[jú huā]
chrysanthemum
China ranks first in the world for the number of species of chrysanthemum. Thirty-five varieties of chrysanthemum were recorded in “A Manual of Chrysanthemum,” written by Liu Meng of the Song Dynasty (960 A.D.-1279 A.D.), who pointed out that variation led to more biological species.
中国菊花品种居世界第一。 公元10世纪时， 宋朝刘蒙所著《菊谱》中指出， 变异可形成生物的新类型， 记有35种菊花品种。