688 CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT 



" 1 124 A. D. (= 1784th of Synmu," art de verif.), To-ba succeeded by his eldest son Sintoku, 

 now dairo of Japan.* 



Acacia (A/bizcia) ncmu of Japan. Having native names (Thunb.), and clearly not a Tropical 

 tree : — observed in Japan by Kaempfer v. 840, and Thunberg. Westward, the " djul ibrzim " seen 

 by Forskal in gardens at Constantinople, by Bory under cultivation in Greece, or the "A. julibris- 

 sin" of Scopoli delic. pi. 8, seems identical. Transported to North America, this tree continues 

 planted for ornament in our Southern States, and was observed by myself well-grown and in flourish- 

 ing condition as far as Philadelphia. 



"After Dec. 12th " (Nicol.), Calixtus II. succeeded by Lambert bishop of Ostia, now Honorius 

 II. seventh pope. 



" In or about this year" (Marcel), the Bathenians or Hassassins, a fanatical sect, founded by 

 Ismael: who, establishing himself in the mountains near Damascus, within the new Christian king- 

 dom, rendered himself formidable all around through his secret emissaries. — The Bathenians are 

 mentioned by Hedessi, and Benjamin de Tudela (Jost. p. 145, and note to Steinschneid. ii. 14) ; and 

 though said to have been exterminated by the Egyptian sultan Beybars, continued extant in the days 

 of Ebn Batuta ; and a remnant termed " Fedouis," was found in the environs of Laodicea by Van 

 Ghistele (Voyag. Belg.). 



" 1 1 25 A. D." (Lassen, and Buns. iv. 7. 1), the Chronicle of Cashmere composed. Or (according 

 to Kalhana, and H. H. Wilson ind. dram. ii. 260) end of the reign of Harsha king of Cashmere. 



'• 1 126 A. D. = ' king-kang,' 1st year of King-tsoung II., of the Soung " or Twenty-first dynasty 

 — (Chinese chron. table). 



" In or about this year " (= 1156 — " about 30 years," G. de la Vega, and addit. art de verif.), 

 Lloque Yupanqui succeeded by his son Mayta Capac, now fourth Inca of Peru. Who continued his 

 father's policy, making military conquests,! — and enlarged the bounds of his dominion. 



* Kerria Japonica of Japan. A weak-stemmed shrub whose flowers were dried and used 

 medicinally as early probably as this date : — observed by Kaempfer v. 344, and Thunberg, in South- 

 ern Japan, growing spontaneously and cultivated besides for its ornamental yellow flowers; described 

 also by Houttuyn vii. pi. 45. Transported to Europe and North America, has become frequent in 

 gardens. 



Cydttuia Japonica of Japan. Usually a shrub but sometimes becoming a tree, its fruit edible : — 

 observed in Japan by Kaempfer v. 8S4, by Thunberg, wild on Mount Fakon. Transported to Europe 

 and North America, the scarlet-Jlowered quince has become frequent in gardens. 



Saxifraga sarmentosa of Japan. Herbaceous and ornamental, with long creeping or pendent 

 stolons bearing propagated plants : — observed in Japan by Kaempfer v. S70, by Thunberg, among 

 the mountains of Niphon. Transported to Europe and North America, the plant has become a 

 favourite in parlours and greenhouses. 



Amaryllis (Xcrinc) Sarniensis of Japan. A lily-like plant called in Anam " tuyen thao," in 

 China " hiuien tsao " (Lour.) ; in Japan " seki san " or " sibito banna " (Thunb.), and its root known 

 to the natives as poisonous as early probably as this date : — observed in Japan by Kaempfer, by 

 Thunberg, on the hills around Nagasaki ; by Loureiro, cultivated for ornament by the Chinese as 

 far as Anam. Transported to Europe, the "narcissus Japonicus " according to Cornuti pi. 158 first 

 flowered "in 1634" (see also Beckmann) : bulbs from a stranding vessel afterwards took root on the 

 seashore of Guernsey, where the plant maintained itself for many years (A. Dec). By European 

 colonists, was carried to Austral Africa (Pers). 



I-'unkia Japonica of Japan. White-flowered and lily-like, cultivated there for ornament as early 

 probably as this date : —observed in Japan by Kaempfer v. 863, by Thunberg, both wild and culti- 

 vated. Transported to Europe, the plant has become frequent in greenhouses. 



Hemerocallis fulva of China and Japan. The day-lily is called in Anam "rau hien," in China 

 "kirn cham hoa " (Lour.); in Japan "ken" or " kwanso " (Thunb.), and cultivated there as early 

 probably as this date :— observed in Japan by Kaempfer v. 872, by Thunberg, growing spontane- 

 ously here and there and often cultivated. Westward, was observed by Loureiro under 5 cultivation 

 in China and Anam ; by Mason, "exotic " in Burtnah, but no native name given ; by Roxburgh, and 

 Graham, "in gardens " in Hindustan "introduced," and no native name given ; the plant may 'have 

 reached Europe before the Voyage of Columbus, being termed "lilium obsoleto flore rubens " by 

 Dodoens 204 (Spreng.). By European colonists, was carried to Northeast America, where it con- 

 tinues frequent in gardens, and escaping according to A. Gray, has been sometimes found springing 

 up spontaneously. 



f Ionidium microphyllum of the Equatorial Ancles. A Violoid plant called at the foot of 

 Chimborazo "cuichunchulli " (Lindl.), and from early times regarded as a specific in tubercular ele- 



