SEIICHI UENO : COREAN BEESWAX 343 COREAN BEESWAX. BY SEIICHI UENO. COREAN beeswax is secreted by the bee Apis indica, Fab. var. Japonica “Rads” (in Corean, The Corean bee is similar to the Japanese bee (in Japanese, ‘‘ Mitsu-hachi ”). The quantities of beeswax +nd honey produced in Corea during the year 1912 Pd ”). were as follows : Province. Kieng-kei . , . Tsiong- tsieng (Northj (South) Tsienlia (North) ...,, (South) ... Kieng-sang (North) Pieng-iang (South) ... Kong-wen ... Ham-kieng (Southj” ? ? (South) ,, (North) . . . . ? 9 (North) Hoang-hai ... ... ... . I . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Beeswax (Kin).* 12,710 13,585 17,331 21,070 15,853 34,448 17,587 15,343 29,648 137,468 106,040 29,086 367 Honey (Kin),’ 3,289 2,382 3,280 2,968 2,436 5,211 3,060 3,125 3,131 10,842 12,713 1,823 31 -- Totals ...... ... ... 450,536 54,291 The values given on the following page were obtained with samples of genuine The determination of the acid and saponification values was made by Bohrish Shibasaki has examined samples of Japanese beeswax with the following Aoid Ester Saponifica- Iodine Value Corean beeswax exhibited in the Taisho Exhibition, Tokyo, last year.and Kurscher’s modified process (Pharm. Zentratbt., 1910, Nr, 25/20). results : M*-Pt. Value. Value, tion Value. (Wijs). Maximum ... 0.8207 66.5 8.19 95.14 103.34 14-14? Minimum ... 0.8135 64.9 5.61 80.45 86.35 10.18 Average ... 0-8160 65-9 6.40 83.44 89 *85 12.27 Thbe results show that the characteristics of Corean m d Japanese beeswaxea are similar to each other, and they also resemble the characberistics of Indian * 1 kin= 14 lbs.Sp. Gr.344 SEIICHI UENO : COREAN BEESWAX Kong- beeswaxes secreted by A . Jorea, L.; A. dorsata, L.; and A . indica, Fab. (Lewko- witsch, Chemioal Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats, and Waxes," fifth edition, vol. ii., p. 914). wen { Sample.0*8200 0.8358 Pieng- \ iang (South) 1 kieng (South) I Sp. Gr. (=QQ), O C 0.8149 0.8090 0.8345 0.8350 0.8149 0.8168 0.8345 Average 1 0.8229 Melting Point, O C 65-8 65.4 66.0 65.6 65-9 65.4 65.1 66.0 65.4 65.8 65.0 65.6 66.0 65.6 Re frac tiv Index determine a t 85' C.. calculate( to 40' C. 1 *4580 1.4577 1.4577 1 4584 1.4580 1.4580 1*4580 1.4584 1.4580 1.4580 1.4580 1.4580 1.4580 1.4580 Butyo- Refrac- torneter determine1 at 85' C., calculated to 40' C.48.0 47.6 47.6 48.6 48.0 48.0 48.0 48.6 48.0 48.0 48.0 48.0 48.0 48.0 I Acid Value 6-09 5.70 5-91 6.01 4-46 6-38 6-28 7.70 5.95 6.23 5 0 1 0 5.17 5-01 5.85 Saponi ficatioi Value, 84.32 83.34 83-64 85.04 83.08 87.72 84.73 86.44 83.75 82.30 83.08 82.55 79.24 84.56 Ester Value 78.23 77.64 77-73 79.03 78.62 81.34 78.45 78.74 77.80 76.07 87.98 77.38 74.23 78.71 Ratio Num- ber. 12.85 13.62 13.15 13-15 17.63 12.74 12.50 10.23 13.08 12.50 17-25 14.96 14.82 13.45 Iodine Value (Wijs). 12 -93 10.33 12.18 12.23 11.36 10.04 12-00 11.69 11.64 10-38 10.31 12-43 10.86 11.41 Thus it will be seen that the Oriental beeswaxes which are secreted by the above three species of bees are very different in character from European and American beeswaxes, which are secreted by the A . rneZZi$ca, L. THE IMPERIAL INDUSTRIAL LABORATORY, THE DEPARTHENT OF STATE FOR AGRICULTUEE AND COMMERCE, TOKYO.