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of trees. All liad been cut down for firewood 

 for tlie imperial army. Clumps of Cryptomeria 

 japonica, Juniperus sphcerica^ and bamboos bad 

 entirely disappeared. Tbe celebrated peacb-gar- 

 dens near tbe soutb and west gates of tbe city, 

 wbicb at tbis time of year (April) used to be 

 one sbeet of bloom, bad now notbing remaining 

 except tbe stumps of tbe trees. Wbat I regretted 

 as mucb as anytbing was some noble specimens 

 of Salishuria adiantifolia — tbe " Gring-ko " of tbe 

 Japanese. Tbis is apparently indigenous to tbis 

 part of Cbina, and attains to a very large size ; 

 indeed, it is by far tbe largest tree in tbe district. 

 Its fruit, wbicb at first sigbt bas somewbat tbe 

 appearance of tbe almond, is mucb esteemed by 

 tbe Cbinese, and consequently abundant in tbe 

 markets. 



Sucb are some of tbe effects of rebellion in a 

 balf-civilised country like Cbina. Tbe picture 

 wbicb I bave endeavoured to paint applies, unfor- 

 tunately, to many otber parts of tbe country be- 

 sides Sbangbae. Hundreds of towns and villages 

 were in tbe same state ; tbeir inbabitants bad been 

 driven from tbeir bomes bv fire and sword, tbe 

 innocent in many instances perisbed witb tbe 

 guilty, and even women and cbildren were not 

 spared. One party was just as bad as tbe otber, 

 and tbe " tender mercies " of botb " were cruel." 

 Amongst foreigners residing in tbis country en- 

 tbusiasm bad generally given way to common 

 sensCy and tbey bad now no bopes of tbe Cbristian 



