SUPPLEMENT. 1'65 



Thong-kiang, which belongs to the district of Kia. In 

 the other villages it is impossible to procure- any as sharp. 



MANNER OF CUTTING THE BRANCHES. 



The branches of a new shoot produce, the next month, a 

 greater quantity of leaves. By cutting a large number of 

 branches, the gathering of the leaves is rendered easier. 

 The leaves of the second pushing serve in the second month 

 of Summer, to feed the late, or Autumnal silk worms. Then 

 one must be contented to gather the leaves, and the branch- 

 es must not be cut. When the second leaves have been 

 gathered, the third growth will push in the Autumn. 



The inhabitants of the province of Tche-kiang, leave them 

 to fall after frost. They gather them one by one, and em- 

 ploy them for the nourishment of sheep. These sheep yield 

 an abundant supply of wool, which is very profitable. 



OF LEAVES THAT ARE INJURIOUS TO SILK WORMS. 



After the great moulting, that is to say : the third moult- 

 ing, all the worms eagerly eat the damp leaves. Those that 

 have been gathered during rainy weather may be spread 

 upon the ground, and given to the silk worms. If the leaves 

 which have been gathered in clear weather are moistened 

 with water, and given to the worms, their silk will have a 

 lustre and brilliancy. 



But when the silk worms have not undergone their third 

 moulting, if the leaves are gathered in rainy weather, they 

 must be suspended with a cord under the projection of the 



