CONTENTS. x1 
Village of Woo-sung. — Opium Station. — Remarks on the 
Opium Trade. — Its Effects upon the Chinese - Page 225 
CHAPTER XIII. 
Shanghae in 1844. — Its Gardens and Plants. — Start for the 
s in the Interior. — Canals and Bridges. — Adventure 
es my Pony. — The “ Tein-ching,” or Blue Dye, found. 
— Hills and their Vegetation described.— The Surprise of 
the Natives on seeing a Foreigner. — Their Curiosity, and 
Honesty !— Plants sent to England.— Another Journey 
into the Interior. — Some large Northern Cities noticed. — 
A midnight Visit from Thieves. — The far-famed City of 
Soo-chow-foo visited. — A Description of it.— New Plants 
found. — Central Position of Soo-chow as a Place of Trade. 
— Baths for the Million. — Return to Shanghae - 242 
CHAPTER XIV. 
Chinese Cotton Cultivation. — Yellow Cotton. — District where 
it grows. — Cotton Country described. — Soil. — Manure, 
and Mode of Application. — Preceding Crops. — Time of 
sowing. —- Method. — Rains. — Because Cultivation. — 
Early Rain advantageous. — Time of reaping and gathering. 
ller. — Crowded Streets in Shanghae during the Cotton 
Season. — Warehouses and Packing. — Home ———— 
—Stalks used for Fuel - 
CHAPTER XV. 
Climate of China. — Summer and Winter.— Temperature of 
Hong-kong — of Shanghae. — Monsoons. — Typhoons. — 
Signs of their Approach. — Description of a Typhoon 
witnessed by the Author. — Effect produced upon Vegeta- 
tion. — Rains. — Wet and dry ee eel 
Table - - : 276 
CHAPTER XVI. 
Chinese Agriculture. — Exaggerated Statements regarding its 
Advancement. — Soil of the Hills. — Tea Land. ~— Soil of 
