PLANTS MENTIONED IN CLASSICAL WORKS. 375° 
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540.—#4 T’an. Lecat calls this tree the sandal tree. 
Shi king, 127:—Do not break my sandal trees. 169 :— 
“Kan k‘an” go his blows on the sandal trees, and he places 
what the hews on the river’s bank. 266 :—His chariot of 
dal-wood must be damaged, his four horses must be worn 
- out. 297 :-—Pleasant is that garden with the sandal trees. — 
436 :—Chariots of sandal-wood mentioned in connection with 
the famous battle at He mF Mu ye, which issued in the over- 
: throw of the Shang dynasty, B.C. 1122. ie: 
Li hi, I, 125 :—#8 & Tan kung (bow of t’an wood). Title : oe : 
of a chapter in the Li ki, on mourning rites. = ve 
Chou li, 11, 194:—Fire from the t‘an wood. II, 406 ie 
r an wood used for making whoclaares bby yremeas in 
528, note, ] : 
The t‘an tree is frequently mentioned in the Shan hai king. . - 
Mao explains the character an in the Shi my strong Sig ae 
flexible wood, 
Le Kt:—The bark of the é‘un tree is green aa can 
resembling the rinds of the 3 #& hi mi” and = 4 pe ma 
[e. os 532]. | 
P., XXXVa, 37, tan. ut SHI-CHEN says: oa tree ar 
finely veined hard wood and leaves resembling those of Mt | 
Iai Sophora, v. infra, 546] ; purple flowers. e ae 
According to Henry [le 442] tan in -Hupei is” the é 
Dalbergia hupeana, Hance, which is figured in Ch. eae a4 
24] and yields a good, hard wood. ~ 
“Phon zo, LXXXIII, 13, 14, 2 Oni leaves! ‘figure’ 
Hoven, & Scuures [102] give the same Chinese charactors 
aS one of the nz S.&Z | 
oe erate for Cwsalpinia japonica, re 
oa soba aceording to the ancient Kuang chi, the pind on: ui 
Miter es “eel erates: the Diospyros Lotus, ie pid ee 
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