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color and thick skin; not good in taste. 



13. Heung-lai - "fragrant lichee" - produced In the Sun 

 Hing district; small and round, of a red color and rough- 

 skinned; fragrant and sweet. It was formerly an article 

 of tribute to the Throne. The heun$-lai is produced at the 

 the end of June. 



14. Kwa-luk - "green mounted lichee". This lichee is 

 grown in the Tsang Shing district. Its characteristics 

 are a round shape, fine skin, and delightful red color; 

 fragrant and sweet. It is considered superior to the no-mai- 

 chi and the best lichee that can be had in Kwangtung Pro- 

 vince. It is difficult to obtain in the market. This 

 species usually grows in pairs,- one large red, and the 

 other a small green. The green one is not edible. The 

 genuine kwa-luk is grown from only one tree, which is in- 

 side the Tsang Shing Magistracy. During the Manchu regime 

 the fruit of this tree was accepted as tribute by the Em- 

 peror. The lichees of this variety grown in the neighbor- 

 hood are also considered as good fruit, but they are al- 

 most monopolized by the officials. The kwa-luk lichee is 

 chiefly used for presentation purposes between officials, 

 from two to eight lichees being placed in one box. The 

 genuine kwa-luk can be obtained only with great difficulty. 

 15. Sheung-shu-wai - "Chancellor's wai-chi" - produced in 

 the Tsang Shing district It resembles the wai-chi in ap- 

 pearance, but its taste is that of the no-mai-clii . It 1s 

 one of of the best varieties of the lichees and is placed 

 on the market about the 7th of July. 



