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Grains, Volume Two

Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants, Volume Two

Written by Wu Qijun of Gushi

original: "固始吳其濬著" (Gushi Wu Qijun zhu). Wu Qijun (1789–1847) was a prominent scholar-official from Gushi County in Henan province. His work is celebrated for its scientific accuracy and detailed illustrations, often drawn from his own field observations during his travels as a government minister.

Edited and published by Lu Yinggu of Mengzi

original: "蒙自陸應穀校刊" (Mengzi Lu Yinggu xiaokan). Lu Yinggu was a contemporary official from Mengzi in Yunnan who helped ensure the publication and accuracy of Wu's vast botanical collection after the author's death.

Grains

original: "穀類" (Gulei). In traditional Chinese botanical classification, "Grains" often encompasses not just cereals, but also legumes and other seeds used as primary food sources.


Barnyard Millet	Finger Millet	Wild Mung Bean	Job's Tears	Chickpeas
Smooth-headed Barnyard Millet	Wild Black Soybean	Bitter Horse Bean	Wild Hyacinth Bean	Wild Broomcorn Millet

Some of the plants listed here reflect the diversity of 19th-century Chinese agriculture. For example, "Chickpeas" (回回豆 original: "Huihuidou," literally "Islamic beans") indicates a crop introduced via the Silk Road, while several entries focus on wild or "mountain" varieties (山 original: "shan") of common crops, showing the author's interest in foraging and non-domesticated species.