PLANTS MENTIONED IN CLASSICAL WORKS. 381 
Rh ya [268], but Hi in the Rh ya [226] isa distinct tree, 
likened to the white poplar. : 
«Li ki, TL, 158:--The 7 wool used for coffins. [See the 
quotation in 508. | 
549.--f#f Chen. A wool mentioned in the Li k [1, 401, 
and I; 5]. Ladles and combs made of this wood. The 
commentary says that the wood is white veined. It is also 
-lnentioned in the Shan hai king, together with the fi tsov. 
W.D. [961] takes tsou chen to be one name, but Kuo P*o 
keeps tsou and chen apart. The Shuo wen defines tsou by fuel. 
250.— Hig Lan (Juan), a tree mentioned in the Chou li 
(II, 217}. Bior reads Ven. Cuiseurs de soie. Pour appre-. 
ter les étoffes de soie, ils font bouillir dans Peau, des cendres 
faites avec le bois de Varbre lien. Avec cette eat clarifiee— 
- humecte les étoffes de soie. be 
According to the dictionary 7'si yéia [Sung period], the 
above character is to be pronounced Juan. Some say that = 
y the same as FR Ven (Melia), others identify it with the ee 
luan, . al eae an meen ees 
As to the Iwan, it is said to have been one of the trees ae 
TL 22, BR A, Superintendent of the Graves. Tt was his duty, 
thongst others, to select the trees planted about the . 
nen to fix their number.] ‘The commentary {not translated : 
by Bor] quotes the Chiun ts‘iu wei [1st century B.U.], where 2 
itis stated :—The tumulus for the grave of the Son of Heaven 
(KR F) was 30 feet high. Pine trees [# v. spr 504] were — 
sa half as high, the trees planted about it were the #4 1° 
(Thija, Vv. supra, 505). The height of the tumu 
Since were the # luan [the original text has He Se a 
planted about graves in ancient times. [See the Chow 
- Planted about it, The tumulus for the feudal princes Gb f) ae 
lus for the 
high functionaries (Kk #) was 8 feet, the trees planted” as 
