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INDEX. 



Page. 

 Agriculture of Lew Chew — 



amount of produce 36 



of Japan 81 



preparation of barley 83 



rice hulling 83 



harvest time - 84 



rice culture 84 



plough 84 



beans 84 



potato. -- 85 



Indian corn 85 



grapes — 86 



Japanese paper, from mulberry 



tree 86 



tea plant 87 



dwarfing fruit trees 87 



storehouses 87 



horses at Hakodadi 87 



stables -88 



animal food 88 



of China 101,111 



preparation of land 102 



duck eggs 102 



duck boats 103 



hog. 103 



beef 104. 



crops- 105 



manures _ .^-. 105 



domestic animals 106 



implements 111 



chain pump 112 



cotton gin 113 



irrigation 112 



Aino Indians, island of Yesso 118 



American commerce in the east — 



extension of, further encouragement to 173 



a treaty with Siam arranged 174 



principal staples of Siam 174 



attempts to establish intercourse with 



Cambodia and Cochin China 174 



treaty relations with nations of the east 175 



negotiations with eastern nations 175 



results of the "opium war" 176 



unsettled relations of all Christian nations 



with the government of China 176 



importance of Kelung as an American 



settlement 178 



geographical position of Formosa, as suit- 

 ed for American trade 180 



objections to an American colony con- 

 sidered 181 



Americans at Peel Island 130 



Analysis of Japan, Cumberland, and Formosa coal. 167 



Animal food of Japan 88 



Animals of Lew Chew 34 



of Bonin islands 71,78,130 



of Japan -- 87,88 



of China 106 



Appendix 393 



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Arts and manufactures of Lew Chew 49 



Articles of agreement of the settlers of Peel Island- 130 



Atmosphere of Lew Chew 20 



Bayard Taylor, exploration of Peel Island 67 



Bache, Dr., analysis of coal by 167 



Bailey, or Coffin Islands 132 



Barley, Lew Chewan and Japanese 31,83 



Barometric observations 93 



Balch, Lieut. Geo. B., report of, to Com. Kelly 132 



Bent, Lieut. Silas, report on the Kuro Siwo 363 



Beef of China 104 



Beans, Lew Chewan and Japanese 16,85 



Blight of grape vines, Madeira, nature of- 3 



Boar, wild, of the Bonin Islands 69 



Boats, Chinese family 103 



duck .- - 103 



Bonin Islands, report made by Capt. Abbot on the 128 

 report made by Lieut. Balch on the 132 

 cattle left on the islands by Commo- 

 dore Perry 130 



Boyle, Lieut. Com'g J. J., instructions to 117 



report of, in relation to Volcano Bay 117 



Botanical specimens, account of, by Prof. Gray 303 



Botany of Lew Chew, by Dr. Chas. F. Fahs, U. S. N. 41 



Conifera? 42 



Ebenaceaj 42 



Euphorbiacea; 42 



Morese 42 



Palnue - 43 



Cupulifera 43 



Eosacese 43 



Aurantiacea? 43 



Musacea; 43 



Camellieaa 43 



LeguminosEE ..„ 43 



Aquifoliacea? 43 



Dahlia 43 



Cactacete 43 



Con vol vulucea? 43 



Solanacea? - 43 



Meliacese 44 



Labiata? 44 



Liliaceae -- 44 



Araceaj _ 44 



Piperaceas 44 



Chenopodiacea3 44 



Alsinea? 44 



Ranunculus 44 



Crucifera? 44 



Helianthus 44 



ChicoraceEe 44 



Oxalis.. 44 



Violacea? 44 



Malvaceae 44 



Cucurbitacea? 44 



Graniinere 44 



Cyperacea? 44 



Ferns. 45 



Lichens 45 



