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CONTENTS. 



— Flowers used iu the operation — Their scientific and Chinese 

 names — Their relative value — Prices paid for them — Manu- 

 facture of " caper " described — Inferior ditto — " Lie capers " — 

 Orange pekoe — High character of foreign merchants in China — 

 Howqua's garden described — Its plants, ornamental doors, 

 and alcoves, &c, — Polite notices to visitors worthy of imi- 

 tation Page 195 



CHAPTER XI. 



Visit the port of Foo-chow-foo — Its foreign trade — The advantages 

 and disadvantages of the port — Steamer " Confucius " — Sail for 

 Formosa — An amateur watch kept — Sea-sickness of mandarins 

 — Appearance of Formosa from sea — Land on the island — 

 Eice-paper plant — The natives — Productions of the island — 

 Suggestions to the navy in these seas — Sail for Shanghae — 

 Spring and spring flowers 219 



CHAPTER XII. 



Return to Chekiang — A journey to the interior — Chinese country 

 fair — Small feet of women — How formed, and the results — 

 Stalls at the fair — Ancient porcelain seal same as found in the 

 bogs of Ireland — Theatricals — Chinese actors — Natural pro- 

 ductions of the country — Lihaceous medicinal plant — " Cold 

 water temple" — Start for Tsan-tsin — Mountain scenery and 

 productions — Astonishment of the people — A little boy's 

 opinion of my habits 245 



CHAPTER XIII. 



A dinner audience — Adventure with a priest — Sanatarium for 

 Ningpo missionaries and others — Abies Ksempferi — Journey 

 to Quan-ting — Bamboo woods and their value — Magnificent 

 scenery — Natives of Poo-in-chee — Golden bell at Quan-ting — 

 Chinese traditions — Cold of the mountains — Journey with 

 Mr. Wang — A disappointment — Adventure with pirates — 

 Strange but satisfactory signal — Results 268 



