...furnish the wu^the fly was first observed by Staunton on the coast of Cochinofcitm ; it has curious pectinated appendages on the back, and the whole insect...is imparted to the stems of the plants it inhabits, and from whose bark it is collected by the natives ; hot vegetable oil is next applied, and the whole...

...furnish the wax ; the fly was first observed by Staunton on the coast of Cochinchina ; it has curious pectinated appendages on the back, and the whole insect is covered with » white powder, which is imparted to the stems of the plants it inhabits, and from whose bark it is...

...necessary of life. Sir George Staunton mentions it as an insect not much exceeding the size of a fly, covered with a white powder, which is imparted to the stems of the plants on which it lives. This powder is collected by the people, who apply to it hot vegetable oil, and the...

...limbata, and that ' the fly' which ' was observed by Staunton on the coast of Cochin China has curious pectinated appendages on the back, and the whole insect...is the product of a very small insect, a species of Coccus, as far as I could make it out. It is deposited near Ningpo on the twigs and smaller branches...

...furnishes the wax. The fly was first discovered by " Staunton on the coast of Cochin China ; it has curious pectinated " appendages on the back, and the whole...is imparted to the stems of the plants it inhabits, and " from whose bark it is collected by the natives."! These descriptions differ so widely from what...

...furnishes the wax. The fly was h'rst discovered by " Staunton on the coast of Cochin China ; it has curious pectinated •' appendages on the back, and the whole...is imparted to the stems of the plants it inhabits, and " from whose bark it is collected by the natives."! These descriptions differ so widely from what...