Morus alba. 2. Geography of the Route since Chapter XXXVIII.
3. Kenjanfu or Si-ngan fu; the Christian monument there. 4. Prince
Mangala.
XLII. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CUNCUN, WHICH IS RIGHT WEARISOME TO
TRAVEL THROUGH
NOTE. - The Mountain Road to Southern Shen-si.
XLIII. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ACBALEC MANZI
NOTES. - 1. Geography, and doubts about Acbalec. 2. Further Journey into
Sze-ch'wan.
XLIV. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF SINDAFU
NOTES. - 1. Ch'eng-tu fu. 2. The Great River or _Kiang_. 3. The word
_Comereque_. 4. The Bridge-Tolls. 5. Correction of Text.
XLV. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TEBET
NOTES. - 1. The Part of Tibet and events referred to. 2. Noise of burning
bamboos. 3. Road retains its desolate character. 4. Persistence of
eccentric manners illustrated. 5. Name of the Musk animal.
XLVI. - FURTHER DISCOURSE CONCERNING TEBET
NOTES. - 1. Explanatory. 2. "_Or de Paliolle_." 3. Cinnamon. 4. 5. Great
Dogs, and _Beyamini_ oxen.
XLVII. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CAINDU
NOTES. - 1. Explanation from Ramusio. 2. Pearls of Inland Waters. 3. Lax
manners. 4. Exchange of Salt for Gold. 5. Salt currency. 6. Spiced Wine.
7. Plant like the Clove, spoken of by Polo. Tribes of this Tract.
XLVIII. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CARAJAN
NOTES. - 1. Geography of the Route between Sindafu or Ch'eng-tu fu, and
Carajan or Yun-nan. 2. Christians and Mahomedans in Yun-nan. 3. Wheat.
4. Cowries. 5. Brine-spring. 6. Parallel.
XLIX. - CONCERNING A FURTHER PART OF THE PROVINCE OF CARAJAN
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