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pussy broth. A Chinese does not appear to have 

 any idea of measurement, for one was asked whe- 

 ther we should have much wind — " Yes, plenty 

 catties of wind, by, by, come ;" and when some 

 gentlemen were taking observations of the sun, 

 the Chinese observed upon them, that " they 

 were weighing the sun." Eating shops are very 

 numerous in the suburbs of Canton, containing 

 an immense number of made dishes, and deco- 

 rated also with enormous fat pigs, varnished 

 over, and pendent from difterent parts of the 

 shops, together with varnished ducks and geese ; 

 the latter birds are also dried and pressed, 

 and then have a curious appearance. 



One evening I visited the celebrated Fa, tee 

 gardens, which are situated a short distance 

 up the river, and on the opposite side to that 

 upon which Canton is situated. On visiting 

 these nursery gardens I certainly expected to 

 have seen a splendid collection of Chinese plants 

 and flowers, but I was sadly disappointed ; the 

 worst nursery garden in any of the provincial 

 towns in Great Britain, was far, very far beyond 

 any of these, both in size, extent, display of 

 flowering plants and shrubs, even of the boasted 

 flowers of China themselves. In how many of 

 the greenhouses at home are not the Azaleas, 

 Cammelias, Chrysanthemum, Hibiscus, &c. seen 



