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XL A Calendar, for four months, of the Weather, Natural His- 

 tory and Country Operations, at Foo-chow-foo. — By G. Tra- 

 descant Lay, Esq., Her Majesty s Acting Consul at that 

 place. 



(Communicated by the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Aberdeen.) 



For the following document the Society is indebted to Her Ma- 

 jesty's Secretary of State for Foreign affairs, to whom it was trans- 

 mitted by His Excellency J. S. Davis, Governor of Hong Kong. 



In the present state of our communications with China all facts 

 relating to the climate and natural productions of that empire are 

 of great interest; and most especially to the Horticultural Society t 

 now that Mr. Fortune has been stationed in China for the purpose 

 of collecting seeds and plants. 



It is only necessary to add that the Calendars are printed exactly 

 as they were received, with the exception of a few verbal errors of 

 no importance. 



