CHAPTER XV.

Some advice to the reader

Botany of the black-tea country

Geological features - Soil Sites of tea-farms-

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Rainy season Cultivation and management of tea-plantations

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Size of farms-Mode of packing -

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Chop names

Temperature-

Route from

Distances

the tea-country to the coast-Method of transport

Time occupied Original cost of tea in the tea-country
Expenses of carriage to the coast-Sums paid by the foreign
merchant-Profits of the Chinese - Prospect of good tea becoming
cheaper - Tüng-po's directions for making tea-
its properties and uses.

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His opinion on

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CHAPTER XVI.

Geography of the tea-shrub - Best tea districts of China - Names of
tea-plants Black and green tea made from the same variety - My
Chinamen asked to make tea from Pongamia glabra-They succeed!
-Difference between black and green tea depends upon manipulation
- Method of making green tea Of making black-Difference in
the manipulation of the two kinds Mr. Warrington's remarks on
this subject-A familiar illustration-The tea-plant-Inferior teas
made from Thea bohea Best teas made from Thea viridis - The
Woo-e-shan variety The tea-plant affected by climate and repro-
duction Tea cultivation in America and Australia - In English
gardens
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CHAPTER XVII

Inn at Pouching-hien - Opium-smokers and gamblers-Value of life
in China - A midnight disturbance - Sing-Hoo fights with a joss-
stick-Difficulty of procuring men next day- Sing-Hoo carries
the luggage, and we march - His bamboo breaks-Scene amongst
beggars Description of beggars in China - A "king of the
beggars "— Charity always given - I continue my journey ·
Mountain passes and Buddhist temples-A border town and Tartar
guard-We are inspected and allowed to pass on

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CHAPTER XVIII.

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A celebrated Buddhist temple-Scenery around it Its trees and

shrubs - Buddhist worship-Leave the temple-Reflections on
Buddhism - Important station for Christian missionaries - Pri-
vations they would have to endure Roman Catholics and their
labours-Christian charity-Protestant missionaries—Their views
as to the interior of China A day-dream of China opened
Bamboo paper
A mandarin on a journey- Town of Ching-hoo

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CHAPTER XIX.

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Tea-plants, &c., taken to Hong-kong-Shipped for India - I sail
again for the north Shanghae gardens in spring - "South Gar-
den" Double-striped peach and other plants-Moutan gardens
Fine new varieties of the tree-pæony - Chinese method of pro-
pagating them - Mode of sending them to Canton-Value there
-Introduction to Europe-Size in England - Azalea gardens -
Skimmia Reevesiana - New Azaleas The "Kwei-wha"- The
Glycine Its native hills Chinese mode of training it— The

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Safe arrival of tea-plants in India - Means taken in China to engage
tea-manufacturers — I visit Chusan - My lodgings A mandarin
who smoked opium - His appearance at daylight — A summer
morning in Chusan An emperor's edict The Yang-mae
Beauty of its fruit - City of Ting-hae - Poo-too, or Worshipping
Island-Ancient inscriptions in an unknown language—A Chinese
caught fishing in the sacred lake He is chased by the priests-
The bamboo again-The sacred Nelumbium-My holidays expire
-Collections of tea-seeds and plants made - Return to Shanghae
Tea-manufacturers engaged We bid adieu to the north of

CHAPTER XXI.

Experiments with tea-seeds

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Best method of sending them to distant
countries How oaks and chestnuts might be transported
Arrive at Calcutta - Condition of the collections East India
Company's botanic garden - Amherstia and other plants in bloom
-Proceed onwards - The Sunderbunds - Arrive at Allahabad -
Land journey-Reach Saharunpore-State of the tea-plants-
Saharunpore garden - Mussooree garden - Its trees and other
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CHAPTER XXII.

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Ordered to inspect the tea-plantations in India-Deyra Doon planta-
tion - Mussooree and Landour-Flora of the mountains-Height
and general character Our mode of travelling - Hill-plants
resemble those of China - Guddowli plantation - Chinese manu-
facturers located there I bid them farewell - The country im-
proves in fertility-Tea-plantations near Almorah - Zemindaree
plantations- Leave Almorah for Bheem Tal-View of the Snowy
range-Bheem Tal tea-plantations - General observations on tea
culture in India-Suggestions for its improvement Other plants
which ought to be introduced Nainee Tal-Arrive at Calcutta--
The Victoria regia

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

1. View in the Green Tea Country

Frontispiece

to face page

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2. Engraved Title-page.

3. Map

4. Curious mode of gathering the Ling near Kea-hing-foo

5. Palm-tree (Chamaerops excelsa ?)

6. Funereal Cypress

7. Relic-Cage

8. Buddha's Tooth

9. Crystal Vase

12. Mode of carrying the finest Tea across the Bohea moun

15. Chinese Bird's-eye View of the "Stream of Nine Windings

and strange Rocks

16. Ancient Inscription

17. Old Stone at Poo-too