"Flower History Left Volume" - Kasahen

…Early specialized books dealing with a single flower include Ouyang Xiu's Luoyang Peony Record, Liu Meng's Chrysanthemum Specification, and Li Yan's Detailed Record of Bamboo Specification (1300) from the Song dynasty. Wang Lu's Flower History Left Volume (1618) and Chen Fuyao's Secret Flower Mirror (1688), which were comprehensive works on flowers, had a great influence on Japanese gardening books of the Edo period. Flowering trees such as oriental orchids and magnolias also developed independently. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "The Left Chapter of the Flower History" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…単一の花卉を扱った初期の専門書には宋代の欧陽修の《洛陽牡丹記》，劉蒙の《菊譜》や李衎の《竹譜詳録》(1300)がある。花卉を集大成した王路の《花史左篇》(1618)や陳扶揺の《秘伝花鏡》(1688)は，江戸時代の日本の園芸書に大きな影響を与えた。また，東洋ランやモクレン類などの花木も独自の発展をとげた。…

※「《花史左篇》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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