276 MifiellaneaCuriofa. Vol.Itt. 



ccrncd. It grows in a dry gravelly Soil, on 

 the fides of Hills in feveral places of this 

 llland, without any Cultivation. 



Le Compte is miftaken in faying (pag. pS.^ 

 that the Chinefes are wholly Strangers to the 

 Art of Grafting, for I have feen a great ma- 

 ny of his Paradoxical Tallow-Trees ingrafted 

 here, befides fome other Trees. When they 

 Ingraft, they do not flit the Stock as we do, 

 but cut a fmall flice oft* the outfide of the 

 ^Stock, to which they apply the Graft (being 

 rut floping on one fide, agreeable to the flice 

 cut from the Stock) bringing up the Bark of 

 the flice upon the outfide of the Graft, they 

 tie altogether, covering with Straw and Mud 

 as we do. 



The Commentator on Magdhm feems 

 doubtful in the length of the Chinefs Che or 

 Cubit. Here they have two forts, one of 1 3 

 To Enfliflj Inches, which the Merchants com- 

 monly ufe: The other is of eleven Inches, 

 us'd by Carpenters, and alfo in Geographi- 

 cal Meafures. 



Albeit F. Martini is cenfur'd by F. Magi^U 

 hen for fpelling a great many Chinefe Words 

 with ng^ which the Portvguefe and others have 

 done with yet his way is more agreeable to 

 the iE^;^^///fc Pronunciation, only in fome Words 

 the g may be left out, as in Tekin^ Nankin^ &Cc 



Having made enquiry about Martini\ Ac- 

 count of Sowing their Fields at Fen-cheu 

 with Oyfter-fliells, to make new ones grow ^ 

 1 was told that after they have taken out the 

 Oyflrers, they fprinkle the Shells with U'rine^ 

 then putting them into the Water again,there 

 grows new Oyfters on the forefaid Shells. 



Martini 



