we arrive at the positive conclusion, that as this deposit, (that of #. limbata,) will neither melt on the fire, per se, nor combine with oil, it cannot be the substance from which the famous white wax in China is found ; and we are led to perceive from the dif- ference in the habits of the larva… … _ABC. Mature female insects adhering to pieces of stick partially encrusted with the wax (natural size). iD Vertical section of a piece of the crude wax, showing the position of the young insects (magnified). The subjoined account has been principally derived from the Puntsau and the Kiangfangpu,…
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