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sent round to Calcutta several casks of seeds, 

 some plants, 'and eight or ten Chinamen. From 

 the seed about 42,000 plants were reared, which were 

 distributed as follows : 



Madras Presidency 2,000 



Assam..., 20,000 



North Western Himalayas 20,000 



,. 



42,000 



was further proposed, in communication 

 with Mr. Gordon, that Mr. Gutzlaff, a Missionary, 

 long resident in China, should be deputed to pene- 

 trate the Chinese provinces through Yunnam 

 into Burmah, and thence to Suddya in Assam. 

 But this proposal, apparently, fell to the ground. 

 Qn the whole , Mr. Gordon's second mission to 

 China does not seem to have been productive of 

 the results anticipated, though from the encomium 

 passed on him by the Tea Committee no blame 

 would appear to have attached to him. He re- 

 turned to Calcutta in the beginning of 1836, and 

 soon after resigned his office as Secretary, to Dr. 

 Wallich. 



The plants sent to Madras for distribution were 

 planted at Coorg, Mysore, the Neelghiri Hills, 

 and in the Horticultural Gardens at Madras. Their 

 story is soon told. Six m onths after they arrived 

 ;22ud August 1836) the Chief Secretary reported 



