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or four e Ae a which may be distinct species, This is known. 
San-ch’i, the name of a famous drug for use ves T 
I had a very M ades trip, ink on excellent terms with the people. 
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two bears ; wild boa ux peste ; r eeg d animals resem bli 
them, and several kinds o 
e so-called “ wild cow 5 abras. does not occur in this part of 
the range, but further west it is said to exist. ‘The Chinese also T 
of a “wi horse,” described as being about the size of an ass, w 
formerly existed in this part of the range, and I have no doubt ‘ai 
animal of this kind (perhaps the origin of the “ ne y TA will be found 
on the wilder parts of the range. We are trying t a specimen of 
the splendid antelope alive to send to the Zoological kl the skin 
which I bought being insufficient for scientific purposes. 
No foreigner, not even the Roma i Cathal missionaries, had ever 
been in these parts before; and ey a single article of English manu- 
facture was in use, foreign goods only vain. ri as a rule by the better 
classes in towns and in the richer country di 
(Sigal ” AUGUSTINE Henry. 
CX.—VINE CULTIVATION IN THE GIRONDE. 
In October 1881 the present Director of the Royal Garden 
attended the International Congress at Bordeaux as representative of : 
the Governments of New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria. 
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to these Governments, the opinion was expressed : M. though various 
1neasures had been proved to be efficacious in keeping the 
ravages of the Phylloxera under control, various racist difficulties, 
especially that of expense, would in the long run limit their applicability 
to vineyards producing wine of the highest quality. ind problem o 
the continued existence of the general cultivation of the vine in Fran 
and indeed in any country which has been infected with Phyhsesie, 
were gathered from the deliberations of the Congress may be con- 
veniently reproduced from oo report which the Director made to the 
Gove resent 
* The Phyoe and the "Ad eriean vines have grown up together in 
the New World. As the latter have not been exterminated, it follows 
hich i 
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destroys the vines in a European vineyard, rican vines are able 
to withstand and repair. I myself saw American vines growing in the 
Botanie Garden at Bordeaux to all outward appearance in perfect health, 
yet when the roots of these were expose ey were swarming wi ith 
Phylloxeras. It is indeed believed that the invasion of France 1 by the 
pest is due to the importation of American vines about 1862. The use 
of American vines in MV thoroughly infected with Phylloxera was 
eagerly suppor rted by the vine-growers from the south, but was received 
with less favour by those of the west of France. The vines are used 
