382 CLIMATE. [Cuar. XX. 
which produces a fruit not unlike the date im- 
ported into England. 
In the fields in the vicinity of IFoo-chow-foo, 
large quantities of the sweet-scented Jasminum 
Sambac are cultivated. It is used to decorate the 
hair of the ladies, and to garnish the tables of the 
wealthy. I believe that all the gardens, both in the 
north and south, are supplied with this favourite 
flower from the province of Fokien. Various other 
shrubs, such as Murraya exotica, Aglaia odorata, 
and Chloranthus inconspicuus, are grown for their 
blossoms, which are used for mixing with the tea. 
The temperature of Foo-chow-foo appears to 
be intermediate between that of Hong-kong in the 
south, and Shanghae in the north. In June, and 
in the beginning of July, the thermometer ranged 
from 85° to 95° Fahr., and about the middle of the 
latter month it rose to 100°, which I believe it 
seldom exceeds. The following table was kept by 
the late Mr. G. Tradescant Lay: — 
1844. | Max. | Min. | 
3 = i , ° °o H 
August - - - - 96 82 
September - - - | 90 |. 82 | 
October - ~ - - . 86 71 
November - - -| 7 65 
December - - - - 75 44 
1845 | 
Geary Se oe ee ee 
The weather is generally unsettled and wet 
