3 58 OSBECK'S VOYAGE. 



I crossed over in a Chhiefe boat to the 

 Danijh I/land, which the Chinefe call Tfiang- 

 iiao. This is an ifland without woods, only 

 feparated from the French Ifland by a ft ream ; 

 but is exactly like it in regard to the quality of 

 the foil, and has, like the former, hills, culti- 

 vated vallies, and rice fields in the low places 

 by the river fide. There is feldom any thing 

 planted on the hills, fmce it would be burnt 

 tip by the fun, and the cowherds keep the 

 cattle upon them. In fome places were Chi- 

 nefe graves, towards the river of Canton ; but 

 here we faw European ones. 



I here met with the following natural cu- 

 riofities : 



Coccinella qiiadri-pujlulata? the foremoft 

 fpots near the head are rhomboidal, but crofs- 

 ways ; the hindmoit are round points, on 

 whofe fides are little atoms, fcarce vifible to 

 the naked eye. 



Andrachne fruticofu The male plant has 

 no calyx. The corolla is bell-ihaped, reflected, 

 divided into fix parts, and green: its lacinia 

 are very Ihort, and the extreme edge as it were 

 emarginated. The female plant has no calyx ; 



it 



