现代作家郁达夫的小说名篇《迟桂花》,因其蕴含的人生哲理和淡定风格而被视为作者的“炉火纯青”之作,我也常在课堂上推荐学生阅读。但对于小说借以抒怀的“迟桂花”意象,却一直不甚了了,不知道这“迟桂花”究竟是实有其花还是作者的杜撰, Modern writer Yu Dafu’s novel “Chi Osmanthus”, because of its philosophy of life and calm style is regarded as the author’s “pure” work, I often recommend students to read in the classroom. However, the image of “late Osmanthus fragrans”, which has been expressed by the novel, has not been fully understood. It is not known whether this “late Osmanthus fragrans flower”