IHTO THE FLORA Of CHlfrA, 
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arbore longo adrnodum tempore perstat integer, minimeque 
flaccescit, ubi, decidit, interjecto mensis unius spatio deuuo arbor 
repnllnlat, novumque florem gignit autumnali tempore; tarn 
fragrantem gratumque exhalat odorem, ut regionem totarn 
cui arbor vieina est, a suavitate recreet atque perfundat. 
Latinum illius nomen nusquam reperio : is ipse autem flos est, 
quem Turcae limonum succo maceratum ad erines equorum 
tingendos adhibent. Ex eodern Sinae multa bellaria ori ac 
naribus gratissima adornant. (p. 143.) 
The tree here described is the leui hua of tbe Chinese, the Olea 
fagrans Thb. of botanists. M. is wrong in supposing it to be the Henna of 
the Mohammedans, which is Lawsonia alba Lam., also cultivated in 
Southern China. 
21. XJrbs Cin cbeu (prov. Quang si). Ginnamomum profert 
praestantissimum, a Ceilani cinnamomo in eo tantum differt 
quod odoris sit fragrantioris, majorisque mordacitatis, dam 
linguae imponitur. (p 146.) 
Ginnamomum Cassia Bl., C Burmanni Bl. and perhaps other species 
furnish the Cassia bark of China.—By Cin eheu M. means 
Bin chou fu. In the same prefecture near the town of Tai wu, according 
to Mr. Moss (Nairrative of an exploration of the West river. 1870.) the best 
Cassia bark is produced. 
22. Provincia Inn nUn (Yunnan), Mo pang munimentura 
maxime australem ac occidentalem hujus provinciae partem 
occupat. Piper profert. (p. 165.) 
23. Provincia Kiang nan. Gha folium (p. 106). A good 
description of tbe Tea plant, its cultivation) preparation of the 
leaves etc. The best quality is said to be that of Sung lo .—On 
p. 158 M. notices the tea of the prefecture of Ta li in Yiin nan. 
I have omitted Martini’s treatise on tea (Jf| dia in Chinese) 
for the subject 1s too well known and M. not the first European 
who mentions tea. The ^ sung lo mountains separating 
the provinces of Che kiang and An hui, are still famed for their 
superior quality of tea. 
24. The province ,of Kiang nan (Kiang sn and An hui) 
famed for its Cotton and manufacture of cotton cloths, especially 
the cities of Sung kiang and Shanghai, (p. 94. 101. I omit 
the details.) 
25. Urbs Kan kang (prov. Kiang si). Producit haee nrbs 
Gannabmv ex qua vestes aestivas contra calorem ao sudorem 
aptissimas texunt. (p.88.)-—UrbsXao (Shao) wu (prov. Eo kien). 
Texit hujus urbis plebs pannos praestantissimos ex crudo 
Cannabe, qui aestati tempore ob frigiditatem et quia sudor© 
