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 - Saharunpore garden Mussooree garden -Its trees and other productions - Its value to the country and to Europe. Page 355 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-- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 1. View in the Green Tea Country 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 Frontispiece to face page 1 27 59 63 138 139 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 241 16. Ancient Inscription 347 17. Old Stone at Poo-too 348 JOURNEY TO THE TEA DISTRICTS OF CHINA. CHAPTER I. Arrive at Hong-kong Excitement on the arrival of the mail Centipede boats Bay of Hong-kong by moonlight — Town of Victoria Its trees and gardens Mortality amongst the troops - Its cause A remedy suggested Sail for Shanghae importance as a place of trade New English town and shipping The gardens of the foreign residents. - Its ON the 14th of August, 1848, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship "Braganza," in which I was a passenger, dropped her anchor in the Bay of Hong-kong, at nine o'clock in the evening. In a few seconds our decks were crowded with the inhabitants of the place, all anxious to meet their friends, or to hear the news from home. As I did not intend to go on shore until the following morning, I had sufficient leisure to survey the busy and exciting scene around me. Amongst the numerous boats which came off to us there were two which presented a most striking appearance. They were very long and narrow, and were each propelled by about fifty oars. They had been built by the English and American merchants B |