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TREES INTRODUCED TO INDIA, 



Chap. VIII. 



province. I was indebted to Dr. McCartee, of 

 Ningpo, for some beautiful specimens of the fresh 

 insect upon the branches of this tree. This insect 

 has been named coccus pela by Mr. Westwood. 

 When fully developed on the trees it has a most 

 remarkable appearance ; they seem as if covered 

 with flakes of snow. The wax is an article of 

 great value in Chinese commerce, and a small por- 

 tion is exported. 



The fleshy pods of the ccesalpinia are largely 

 used as soap in all parts of China, and may be 

 bought in every market-town. 



All these trees and many others have been 

 introduced to India through the Agricultural and 

 Horticultural Society, and some of them distributed 

 largely amongst its members. The green-indigo 

 (so called) has also been discovered and introduced 

 both to England and to India. 



During my sojourn in the old temple of Tein- 

 tung, which I have already said was my head- 

 quarters whilst at work amongst these hills, I wit- 

 nessed some ceremonies connected with the death 

 and funeral of a Buddhist priest who lived next 

 door to where I was located, which appeared so 

 curious and full of interest at the time that I was 

 induced to give a description of it in my journal. 



There are two orders of the priesthood in a large 

 Buddhist monastery. The first and most numerous 

 is that whose members assemble daily in the largest 

 hall or temple, and perform a sort of cathedral 

 service, which I have given a description of in my 



