10 FISHERMEN 
beautiful variety of begonia is found, which has white 
flowers with yellow centres. This grows principally 
in a bifurcation of the glen, called by the Europeans 
the Goat Glen. Maidenhair fern grows luxuriantly in 
the soft sandstone, and the Chinese cut large slabs, some 
of considerable size and weight, with the ferns attached, 
for sale to the Europeans at Ichang, from whence they 
find their way to the ports alldown theriver. Varieties 
of Daphne and Herb Paris are also found, and, on the 
hills surrounding, two species of persimmons (Diospyros 
virginiana and D. kaki) are grown in large quantities 
and exported. The whole place, and especially the 
Goat Glen, is very rich in vegetation, and Dr. A. Henry, 
of the Imperial Maritime Customs, a celebrated botanist, 
has found many new species here. 
A stream of.remarkably clear water having many 
tributary branches runs into the river from the valley, 
and fishermen may be seen using the casting-net with 
great skill near the mouth. Further up, where the 
water is shallower, they capture fish by the method 
known in this country as ‘ tickling.’ Water ouzels are 
common, and high up the stream among the precipices 
I saw a large species of grey kingfisher which nests in 
holes in the cliffs. It is, however, by no means common, 
and I failed to procure a specimen. A few monkeys 
are to be seen, but they appeared to be very shy. 
