The complete poem of Lu Shengzhi's Ode to Osmanthus is explained as follows:
"Ode to Osmanthus" Song Dynasty Lu Shengzhi's monopoly on three autumns overwhelms all the fragrances, so how can he sing about orange-green and orange-yellow. Since they were planted in the middle of the next month, the fragrance has come from the sky. The clear shadows are not too white for the autumn dew, but the new industry is full of late smoke. The high branches have been broken off, and thousands of dendrobiums are stored in the treasure bag.
The meaning of the poem is: It is said that the high branches of the sweet-scented osmanthus have been broken by Xi Sheng. It is used by Xi Sheng to refer to the talents who have won the laurels. It is a metaphor for the matching of heavenly immortals and human talents, which can be called double beauty. Osmanthus does not please people with its color, but its rich fragrance is refreshing.
Lu Shengzhi: (Song Dynasty) tycoon. Xinchang people.
Character experience: Named for his poems. His teacher was Chen Fuliang, his friend was Cai Youxue, and they both entered Imperial College. The inscription on the wall is on Chenxiacai. He met Chen and Cai and became Jinshi, but his reputation was independent. During the Jiading period, there were many officials and Zhaoxin promoted them during the festival.
Main contributions: "Miscellaneous Odes of Wozhou".
Osmanthus fragrans is an evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Oleaceae in the family Oleaceae. The pedicels are thin and weak, the filaments are very short, and the flowers are extremely fragrant. The fruits are skewed, generally oval, purple-black in color, and the leaves are opposite and leathery. Oval, oblong or elliptical-lanceolate, with a tapered apex and a wedge-shaped or wide wedge-shaped base. The flowering period is from September to October, and the fruiting period is in March of the following year.
Osmanthus is also one of the top ten famous flowers in China. Osmanthus began to be cultivated in my country more than 2,000 years ago. Pucheng, Fujian Province is one of the main producing areas of osmanthus.
The growth of sweet-scented osmanthus requires a warm and humid climate, and it also has certain requirements for sunshine intensity. Too strong sunshine and shade are not conducive to the normal growth of sweet-scented osmanthus. Usually, the optimal sunshine time is 6-8 hours. It is good, so the growing area needs good water and heat conditions, suitable precipitation, the soil is mostly yellow brown soil or yellow cinnamon soil, and the vegetation is mainly subtropical broad-leaved forest type. The main propagation techniques of Osmanthus include asexual propagation, cuttings, grafting, layering propagation, etc.
Osmanthus fragrans can be used for cough due to phlegm, cold and pain in the abdomen, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea. "Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine" records the effectiveness of osmanthus in removing bad breath. "Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine" and "Zhejiang Medicinal Flora" both record that osmanthus mainly treats stomach cold and abdominal pain, and also has the effect of treating phlegm and cough. In addition to its medicinal value, sweet-scented osmanthus can also be processed into sweet-scented osmanthus cake, which has a long history and is also known as Double Ninth Cake. There is a poem in the poem "The Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed and the Double Ninth Festival is over, and the flower cake is busy everywhere."
In addition to its therapeutic value, the sweet-scented osmanthus tree also has ornamental value. Its tree posture is upright and elegant, its crown is in the shape of a "bundle", and its soft lines give people a sense of stability and peace. A poem by Xie Maoyou of the Song Dynasty described osmanthus as "green clouds cut the leaves, protecting the golden dust", while Gu Ying of the Yuan Dynasty wrote "golden millet falls like rain".