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enormous suras paid for even a single root of Wild Ginseng that 

 it is believed by many persons to be far more valuable than it 

 really is. During 1891 duty was paid on 1*97 piculs, which was 



so 



much 



Not unfrequently 



catty, and it has once happened in the course of the last two 

 years that a few roots valued at the rate of Hk. Tls. 250 per catty 

 made their appearance ; but Ginseng at this price is more often 

 heard of than seen." 



If the Haikwan Tael referred to is taken at about 3s., the catty 

 being equivalent to 1£ lbs. avoirdupois, the prices are therefore 

 usually about lis. 3c?., not infrequently as much as about 17s., 

 very rarely as much as 35s. per ounce. 



The subjoined table exhibits the figures relating to the export 



>r «??^ ng from Corea S iveri in Diplomatic and Consular Reports 

 Nos. 3407 and 3660 on the trade of Corea. 



Year. 



Quantity. 



Value. 



1903 ... 



1904 ... 



1905 ... 



• •• 



••• 



Red 



White 



Bed 



White 



Red 



White 



• • • 



• • • 



• t • 



• • • 



& 

 110,459 



296 

 100,060 



243 

 112,351 



664 



great 



That the value should be in 1904 twice 



as regards snrmlv TJ *1 ar P robabI y indicates a difficulty 

 Possibffmor^npJ;!. mj ? the figures for 1903 a »d 1905 as 



v ^^^^llZ^X:Z^l^ the price per lb ; 5 



from Mr. Collye?s note PMCe per 0unce qUoted 



JSk ttete^onty ST oFSJfi » *» ^ ^ 



W^^ *"»•) ■ «* of 



Benth. and Hook f • root kt Tj . f ?°^«*»» 9 randi florum, 

 root of Sopharaaf^^ia^t^iT verticiUat <*> Fisch. ; 

 pohjclada Franch ? root o'f »?* and Zucc - ; root of Angelica 

 rhizome of Ap^mmnhL^t *< hm *nnia chinemis, Libosch ; 



rhizome of a Lee L of n' ^ ^ l ^^ ovia, Hook.) ; 



a. **tiva, i!, sHhat t ifT?" klentified b ? them with 



employed may be • and fina 1 v £ • ^ 7 hat the actual 8 P ecies 

 Ker-Gawl. ' ' * tnally ' rhl20me of Ophiopogonjaponicus, 



Sir w n m ~ PLANTS FR0M LABRADOR. 



Sir Willuun MacGregor K C M P P 



make an 



The 



