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PLATE VI, FIGURE 4. The root system of a mature lychee tree, as seen along 

 the side of a dyke, the earth of which had been washed away by flood. Near 

 Nan Kang, Kwangtung, China, March, 1917. Photograph (No. 1151) by 

 the author. 



PLATE VI, FIGURE 5. A flower panicle of the lychee, San yueh hung variety. 

 Near Nan Kang, Kwangtung, China, March, 1917. Photograph (No. 1152) 

 by the author. 



PLATE VII, FIGURE 6. An inner and an outer dyke along the Pearl River, both 

 planted with lychee trees. In the low, wet field, bounded by these dykes, 

 Cantonese farmers are setting out, in straight rows, young rice plants. Ling 

 Nan (Canton Christian College), Canton, China, April, 1915. Photograph 

 (No. 1057.595) by the author. 



PLATE VII, FIGURE 7. A lotus pond surrounded by dykes. The limb of a 

 lychee tree extends out over the pond. Li Chih Wan (Canton's Public Fruit 

 Park), Canton, China, June, 1915. Photograph (No. 1069.702) by the author. 



PLATE VIII, FIGURE 8. A dyked field in the Canton Delta, planted to sagit- 

 taria. Cantonese women are standing in the mud, up to the knees, harvesting 

 the crop. Notice again lychee trees planted along the dykes. Near Canton, 

 China, December, 1913. Photograph (No. 1029.281) by the author. 



PLATE VIII, FIGURE 9. Fish-ponds, in which fish are cultured, formed by the 

 dykes constructed along the Pearl River. Students standing under the lychee 

 trees and fishing in the ponds. Ling Nan (Canton Christian College), Canton, 

 China. Summer, 1916. Photograph (No. 4120.1339) by the author. 



PLATE IX, FIGURE 10. Pearl River dykes held in place by stone walls and lychee 

 trees. Ling Nan (Canton Christian College), Canton, China. June, 1914. 

 Photograph (No. 1038.443) by the author. 



PLATE IX, FIGURE n. The Pearl River in flood, showing the ability of the 

 lychee to withstand the submersion of roots for long periods of time. Floods 

 in Kwangtung are frequent and severe, but lychee trees, planted along the 

 dykes, withstand the force of the streams. Ling Nan (Canton Christian 

 College), Canton, China. July, 1915. Photograph (No. 1078.753) by the 

 author. 



PLATE X, FIGURE 12. A walk along a lychee dyke. Near Canton, China, 

 March, 1917. Photograph (No. 1153) by the author. 



PLATE X, FIGURE 13. The dykes in south China are usually planted to fruit. 

 Lychee trees on the left and plum trees on the right. Honan Island, Canton, 

 China, January, 1915. Photograph (No. 1050.545) by the author. 



PLATE XI, FIGURE 14. Students picking lychee in the well-formed dyke plan- 

 tation of the Canton Christian College. These trees are the Huai chin 

 variety. The students often purchase a whole tree of fruits. This photo 

 was taken when the tides were high and the water reached to the branches 

 of the trees. Ling Nan, Canton, China, July, 1914. Photograph (No. 

 4052.454) by the author. 



PLATE XI, FIGURE 15. Crop watcher who, during the fruiting season of lychee, 

 sleeps and eats on the dykes, thus protecting his crop. Note his thatched hut 

 on the right, under the trees. He has picked a basket of fruits and is preparing 

 them for the market. Ling Nan, Canton, China, June, 1915. Photograph 

 (No. 1063.695) by the author. 



