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smaller hulled seeds. The colour of the hulls is much like 

 the colour of the winter hulled rice, but usually more dark 

 and the seeds are bigger. The colour of the seeds is verv 

 varied, they are light red, sometimes of a white colour with 

 a reddish shade. The unhulled seeds sometimes have beards 

 of 5-1.5 mm. in length; the hulls are of 6.5-9 mm. in length 

 and 2.5-3 mm. in breadth. The seeds of 5-7 mm. in length 

 and 2.5 mm. in breadth. 



3. — See Fig. I. 6. This kind has big, very long hulls of 

 a light yellow colour, covered with small hair. The unhulled 

 grains are of 7-9 mm. in length and 2.5-3 mm. in breadth. 

 The grains are long, covered with a dark red skin and are of 

 6.5 mm. in length and 2 mm. in breadth. 



4. — See Fig. I. 7. The second kind has hulls and seeds 

 less oblong in shape. The unhulled seeds are 8 mm. in 

 length and 2.5 mm. in breadth. The grains of 5-5.5 mm. 

 in length and 2.2 mm. in breadth of a dark red colour. 



Glutinous rice (Oryza Glutinosa Eumph.) Tit ^t — This 

 distinct species of rice gets its name from its sticky pro- 

 perties after being cooked. Besides this it is distinguished 

 from other forms of the common rice (oryza sativa) by its 

 higher stalks and bigger, untransparent, white grains. It is 

 used by Chinese to make many sorts of sweets and drinks 

 and for that reason it is more valued than the common rice. 

 Near Foochow the glutinous rice is not cultivated in great 

 quantities, but it is seen in every Chinese establishment, 

 grown for private needs. Mostly this rice is planted in 

 places near the river, canals or on the low islands; is sown 

 and transplanted in spring in the same way as other kinds 

 of rice, and is harvested in September or in October, but also 

 there exist two kinds harvested in July with the summer rice. 

 It must be noted that the farmers during the harvest usually 

 cut the straw of glutinous rice about 1.5 feet above the ground. 

 This rice is cultivated in several forms, which are as follows : 



1. — Winter glutinous rice, big glutinous rice, white hair 

 glutinous rice or red hair glutinous rice 4£ Ttt fa ^C Tit fa- 

 & m ^ Tit & m ^ Tit. See Figs. II. 6, 7, 8, 9. This kind 

 is cultivated on low places pre-eminently near the canals; 

 and their stalks grow about 1| meters in height. The spikes 

 are mostly white or red bearded and their beards have 

 different length or sometimes are unbearded. It ripens in 

 autumn with the winter rice. The unhulled seeds are of 

 8-9 mm. in length and 3 mm. in breadth. The grains are 

 6 mm. in length and 3 mm. in breadth. This kind is one of 

 the common glutinous rice grains. 



2. — Big winter glutinous rice. — ft ^ Tit ^fe See Figs. II. 

 10, 11, 15. This sort has seeds smaller than the seeds of 



