ancient Chinese writings. The commentators on 
‘the Classics (CuEnG Hisan and others) are of opinion that the 
character jij, generally denoting the reed-mace, is in one 
passage of the Shi king to be referred to the pw liv. LnecE 
ranslates it [115]:—The fretted waters do not carry on 
their current a bundle of “osiers” (p‘u). In the same 
sense p‘u is interpreted in the T'so ch‘uan [314, 320] :—Will 
it be possible to exhaust the willows (p‘u) in the Tung marsh? 
According to the Rh ya [252] p‘u lu is a synonym for yang 
(poplar), but the commentators do not accept this view. — 
Lu xt says, regarding the p‘u liu :—There are two kinds. 
Thatsvith a green bark is called sv # siao yang (the willow, 
hu, according to the Shuo wen) ; the other, with a white bark, 
is Fc #B ta yang (the great yang, or poplar). The leaves (of 
the former) are long, like those of the liu or willow. Arrow 
shafts can be le ‘of the p‘u liu, as is alluded to in the 
Tso chnan [see the quotation above]. Now the ee: meer 
it for making sieves and buckets. 
‘The Ku kin chu [4th century] states that the p‘u law grows 
ae the edge of the water. It has long leaves, like those 
ti B piu yang, IK BS shui yang, water-poplar. It has weak, — 
pliable branches, which are much used by the ange for 
making baskets, os 
P, [XXXVop, 26] speaks of this willow under the name of 
shui y yang. Ch, XXXV, 7, shui yang, Salte. aoe 
Siesoip, S; yn. plant. @con. jap., 146, — bes a 
HH; Phon 20, LXXXIV, 19, 20. : a 
Fap., 1971, Salix purpurea, L., Be E., 268, amy he with 
: figure of Jt #2 ; pu ku is a synonym. eh 
526.—The character Aft ki, frequently met with i in the ‘Shi 
eb according to the Chinese commentators seiad 
of the 3 HB tsting yung [v. supra, 523]. lt is also called — 
