*7 



taken as CO dollars lor 1(H) catties, say, some U/. per ml. The custom 



when dealing in it. I purchased a small quantity, .">.'; oz., and tor this 

 uas charged' 190 cash, or about, 7f'/. 



Tlie wax is brought to Kiu-hua from the three districts of Yung- 

 kang, Tung-yang, and Wu-i. It is the product of insects kept on the 

 large-leaved privet. The tree is grown from cuttings, and the planta- 

 tions are carefully kept clear of undergrowth of any kind in order to 

 prevent the insects straying. The slopes and infertile ground at the 

 foot of hills are preferred for this purpose. 



The insects, owing to their loss of fecundity, have to be renewed 

 every third year, the egg pouches being imported from the neighbouring 



infallibly dying out. These pouches will only bear carriage during the 



fifteen days of inclination, which appears to be also the only time in 

 which the insects arc capable of being transferred. 



Insects that escape and are found wild take not only to the Imih hut 

 I wo or three other shrubs, i.s the (uirrfoiia Jlorirfa and Lujiistnun 

 (jhihrt'ui. The wax produced on these is not nearly as abundant as that 



