[4] The calantas, or Philippine cedar (Cedrela, of the order Meliaceæ); it is a valuable lumber tree. [5] See list of Philippine fiber plants in Official Handbook of the Philippines (Manila, 1903), part i, pp. 328-339; also list of fruits and vegetables, pp. 296-328. Both the scientific and the native vernacular names are given, with valuable notes on many plants and trees. [6] Literally, "woman fish"--the dugong (VOL. XXIX, p. 302). See Delgado's detailed description of this creature, made from personal examination of it, in Hist. de Filipinas, pp. 910-912; he also mentions the virtue in its bones. [7] The maguey or American agave (Agave vivipara) was introduced into the Philippines from America, and is cultivated there to a slight extent. It yields a fiber from which a cloth called nipis is woven. The fiber itself has been exported in bulk to Europe, China, and Japan for many years. See Census of Philippine Islands, iv, p. 120. [8] A reference to Matthew xxiv, 40: "Then two shall be in the field: one shall be taken, and one shall be left." [9] The ecclesiastical ceremony of washing the feet of twelve persons on Maundy Thursday. [10] i.e., "the things that are their own, and not the things that are Jesus Christ's." [11] The garfish or sea-needle (Belone vulgaris). [12] The village and lake of Nauján. The former is located on the Nauján River, about two miles from its mouth in northeastern Mindoro. The lake of Nauján, which is drained by the Adlobang and Nauján rivers, is about 2-1/2 miles inland from the coast, and is about 6×10 miles in size. The water is almost stagnant, and the lake contains many sharks which enter at high tide, while crocodiles are frequent; numerous kaseles, or snake-birds, and other water birds are also to be found there. See U. S. Philippine Gazetteer. [13] Misprint for the lake of Bombon. [14] Oton and Iloilo are here confused with the island of Panay, and Caraga with that of Mindanao. [15] Navarrete says (Tratados, p. 2): "The Chinese traders who crossed over to Manila, when asked who they were and what they desired, answered, Xang Lai; that is, 'We come to trade and barter.' The Spaniards, who did not understand the Chinese language, imagined that that was the name of a nation; and united those two words into one, by which until this day they designate the Chinese, calling them Sangleys. In this way we Europeans have corrupted many other words for that part of the world. The Philipinas Islands are called Liù Sung; the Spaniard corrupted the words, and calls them Luzon. The city of Manila is called Mainila, which means 'marsh' or 'mire;' our people cut out an 'i,' and the name became Manila. The island which the natives call Minolo is named Mindoro by the Spaniards, and that of Malindic we call Marinduque." [16] The guayaba or guava (Psidium guayava), well-known and valued in America for its acid fruit, and early introduced thence into the Philippines, where it is known as bayabas.