CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTEE VII. 



Difficulty in procuring black-tea manufacturers — Keturn to Shang- 

 hae — City taken by a band of rebels — Chief magistrate mur- 

 dered — Strange prejudices of foreign residents — Their profes- 

 sions of neutrality — Chinese warfare — Dr. Lockhart's hospital 

 and patients — Value of medical missions — Public opinion 

 changes — Shanghae evacuated by the rebels — Entered by the 

 Imperialists — Cruelty of soldiers — Effects of the rebellion on 

 the face of the country Page 116 



CHAPTEE VIII. 



Keturn to the tea-districts of Chekiang — Mode of making collections 

 of seeds amongst Chinese peasantry — Messengers sent to Moo- 

 yuen and Ping-shuy — Ping-shuy teas — Agricultural and Horti- 

 cultural Society of India — Varnish-tree — Wax-insect tree — 

 Soap-tree — Death and funeral of a Buddhist priest — New blue 

 dye — Its cultivation and manufacture — " Green indigo " — Its 

 introduction to India and Europe 142 



CHAPTEE IX. 



Journey to the Snowy Valley and waterfalls — Kong-k'how pagoda 

 — Adventure with a blind man — Elaborate carving — A new 

 acquaintance, Mr. Achang — Iron-ore — Mountain stream — Its 

 rafts and cormorants — The temple of the Snowy Valley — De- 

 scription of the falls — Our dinner and guests — How Mr. Achang 

 enjoys it — His lecture on medical botany and lucky spots for 

 graves — A Buddhist recluse — Continue our journey across the 

 mountains — Natural productions — Fine variety of bamboo — 

 Its introduction to India — Romantic glen — Arrive at our boats 

 and bid adieu to Mr. 4 chang 171 



CHAPTEE X. 



Collections shipped for India 

 portations — Visit Canton - 



. — Success attending this year's ini- 

 — Method of scenting teas described 



