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In the third pee of the Japanese work, the “So Moku Sei 
Fu," a drawing is given of the huang yang, together with a 
gnotation fon the Chinese aA Medica, which speaks of the 
tree as growing an inch a year, except in these years which have 
an intercalary moon, when it grows backwards, From this it 
would appear to be a slow growing tree. 
W. R. CARLES, ESQ., to ROYAL GARDENS, KEW, dated Her E 
Majesty's Consulate, eee July 25t h, 1896. 
DEAR MR. THISELTON-DY 
I AM glad to learn cess your Marian of the 12th May, that 
the specimens of woods which I sent to you were of interest 
I am sending you by post some een dios of the two w oods 
(Pyrus and Eucommia), and a little stamp in box-woo 
The blocks have been given me by the Agent of the National 
Bible Society of Scotland. I think that the block for an illustra- 
tion of an engine gives a very good idea of the usefulness of the 
wood. 
If you would like to have these seen further supple- 
Joi; I shall be very glad to do what 
rs, &c., 
(Signed) W., R. CARLES. 
W. R. CARLES, ESQ., to ROYAL GARDENS, KEW, dated Her 
Britannic Majesty’s Consulate, Foochow, July Lith, 1897. 
DEAR MR. THISELTON-DYER 
sendi ing you by post another small parcel of woods 
used n printers' blocks. 'T'wo of them came from Chinkiang, 
and are, I believe, from a species of Euonymus and Zizyphus 
vu The others are from this ipe and judging from 
their names are species of Pyrus. Later on I hope to be able 
to procure specimens of the flower and leaf of these two, 2 
the others, I am afraid, I have no chance of determining 
Yours, &c., 
W. R. CARLES. 
The EA TET referred to in Mr. Carles’ letter, dated Hankow, 
February 15th, 1896, and received at Kew on April 8th folios 
consisted of sections of the woods of T'eng li mu ( 
AM Home A Tu chung shu (Hucommia wlmoides, Oliv) 
and aetas ang mu or Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens, Linn.) 
ey 8 ee mens received from Mr. Carles, September 95th, E 
1896, and described in his letter dated Hankow, July 25th, con- 
ther specimen of the wood of Teng li mu (Pyrus 
hetulesfolia, Bunge), together with two engraved blocks of the 
same wood under the name of Huang li, also an engraved block 
of Eucommia ulmoides sent as Tu chung, and a small engraved 
of Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens, Linn.) 
"The blocks accompanying Mr. Carles’ letter, dated Foochow, 
July llth last, and received at Kew, August 20th, were 
pors :—Two blocks of a species of Suess e from Chinkiang, 
for engraying and the other ieh ready for use, — 
