86 LOUREIRO ON THE NATURE AND MODE 



the west from the province of Binh-Khang, for- 

 merly a part of the kingdom of Siampa in the 

 latitude 30 North. 



The Calamba is of a brown or dark yellow 

 colour, mixed with black ; it consists of coarse 

 fibres, intermixed with numerous veins of resin ; 

 so that when placed over a fire, it evaporates almost 

 entirely, and sheds a most sweet and permanent 

 perfume. Newly gathered, it is softish, but be- 

 comes gradually harder. Those who fetch it an- 

 nually from the forests, find it in very small quan- 

 tities, and are obliged, under the penalty of death, 

 to deliver the whole of it to their king, who ap- 

 plies it to his own use in the palace, and gives 

 away some few ounces to his favourites, and but 

 seldom sells it. 



The second species, which is commonly called 

 Pao de Aguila by the Portuguese, Fram-huong by 

 the natives, 'has the same scent as the former, but 

 neither so penetrating or delicate j and is therefore 

 far lefs valuable. Upon being evaporated, it 

 leaves more residuum, and does not show those 

 coarse threads and resinous veins so remarkable in 



