116 THE BOTANICAL MAGAZINE. lVol . xxin. No. sea. 



Fig. 6. 



Illustrations of 100 species of flowering herb in 2 vols., by Ranzan. 

 The description of each flower on the left side are all in his own hand- 

 writing, while the illustrations were drawn by an artist called Yutei 

 Ishida. The dimensions of the volumes are 2 ft. by 1% ft. 



Fig. 7. 



An unpublished treaty on ornithology in 2 vols, by Ranzan, con- 

 taining 134 species of water-fowels and 175 species of mountain-birds. 

 The size of these volumes is 10 inch long by 8 inch broad. Both 

 illustrations and descriptions were done by Ranzan himself. 



Fig. 8 and Fig. 9. 



Saiyakuto (an excursion sword or dagger) used by Jo-an Matsuoka, 

 a celebrated naturalist and the teacher of Ranzan, who lived from 1668 

 to 1746. This sword was specially contrived to be used in botanical 

 excursions; the blade is 9.5 inch long with blunt edges, and is adopted 

 for digging the plant roots. The entire length of the sword is 1 ft. 

 6V2 inch and from the top of the handle comes out a small scythe, 

 and to the sheath are attached a saw and a knife as shown in the 

 photograph. It is a fact of historical interest that our antiquity 

 should have devised and employed such ingenious contrivances. 



Fig. 10. 



A knife and a medal, said to have been presented to Ranzan by a 

 Dutch naturalist who came to meet him. The date, place and the 

 name of the visitor are unknown. 



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