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— -536.—#% Kiang. Name of a tough wood mentioned in the. 
Chou li [II, 466], fit for making felloes. [See the quotation 
in 528.] The same is repeatedly noticed in the Shan hai king. 
Kvo P‘o says that it is used in making carts. As we have 
Seen [535], Li Sui-cuen takes the kiang to be an oak. 
Inthe Description of Japanese Timber Trees, i is a popular 
name for Quercus acuta and Q. glauca. 
537.— hq Yu. [See the Chou li, I, 194; quotation in 
528, note]:—Fire from the yw wood. The Shuo wen says 
the yu is a flexible wood used for making felloes. The yu 
tree is frequently mentioned in the Shan hai king. Kuo Po 
Says :—fil] FQ hang mu, a hard wood used in making carts. 
The kang mu is likewise noticed in the Shan hai king. 
Kvo P*o says that it resembles the #f [e. 540] and the #fi 
r. 601]. It is probably aiso an oak. Ch. [XXXVI 9] 
and the Kin huang [LIV, 23] under ¥¥ fg 7c sting kang 
mu, describe and figure oaks. aes s 
The dictionary Kuang yin (T'ang dynasty) identifies the 
yu with tso (oak); the dictionary T‘ang ytin says it is a 
Ted wood, as 
: According to Geers, Japanese Woods, *§ in Japan is 
Quercus crispula, Bl. wi 
538. — fi Chou. Name of a tree mentioned in the Shan hai 
king and the Shuo wen. goa F 
_Aceording to Hexry [J.c., 82] this Chinese name ” 
applied in Hupei to Quercus glauca, Thbg.s and other 
Species. ~The wood is very hard. The chou tree is figured in . 
Ch. [XXXVII, 1}, and is said to grow in Hunan, Two 
Varieties, a red and a white, are noticed. ee eee 
539.— Hi Chu. This name is of frequent ce2urrence , 
oo hai hing. Kvo P*‘o explains that it is an evergreen 
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