Xli CONTENTS. 
the Plains. — Summer Crops. — Rice and its Cultivation. 
— Chinese Plough and Harrow. — Number of Crops 
produced. — Method of obtaining two Crops of Rice in 
Summer in the Province of Chekiang. — Rice Harvest. — 
Terrace Cultivation described.— The Tein-ching Plant, 
from which the Northern Indigo is obtained. — Summer 
Hill Crops. — Cultivation of sweet Potatoes. — Earth Nuts. 
— Winter Crops. — Celebrated Shan-tung Cabbage. — Oil 
Plant. — Wheat, Barley, ete. — Ripening of Winter Crops. 
— Manures. —Two Plants cultivated for this Purpose. — 
Their Cultivation and Mode of Application. — A Manure 
for mixing with Seeds. — Its Utility. — Other Manures in 
common use. — Manure Tanks. — Night Soil and Urine. — 
Mode of Application. — Succession and Rotation of Crops 
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CHAPTER XVII. 
Return to Chusan. — Its supposed Unhealthiness. — Mortality 
amongst the Queen’s Troops when first stationed there. — 
Subsequent seca — Its Advantages over Hong-kong as 
a British Settlement. — New Plants found on the Island. — 
Ning-po.— Gardens of the Mandarins. — Manners of Chinese 
Ladies. — Sail for Hong-kong. — Tombs of the Chinese. — 
Situations supposed to be the best. — Soothsayers employed. 
— Their Methods of working on the Minds of the People. — 
Mr. Lay usa as to the best Site for a Grave. — 
Inscriptions on the Tombs. — Periodical Visits to them by 
Relatives. ile: Modes of Interment. — Coffins exposed 
in the Fields. — Kept in Houses. — Tombs near, Sung-kiang- 
foo. — Favourite Flowers for planting on the Graves- 314 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
Plants shipped for England. — Sail for Manila. — Natural 
Philippines. — Valuable Plants procured. — The “ Queen 
of Orchids.” — Natural Habits of Air-Plants. — Lawless 
Banditti of the Interior. — A false Alarm. — Monkeys more 
harmless than Men.— A Night at Dolores with the Padre. — 
