io OSBECK'S VOYAGE, 



China 9 and is annually brought from thence to 

 Sweden in great quantities. 



Stnilax Sqfaparilla. 



Saccharimi Chinenfe grows in the river like 

 reeds. The Chinefe call it Mao, 



The 29 th of October, 



Quong-fong, or Chinefe vj&fys (bees), often 

 tormented us in great numbers, both in town 

 and on board the fhip. It is Apis lavisftavo 

 fulvoque varia, abdomine, linels iranfverjis un- 

 datis nigris. 



I took another journey to Canton to-day. 

 Near the hrfl cuftom-houfe grew Hibifcus mu~ 

 tabilis, which began to bloffom in the begin- 

 ning of this month, and flill continued to do 

 fo. Enquiring for the name of this tree, I 

 was anfwered, that it was called Fa, which 

 feemed a much too general denomination, for 

 Fa denotes a flower. It is poffible that the 

 Chinefe have impoied upon me on this and 

 many other occafions; but it is indifferent 

 which is the true Chinefe name of a plant, 

 fince we can do better with the Latin name. 



The 



